Monthly Archives: April 2015
eVestment: Hedge Funds up 23.7% in 2014
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Total private equity and real estate funds AUA saw a big jump, up 23.7% year-over-year for a total in 2014 of US $1.580 trillion eVestment reports. Adoption of outside fund administration is almost universal among hedge […]
Hedge fund money going to venture-backed startups is skyrocketing
Yahoo Finance – The amount of venture capital startup companies are raising from hedge funds, mutual funds and others beyond the traditional venture capital community is skyrocketing, fueling fears of another tech bubble. While venture capitalists poured $11.3 billion into […]
Zombie Hedge Funds & Tech’s Dual Role
More spinoffs and startups are plunging in with enterprise-grade risk systems than before. Is this a fad, good business, or a trap? Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have anything against the erstwhile Zombie/Vampire craze that swept through American culture […]
Anglo Irish Global Pink Pound Prosperity Program
User Contributed News – Anglo Irish Global (AIG) now offers it’s Partners in the LGBT Community the opportunity to benefit from lucrative trade returns at nominal investment at the same time securing well needed funds for LGBT charities and organizations. […]
Northwest Hedge Funds Gain as Much as 46% on ‘Trade of the Year’
Bloomberg – The “trade of the year” is reaping rewards for investors in Northwest Investment Management (HK)’s hedge funds. Cheaper valuations of Chinese companies’ Hong Kong-quoted class-H shares will persist for at least another three to six months, said George […]
Small Hedge Funds Get Bigger Share of Investors’ Money
WSJ – Hedge-fund upstarts attracted as much money as the titans of the industry last year, a shift for investors who have long favored larger firms. Managers with assets of less than $5 billion took in roughly half of the […]
Agnellis Shun Hedge Fund Approach With $6.4 Billion Buyout Plan
Bloomberg – The Agnelli family’s Exor SpA, known for investments in cars and soccer, is dismissing the prevailing reinsurance strategies as it seeks to push into the industry with a $6.4 billion takeover. Exor is shunning the idea that it […]
The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 0.60% in March
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the “Broad Index”) finished up 0.60% for the month of March. Performance for the Broad Index and its 10 sub-strategies is calculated monthly. February, March and YTD 2015 performance numbers […]
The Revolving Door: Fed Chief Bernanke To Advise At Hedge Fund Citadel
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Citadel Investment, the hedge fund founded by billionaire Ken Griffin and one of the largest on Wall Street with over $25 billion in assets under management, has hired former chairman of the US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke […]
Former Top Financial Regulator Worked at Collapsed Hedge Fund Heather Capital
WSJ – A former top financial regulator who wrote a book on corporate governance worked as a director of Heather Capital, the $600 million hedge fund whose collapse has sparked a police investigation. John Bourbon, a former managing director of […]
Hedge funder quits to seek ‘more’ in life
CNBC – Like some who work in finance, Forrest Xiao wasn’t fulfilled despite making a lot of money. But unlike many frustrated employees, the 25-year-old New York-area hedge fund employee decided to make a big change: He quit. “I’ve become […]