Macro

  • Louis Bacon: Macro maestro

    July 01, 2011

    Moore Capital Management’s founder has had a tough few years, but he’s still outdoing his peers—and planning his legacy

  • Euro trashing

    June 23, 2010

    With all the political maneuvering, traders say shorting the euro is the safest bet.

  • Former UBS pro Brian Singer bets on a European rebound

    May 27, 2010

    Singer Partners, founded last September by former UBS head of global investment solutions Brian Singer, has gained 13% since inception and is grabbing up European equities in anticipation of a rebound.

  • Covepoint's new fund bets against the West

    March 31, 2010

  • Alaska Retirement changes fund of funds roster

    March 01, 2010

    Turmoil at Cadogan led the Alaska Retirement Management Board to shake up its whole portfolio.

  • Got Macro?

    February 12, 2010

    Robert Wiedemer and Cindy Spitzer, who predicted the economic crisis in their book, America's Bubble Economy, caution hedge funds to have a macro view.

  • The big macro debate

    February 01, 2010

    Pessimists and optimists view the world differently, and for now the optimists are winning.

  • Colm O’Shea's COMAC continues its winning streak

    December 20, 2009

    O’Shea sees concerns regarding the fiscal outlook in the U.S., Japan, U.K. and parts of Europe as serious and persistent issues that will continue to be market drivers in the foreseeable future.

  • Is everyone a gold prospector?

    December 08, 2009

    Without the helping hand of the Fed, we fear that an exodus from risk assets could result in a highly correlated market shock that could take the GLD down with it.

  • Global Macro: A Hedge Fund, By Any Other Name

    April 27, 2009

    Global macro has long been a difficult strategy for prospective investors to embrace.

  • Macro Investors: Masters of a New Global Order

    April 20, 2009

    Winton Capital's David Harding is one of a small group of veteran macro managers who are profiting from the chaos of the global economic crisis. These macro investors are applying distinct investment strategies to deliver double-digit returns.

  • At World's End

    April 20, 2009

    What do Somali pirates have to do with hedge funds?

  • Who’s Afraid of Leon Cooperman?

    March 19, 2009

    A lifelong stock-picking savant minces few words when he talks about hedge funds.


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