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Beware of that hedge fund in the window
FORTUNE — Hedge funds soon will be allowed to advertise their wares to potential clients, thanks to a provision in last year’s JOBS Act (which had no direct relation to actual jobs). As will private equity funds, venture capital funds [...]
Hedge Fund Baskets Are Full of Apple
Wall St. Cheat Sheet – Is Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) the must-have stock for hedge funds in 2013? Just like most people think of an apple when asked to think of a fruit, it turns out that most hedge fund managers think [...]
Hedge Funds Aren’t Crazy About MetroPCS Communications Inc (PCS) Anymore
MetroPCS Communications Inc (NYSE:PCS) investors should be aware of a decrease in hedge fund interest in recent months. In today’s marketplace, there are plenty of gauges market participants can use to track the equity markets. A duo of the best [...]
More Evidence Hedge Funds Are an Expensive Way to Trail the S&P 500
Bloomberg Businessweek – For those who take delight in the so-called “smart money” underperforming the “dumb money,” here are some enjoyable new data points that show hedge funds continue to be an overpriced, middling asset class. Goldman Sachs’s (GS) quarterly [...]
Investment bank North Street Group acquires fund administrator Hedge Fund Solutions
Opalesque – North Street Group, a capital markets and investment banking firm, today announced the acquisition of Hedge Fund Solutions, LLC, a New York based Alternative Asset Service Provider. Additionally, North Street Group announced the name change and rebranding of [...]
May 2013: Hedge funds gained $100 billion in four months, highest level since 2008
Hedge funds posted positive returns in April continuing their consecutive sixth month streak. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 0.87% during the month as most markets trended upwards. The MSCI World Index gained 2.02% in April. Highlights from this [...]
Beyond 60/40: The evolving role of hedge funds in institutional investor portfolios
The AIMA Investor Steering Committee (ISC), a committee of institutional investors that undertakes educational initiatives and provides practical guidance within AIMA, the global hedge fund industry association, has published a new paper on the evolving role of hedge funds in [...]
RI paid millions to hedge-fund managers
SFGate – Rhode Island paid hedge-fund managers almost $16 million in fees during 2012 to manage the state’s $1 billion hedge-fund portfolio. The figures were released Wednesday by General Treasurer Gina Raimondo in response to requests from the media for information about the [...]
Sony CEO says board mulling hedge fund boss Loeb’s proposal to spin off entertainment business
Washington Post – Sony’s CEO Kazuo Hirai says the electronics giant’s board will discuss a proposal by U.S. hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb to spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music division. Hirai was asked [...]
Big Hedge Funds Suddenly Bullish
Barrons - Be bullish. That’s the overarching message from the options market as it fills with talk of two major developments that suggest the stock market will keep rallying to new record highs. Major hedge funds are reportedly buying, or have [...]
Google Is The New Hedge Fund Hotel, Boeing The Market Darling, And Apple’s Looking Rotten
Forbes – The 50 largest hedge funds in the world decided to sell Apple in the first quarter, replacing it with Boeing and, interestingly, Norwegian Cruise Holdings which went public in January, according to a report by FactSet. The group [...]
Sony mulls hedge fund’s entertainment sale idea
TOKYO (AP) — Sony’s CEO Kazuo Hirai says the company’s board will discuss a proposal by U.S. hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb to spin off up to 20 percent of its movie, TV and music division. Hirai was asked about [...]
