Mergers and Inquisitions

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Beta-Neutral Portfolios: For example, if the S&P 500 goes up or down by 5%, your team’s portfolio should move by ~0%. Factor Requirements: Some teams also structure their portfolios based on “ factors ,” such as quality, momentum, value, etc., These funds are usually multi-strategy as well.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 31, 2024

They might have separate teams for specific strategies or markets, but everything is run under a single Profit & Loss statement (P&L). There are very few real “requirements” besides the single PM / single P&L one above and the standard Limited Partner / General Partner structure that all hedge funds use.

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FineMark

JANUARY 17, 2024

The equity market also noted the Fed’s comments as investors piled back into equities and the S&P 500 finished the year up more than 26%. What’s intriguing about the chart in Figure 2 is how differently equities, as measured by the S&P 500, performed under each period, returning a modest 5.7%

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FineMark

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Rather than trying to predict the future, we prefer to construct solid portfolios, focus on longer-term investable themes, and identify third-party manager talent with demonstrable (and persistent) alpha-generation ability. Equities and the S&P 500 At the onset of each new year, like clockwork, we’re asked for our near-term view.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

And the credit rating agencies (S&P, Fitch, Moody’s, and Morningstar DBRS in distant 4 th place) specialize in fixed income research. The legal side is quite important because you must read the debt agreements to understand each issuance’s covenants and other terms. a credit rating vs. an investment recommendation).

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FineMark

JULY 13, 2023

The stark differences in index performance, specifically the effects of mega-cap technology listings and their disproportionately large weights in the S&P 500, are also worth highlighting. Some of this weightiness can be seen in the performance disparity to date between the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

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