Monthly Archives: January 2015
Oil & Natural Gas Hedge Fund Ends Year On High Note
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Caritas Royalty Fund has successfully navigated the turbulent oil & natural gas markets at the end of the year, generating a +30% net return for investors in 2014, the hedge fund reports today. “We divested […]
In 2015 is “Value” the New Buzz Word in the Investment World?
Over the course of the last few weeks, we have been interviewing hedge fund managers that have their strategies on the HedgeCoVest platform. The interviews will appear in our weekly newsletter and are designed to gain insight into the fund […]
Hedge Funds Exhibit Low Performance But Bigger Bonuses
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund professionals received increases in both base salary and year-end bonuses, the 2015 Hedge Fund Compensation Report revealed today. “The difference this year is we saw a reduction in the correlation between fund performance and […]
Launches: Neuberger Berman Global Long-Short Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Employee-owned investment manager, Neuberger Berman, which manages $247 billion in client assets, has launched the Neuberger Berman Global Long Short Fund, as part of the firm’s continued response to growing client demand for both global and […]
Meet the most powerful woman in hedge funds
CNBC – The hedge fund industry has two new massive independent money managers to start 2015. Leda Braga formally started Systematica Investments this month after years under prominent European hedge fund firm BlueCrest Capital Management. Geneva-based Braga manages the same […]
Dutch pension fund PFZW drops use of hedge funds
Reuters – The Netherlands’ PFZW has become the latest major pension fund to announce it will no longer use hedge funds to manage investments, citing excessive costs, complexity and a lack of performance. The fund, which represents around 2 million […]
HT Capital Shuts Asia Hedge Funds After Losses, Redemptions
Bloomberg – HT Capital Management, the Hong Kong-based investment firm run by the husband and wife team of Karl Hurst and Ophelia Tong, is shutting its hedge funds because of high operational costs and “disappointing performance.” HT Capital will close […]
How Wall Street Star Meredith Whitney’s New Hedge Fund Unraveled
BusinessWeek – It took less than a year for Meredith Whitney’s hedge fund to begin unraveling. Her American Revival Fund started investing in heartland stocks in November 2013, after the Wall Street star predicted on TV and in a book […]
Hedge Funds Take Cautious Line on Stocks
WSJ – Wall Street analysts are recommending investors buy stocks of large U.S. companies. But some hedge funds are holding back. Prominent firms, such as the $14 billion CQS LLP and Passport Capital LLC, which manages $4 billion, have cut […]
Wealth Manager Rob Konrad Survives 9-mile Atlantic swim after Fishing Accident
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net) — 38-year-old Miami-based Wealth Manager and former NFL fullback, Robert Konrad survived a fishing accident by swimming for 12-hours to safety. West Palm Beach’s WPTV reports that friends reported Konrad missing on Wednesday after he didn’t return from […]
15 Investment Tips for 2015
Jan. 9, 2015, New York (HedgeCo.Net) Whether you’re a first-time investor or have been investing for years, here are fifteen tips to help you make more informed financial decisions and avoid common investment scams in 2015. Always check the background […]
Hedge Fund Employee Compensation Increases Significantly in 2014
January 9, 2015, New York (HedgeCo.Net) According to the 2015 Hedge Fund Compensation report from Benchmark Compensation, hedge fund employees fared much better than the actual performance of their funds. Between the base salary increases and an increase in bonuses, […]