Monthly Archives: April 2015
A key analyst at the hedge fund that took on Marissa Mayer just quit
Business Insider – Cristiano Amoruso, an analyst at hedge fund Starboard, is leaving the firm for a new gig at Lion Point, a global special situations fund which launched on April 1st. We’ve heard this from two sources. This would […]
Hedge fund invests in healthcare firm criticised for running of hospital
Guardian – One of Britain’s most aggressive hedge funds has bought a large stake in Circle Holdings, the healthcare company that has pulled out of running the NHS’s only private hospital. Toscafund bought a 12.1% stake in Circle last Thursday, […]
Hedge Fund Firm GMO Comes Down on Hedging
Think Advisor – If there’s one thing a hedge fund should know something about, that would be hedging, right? So investors may be interested to know that Boston-based hedge fund firm Grantham Mayo van Otterloo (GMO) takes strong exception to […]
SEC To Crack Down On The $76 Billion Alternative Mutual Fund Market
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Securities and Exchange Commissioner Luis Aguilar yesterday stated that the commission is having a closer look at the alternative mutual fund market, which grew from about $76 billion in assets at the end of 2009 to over $311 […]
Hedge Funds Outperform in March
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index gained +0.39% in March (+2.53% YTD), while the S&P 500 lost -1.74$% (+0.44% YTD), the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose dropped -1.97% (-0.26% YTD), and the NASDAQ Composite Index fell -1.26% […]
Eurekahedge: Hedge Funds Up 3.11% in Q1 2015
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds registered their third consecutive month of gains since the start of the year, with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 0.83% in March, outperforming the MSCI World Index[2] which ended the month down 0.39%. […]
Embattled BNY Mellon CEO Gets Rebuke, Support at Annual Meeting
FIN Alternatives – Embattled BNY Mellon CEO Gerald Hassell, under fire from activist investors, received a public rebuke on Tuesday at the bank’s annual meeting for lagging past performance, but also a vote of support to make improvements going forward. […]
The Wealthiest Women In Tech
User Contributed News – Hewlett-Packard chief executive Meg Whitman claimed the top spot on a Wealth-X list released today of the five wealthiest women in the technology sector. The 58-year-old boasts a US$1.3 billion fortune, the bulk of which is derived from […]
Clinton: Unfair that fund managers pay lower tax rate than truckers
Reuters – Democrat Hillary Clinton blasted executive pay and tax rates for hedge-fund managers on Tuesday, using the first stop of her low-key campaign rollout in Iowa to highlight her promise to help Americans struggling toward economic recovery. Clinton, who […]
Making Sure The Hedge Fund Survives Disaster When A General Partner Dies Or Is Disabled
Forbes – The death or disability of a hedge fund general partner can easily result in the collapse of the fund. While there are a number of ways to prepare if such unfortunate events occur, many hedge funds – especially […]
Goldman Has Some Tips for Hedge Funds That Can’t Short Straight
Bloomberg – Short selling stocks in the U.S. is sort of like playing the theremin — it’s not exactly a lost art form, but neither is it a very profitable one for many people these days. A six-year bull market […]
UCITS HFS Index slows down, still up 0.36% in March 2015
The UCITS HFS Index continues its positive run in 2015 with gains of 0.36% in March 2015, the third positive monthly result in a row. The broad index started slowly into the month, posting returns of 0.11% after the first […]