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Monday, August 28, 2017

Cash is king for U.S. fund investors wary of stocks

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors socked savings away and opted against loading up on U.S. stocks during the latest week, Lipper data for U.S.-based funds showed on Thursday.

Risk of sharp currency moves drives investors into hedged ETFs

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors have been piling into currency-hedged equity tracker funds, seeking protection against big moves in foreign exchange rates.

U.S. stock fund withdrawals largest of 2017: ICI

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors battered U.S.-based stock funds with the largest withdrawals this year as wild trading disrupted the market's summertime calm, Investment Company Institute (ICI) data showed on Wednesday.

'Sustainable' funds lag behind booming ETFs

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The boom in exchange-traded funds is leaving so-called sustainable investing behind.

Paulson taps Constantinides to head IR at his hedge fund

BOSTON (Reuters) - Billionaire investor John Paulson promoted Tina Constantinides to head investor relations at his hedge fund Paulson & Co.

Hedge fund managers not optimistic about second half of 2017: industry survey

BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund managers have a dim view of the second half of 2017 after a solid start to the year, an industry survey released on Thursday showed.

Hedge fund Madava hires Soylemez from JPMorgan to trade energy

BOSTON (Reuters) - Commodity oriented hedge fund firm Madava Asset Management has hired industry veteran Nedim Soylemez to trade natural gas, oil and energy, a person familiar with the hire said on Thursday.

Q&A: Crystal-clear life lessons from Nadja Swarovski

NEW YORK (Reuters) - From Michael Jackson's iconic white glove to the star on top of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, Swarovski crystals seemingly pop up everywhere.

Mutual funds mark down investments in Uber by as much as 15 percent

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four mutual fund companies have marked down their investments in Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] by as much as 15 percent following a scandal-ridden year for the ride-hailing company.

Funds buy record amounts of longer-dated Treasuries at auctions

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investment funds purchased record amounts of longer-dated U.S. government debt during the quarterly refunding conducted in early August, according to Treasury Department data available going back to 2000.