Category Archives: Opinion

BHA Hedge Fund Investor Research

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Despite fears over the European debt crisis, many investors ramped up their hedge fund allocations during the second quarter, according to the Brighton House Associates Q2 2011 Research Report. Wealth advisors were among those who increased […]

Dirty Players Exposed: Fed, Hedge Funds, Cantor

Business Insider – The Dodd-Frank bill has the predicted response from the dirty players in the financial system. The main dirty player is the Fed. Law.Hukuki.net has an article devoted to a really dirty guy, Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo. This guy […]

New Residency Ruling Creates Uncertainty For Taxpayers

New York (HedgeCo.net) – A recent decision issued by the New York Tax Appeals Tribunal which further expands the definition of “permanent place of abode” (PPA) opens the door to increased taxation for out-of-staters who own a second home in […]

New Yorker Review: Ray Dalio And His Hedge Fund

New York (HedgeCo.net) – In the July 25, 2011, issue of The New Yorker, in “Mastering the Machine”, John Cassidy talks to Ray Dalio and gets an exclusive look inside Bridgewater Associates, the world’s biggest hedge fund, of which Dalio […]

New Yorker Review: Preet Bharara on the Galleon Hedge Fund Trial

New York (HedgeCo.net) – The June 27, 2011, issue of The New Yorker, on page 42, “A Dirty Business”, George Packer, writes about the biggest insider-trading case in history, and has an exclusive interview with Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the […]

Bloomberg to Reveal Top 50 Financial/Hedge Fund People

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Bloomberg Markets Magazine has announced plans to unveil an exclusive list of the most influential people who move the world’s markets, Bloomberg Markets 50, in their October 2011 issue. The list will include business and financial […]

Hedge Fund Commentary: Equity Market Pundits and Real Returns

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund investor adviser, Hennessee Group LLC, has put out a new Whitepaper analyzing the historical relationship between inflation and equity prices dating back to the 1970’s. According to Hennessee Group’s research, the equity market, represented […]

Hedge Fund Commentary: Institutional Investors Finally Allocating to CTAs

New York (HedgeCo.net) – There has been a recent rise in demand from institutional investors for Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs), which is a dramatic change from the historical reluctance of many institutional investors and their consultants to allocate to this […]

Emerging Market Hedge Funds Up 6.5%

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Quarterly asset total increased by more than 6.5 percent as hedge fund investors raised exposure to emerging Asia and Russia, industry tracker Hedge Fund Research (HFR) said in a statement. Pharos Russia Funds said that, “The […]

The 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds 2011

New York (HedgeCo.net) – In an industry that is perceived as celebrating the accomplishments of males, it is often overlooked how many successful women are working in key roles with funds, investors and service providers. This survey of 50 Leading […]

OpEd: Estate Planning with Hedge Fund Performance Allocations (part two) Wealth Transfer Options

New York (HedgeCo.net) – By hedge fund specialist law firm Holland & Knight partner Bradley M. Van Buren. Continued from part one – Under current tax law, for gift and estate tax purposes, each individual has the ability to give away […]

OpEd: Estate Planning with Hedge Fund Performance Allocations (part one)

New York (HedgeCo.net) – By hedge fund specialist law firm Holland & Knight partner Bradley M. Van Buren. As the economy improves, advisors have experienced a reemergence of hedge funds and hedge fund managers are again focused on their performance […]