Monthly Archives: March 2014
Global X Launches Two More Hedge Fund Tracking ETFs
ETF News And Commentary – Thanks to the market’s surge over the past twelve months, many retail investors have begun to once again look at market gurus and their portfolios in order to find the next slate of outperforming stocks. While […]
Shares of Fannie And Freddie Tumble Amid Blow To Hedge Fund Hopes
Forbes – Billionaire William Ackman’s Pershing Square hedge fund owns big equity stakes in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as part of a bet that efforts in Washington could yield massive returns from the two government-sponsored entities. But on Tuesday, […]
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index and Capital Movement Index
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for February 2014 measured 2.20%. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.91% in March. “Net flows were positive […]
Cantor Fitzgerald Wealth Partners Expands Private Wealth Management Team
Cantor Fitzgerald Wealth Partners, LLC, an affiliate of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. serving the private wealth management market, today announced the expansion of its wealth management team with the appointment of two registered financial advisors, Jeff Schulte and Jim Hiles, […]
Former hedge fund analyst indicted in NY for trading model theft
Reuters – A former analyst for hedge fund Two Sigma Investments LLC was indicted in New York on Tuesday on state charges he stole information about the fund’s confidential computer trading models. Kang Gao, a Chinese national who worked as […]
After Hedge Fund Fraud Debacle SAC Changes Its Name
New York (Hedge Co.Net) – Steven A. Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors is trying to put the past behind them with a name change. “In the aftermath of our settlement with the government, Steve and senior management considered whether our path forward […]
Titan Advisors to Host Insurance Industry Hedge Fund Investing Summit
New York (HedgeCo.Net) — $4 billion hedge fund Titan Advisors will be hosting its inaugural Insurance Industry Hedge Fund Investing Summit onThursday, April 10th in New York City. This full-day event will bring together several of the insurance industry’s largest hedge fund allocators, along with […]
Big hedge fund money warns about tech bubble
CNBC – Prominent money managers are warning of a bubble in some technology stocks and recommending investors avoid emerging markets in favor of Europe. “The high probability is when you look back on this period five years from now, you’ll […]
Westhus Reaping Fannie Windfall to Rival Big Short: Mortgages
Bloomberg – Todd T. Westhus is poised to join George Soros and John Paulson with an unlikely wager. Soros broke the Bank of England in 1992 by betting on the devaluation of the British pound, netting $1 billion. Paulson took home $15 billion, anticipating […]
FN 100 Women in Finance 2013
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Meet the women who are getting the job done and producing outstanding results in the face of increasing regulation and a slow economic recovery. This year’s FN100 Women, Financial News’ seventh annual editorial pick of the […]
Roles Are Changing Regarding Endowments’ Allocation to Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Opalesque Industry Update has released a white paper, “Endowment Interest and Allocation to Hedge Funds/Funds of Funds,” Infovest21 examines endowments’ use of hedge funds from both a qualitative and quantitative viewpoint. The white paper explores endowment […]
Ex-Olympian’s Hedge Fund Punctured by Japan
WSJ – The $1.5 billion Balestra Capital Partners, L.P., started by ex-Olympian Jim Melcher, lost more than 6% last month pressing bullish bets on Japanese stocks and against the yen, That was the fund’s worst month in almost four years. […]