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Fund Manager Models Turn in a Strong Week

New York (HedgeCoVest.com) – The overall market bounced back last week after a rough week the week before. The S&P gained 1.16% last week while the DOW and NASDAQ lagged the performance of the broader market index with gains of 0.69% […]

Biotech Rallies: Composite Models Take Advantage

New York (HedgeCo.net)  – The biotech sector has been on an incredible run over the last four years and so far in 2015, the rally has continued. In the last four years, the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (NYSE: IBB) has gone […]

Hedge Fund “2 And 20” Fees Come Under Pressure – Report

NASDAQ – Hedge funds’ traditional "2 and 20" fee structure is being eroded by demanding investors who want a better deal. According to a survey by research firm Preqin released Wednesday, the average hedge fund collects 1.63% for management fees […]

Few Hedge Funds Started In Europe This Year, Raising Little

NASDAQ – The pace of new European hedge fund launches has stalled this year after the industry’s dismal 2008 performance made investors unwilling to back new ventures. Data provider EuroHedge Monday said just 47 funds started trading in the first […]

Tribridge To Launch New Hedge Fund, Hires Former BofA Executive

NASDAQ – Tribridge Investment Partners Ltd., a Hong Kong-based hedge fund manager, said Monday it will launch a new fund in August and hired John Liptak, former head of Bank of America Corp.’s Asia special situations group, to run it. […]

Hedge Fund Paulson & Co Buys $100 Million CB Richard Ellis Stock

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Real estate services company, CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. has reached an agreement to sell in a direct placement 13,440,860 shares of its Class A common stock for gross proceeds of approximately $100.0 million, to […]

Gendell’s Tontine Partners Raises Money For New Hedge Fund

Nasdaq.com – Jeffrey Gendell of Tontine Partners LP, who is closing two of his hedge funds after steep losses, has raised money for his new Tontine Total Return Fund, according to regulatory filings. The Tontine Total Return fund, which Gendell […]

Hedge Funds Advance 1.37% in March

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds gained 1.37 percent in March, according to data compiled by the Hennessee Group LLC.  It was a successful month for the equity markets at well, with the S&P advancing 8.54 percent, the NASDAQ climbing […]

Hedge fund sheds Sonesta shares

Bizjournals.com – After watching Sonesta International Hotels Corp. lose roughly 70 percent of its stock market value over the past 18 months, a Connecticut hedge fund has shed roughly a third of its holdings in the Massachusetts-based hotel operator. In […]

Out With Hedge Funds, In With Blue Bloods

Xconomy – Vertex Pharmaceuticals has been around the block with biotech hedge funds. These are the people who aim to get rich trading volatile stocks second-to-second, and make big bets, long or short, on whether an experimental drug will work. […]

Hedge Fund Portfolio Tracking: SAC Capital

Seekingalpha.com – Since inception, its funds have returned on average 40% annually, which explains how they can charge a 50% performance fee to investors, compared to the normal 20% that most hedge funds charge. They are very active traders and […]

Delphi to Proceed in Suit Against Hedge Fund

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – American auto parts maker Delphi has been given the green light to proceed with their suit against hedge fund Appaloosa Management. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain denied a request by Appaloosa yesterday to dismiss the fraud […]