Description: “Let them sell their summer homes and jets, and return those fees to their investors.” Source: HuffingtonPost.com Date: Apr 14, 2016 Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/nyc-divest-hedge-funds_us_570fd993e4b08a2d32b95bfa?utm_hp_ref=business Questions for discussion: What is the basis for dissatisfaction with the hedge fund industry? Do you think the public criticism of the industry is justified?
Posts Tagged: Derivatives
After $600 Million Typo, Valeant CEO Is Back on the Hot Seat
Description: Michael Pearson and his company, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc., were supposed to calm Wall Street doubters on Tuesday. Instead: chaos. Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Mar 15, 2016 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-15/after-a-600-million-typo-valeant-s-ceo-is-back-on-the-hot-seat Questions for Discussions: Summarize the reasons for Valeant’s share value collapse, according to the report. Do you think it has collapsed completely and… Read more »
What Is an ETF?
Description: There are now over 6,000 ETFs on 60 exchanges and ETFs exist for everything from corporate bonds to gold bars to oil futures. Like the USB port or a gas pump, ETFs have basically standardized the entire universe of investing so that everything under the sun now trades like shares of Apple. But what,… Read more »
Mystery ‘Dude’ Rattles Markets for Turkish Stock Traders
Description: Stock traders in Istanbul are dealing with the mysterious case of “the dude,” a trader shaking up the Turkish markets with large bets and boosting trading volume on the Borsa Istanbul by nearly eight percent this year. Bloomberg’s Constantine Courcoulas examines the details on “Bloomberg Markets.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date:… Read more »
Time for Hedge Funds to Comeback?
Description: Credit Suisee Global Head: Capital Services Bob Leonard discusses his outlook for hedge funds. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: Mar 03, 2016 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2016-03-03/time-for-hedge-funds-to-comeback Questions for Discussions: What does the report say about the hedge fund industry today and the direction it is heading? How should… Read more »
The Lone Analyst Who Said Sell Valeant When Hedge Funds Piled In
Description: In July 2014, Dimitry Khmelnitsky advised investors to sell Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. and then watched the stock double in a year. “It was very painful,” Khmelnitsky, an analyst at Veritas Investment Research Corp., said in an telephone interview from his office in Toronto. “What I felt was pain.” Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date:… Read more »
Surging copper is obvious ‘chart of the day’
Description: Dr. Copper is looking a little healthier these days. The industrial metal has seen its role as an international economic bellwether tarnished over the past few years, but its rebound from nearly seven-year lows set in January is attracting attention from traders and certainly isn’t doing any harm to sentiment across financial markets given… Read more »
Vanguard’s Gain Is Wall Street’s Pain as Billions Leave the Financial Industry
Description: Passive investing popularized by Vanguard has removed a chunk of Wall Street’s revenue. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Dec 01, 2015 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-01/vanguard-s-gain-is-wall-street-s-pain-as-billions-leave-the-financial-industry Questions for Discussions: Explain Vanguard’s success. How can Wall Street respond?
Bill Ackman Found a Cheap Way to Buy More Valeant Stock
Description: “The biggest regret I have with Valeant is that we’re not in a position to buy more,” said Bill Ackman on a conference call earlier this month, but he solved that problem just a couple weeks later. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Nov 24, 2015 Link: http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-11-24/bill-ackman-found-a-cheap-way-to-buy-more-valeant-stock Questions for Discussions: How did Bill Ackerman manage to buy more… Read more »
Opinion: Why you should never short-sell stocks
Description: Famous investors do it, but the average investor has too much to lose. The financial media love when big-time professional investors, such as Bill Ackman or David Einhorn, say they have shorted a stock, because it means there could be open warfare between the investors and the companies. Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Nov 20, 2015… Read more »
