Features

Anthony ScaramucciAnthony Scaramucci, founder and managing director of asset management firm SkyBridge Capital, is debuting his new television show—Wall Street Week—this Sunday.  In the run up to the show’s launch, FINalternatives’Deirdre Brennan spoke with Scaramucci about SkyBridge’s growth, his real feelings about liquid alternatives and what we can expect from the resurrected Lou Rukeyeser show. 

George SchultzeGeorge Schultze is a managing member of Schultze Asset Management, a long/short fund headquartered in New York that focuses on the distressed and event-driven investing.  The firm was founded in 1998 and exploits opportunities in debt and equity securities of companies heading for, in, or recently emerged from bankruptcy.  FINalternatives recently caught up with Schultzeabout his approach, the current state of distressed investing, and what he expects going forward. 

Former Enron trader and hedge fund billionaire John Arnold may be about to launch a national publicity campaign to convince U.S. voters of the need to reform public pensions, according to a document seen by Reuters. 

Funds that mimic strategies used by active managers for a fraction of the cost could be forced to carry a health warning by regulators who are concerned they may pose greater risks than are being disclosed. 

Joseph HalpernLast September, New York-based Exceed Investments co-launched a suite of three indexes with the Nasdaq to provide investors with defined exposures to the S&P 500.  The three indexes balance downside protection and upside participation which investors can use to achieve their preferred exposure.  FINalternatives’ Deirdre Brennan recently spoke with Joseph Halpern, founder and chief executive officer of Exceed, about the growing demand for liquid, risk adjusted investment products, and his firm’s plans to meet this demand. 

For the first time in years, the European Central Bank is embarking on a policy course with a following wind.  But already some officials are fretting that the gale they are unleashing may turn into a hurricane. 

Kelly RodriquesAs more investors look to diversify, many are beginning to use retirement funds to invest in alternative assets such as private equity and real estate.  Kelly Rodriques, CEO & President of PENSCO Trust Company, explains how companies can connect with those looking to use their retirement accounts in a different way. 

Stephen RosenOmni Macro Fund was formed in 2007 by Stephen Rosen, previously a prop trader at JP Morgan.  The $600 million strategy was up 5.7% in 2014 and is over three percent ahead so far in 2015.  FINalternatives recently caught up with the London-based team about their approach. 

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We are accustomed to splitting trading into technical and fundamental buckets.  Both involve crunching data; one set includes market fundamentals and the other pure price data.  Alternative data is a third bucket that is gaining traction.