Month: April 2022

Update: 13-April-2022

Our flagship fund, Anson Investments (AIMF), was listed as a Top 10 Hedge Fund by BarclayHedge in the 4th Quarter 2021 issue of the Barclay Managed Funds Report (for the second year in a row).

AIMF ranked 3rd among Equity Long/Short funds in the BarclayHedge database in three year compound returns (from 1-Jan-2019 through 31-Dec-2021), returning an average of 32.36% net of all fees on an annual basis over the period.

Among the Top 10 Equity Long/Short funds in the ranking, AIMF had the highest Sharpe Ratio, the lowest drawdown, and the lowest correlation to the S&P 500 Index.

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Wednesday’s links

  1. Fed official: It’s ‘fantasy’ to think modest rate rises will tame inflation – FT
  2. U.S. Producer Prices Jump 11.2% From a Year Ago, Most on Record – Bloomberg
  3. This Isn’t Putin’s Inflation – WSJ
  4. Moscow CEOs cannot ignore the costs of Putin’s war – FT Opinion
  5. Stagflation Risk Has Investors Sinking Billions Into Hedges – Bloomberg
  6. Fed’s Balance Sheet Run Off (Non-Bank Financial Institutions & Households) – FRBNY *

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Monday’s links

  1. Inflation Hurts. Better Get Used to It – WSJ
  2. 10-year Treasury yield tops 2.7% as traders await this week’s inflation data – MarketWatch
  3. ‘Nowhere to hide’ for investors in market turbulence – FT
  4. Fed is doing all it can to avoid “collateral damage” from raising interest rates – Bloomberg
  5. China Inflation Rises as Lockdowns, Ukraine War Drive Up Prices – WSJ
  6. Russia’s Economy Has Adjusted to Sanctions; What’s Next? – Barron’s

Friday’s links

  1. World food prices hit new record on impact from Ukraine war – FT
  2. Economists Boost Inflation Expectations in Worrying Sign for Fed – Bloomberg
  3. Inflation Tightens Race Between France’s Macron and Le Pen – WSJ
  4. Investment implications of Russia-Ukraine War – Barron’s
  5. Interest-Rate Surge Ripples Through US Economy – WSJ
  6. Why the Fed’s Shrinking Balance Sheet Matters – El-Erian in Bloomberg
  7. Russia-Ukraine Crisis – Could China Be a Lifeline for Russia’s Banks? – Maroon Macro *

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Tuesday’s links

  1. Fed to begin ‘rapid’ balance sheet reduction next month – FT
  2. Deutsche Bank Predicts U.S Recession in 2023 as Fed Boosts Rates – Bloomberg
  3. U.S. Wants More Oil From Canada but Not a New Pipeline to Bring It – WSJ
  4. Global Grain Trade Disrupted by Russia’s War in Ukraine – Bloomberg
  5. U.S. Economy Is Booming, Why Do Economists Fear Recession? NY Times
  6. Lombard Street and Commodities – Zoltan Pozsar *

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