Monthly Archives: May 2015
Blackstone Buys Hedge Fund Shares, Property in Europe
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund investor Blackstone Group has bought a minority stake in $13.6 billion multi-strategy hedge fund Magnetar Capital LLC, the WSJ reports. “This transaction will help us continue to meet the objectives of our most important […]
Hedge Funds Close Doors, Facing Low Returns and Investor Scrutiny
NYT – For decades, nearly everything that the billionaire Julian Robertson touched turned to gold. Mr. Robertson, founder of the hedge fund Tiger Management, seeded a network of hugely successful “Tiger Cubs” — companies that in turn seeded more talent. […]
Money Flowing in to Hedge Funds Increases
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Not only are investors placing more money with hedge funds, they are doing so at the fastest pace in the past year. The SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index rose 0.92% in May and that is the […]
Benevolent Side of Hedge Funds on Display
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund managers may have the reputation of being greedy, but they can also be very generous. Tuesday night was the annual Robin Hood Foundation’s benefit in New York. The Robin Hood Foundation was founded by […]
Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association Launches Cayman Islands Chapter
AMHERST, MASS. (May 14, 2015) – The Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association, a global leader in alternative investment education, is announcing the launch of its newest Chapter: CAIA Cayman Islands. CAIA’s 22nd global chapter, CAIA Cayman Islands will support […]
Centaur Marks Five Year Anniversary
User Contributed News – Centaur has achieved a significant milestone by reaching its five year anniversary. In this time, Centaur has achieved exceptional growth in client numbers, employees and revenues. Highlights from the past 5 years include: · An original […]
CNBC skipped the biggest hedge fund conference of the year, and Wall Street barely noticed
Wall Street barely noticed that CNBC didn’t cover SALT, the biggest hedge fund conference of the year held in Las Vegas last week. “Don’t know if CNBC really made a difference,” said one hedge fund executive. “Right now it’s all […]
Hedge fund manager Andurand sees drop in Brent crude by year-end
Reuters – Oil-focused hedge fund manager Pierre Andurand said on Thursday that he expected benchmark Brent crude to drop to about $50 a barrel by year-end due to higher production and market volatility. “I don’t think the market is ready […]
An eye-popping figure about hedge fund managers
CBS – One group of workers charges hefty fees for managing the assets of wealthy patrons. The other group educates almost 4 million U.S. kindergarten students annually in reading, writing and arithmetic. Which group provides more value to America? While […]
HedgeCoVest Mid-Quarter Report Card
New York (HedgeCo.NET) This coming Friday will mark the middle of the second quarter and the performances of some sectors have changed dramatically compared to the first quarter. At HedgeCo Vest during the first quarter, the healthcare sector (especially the […]
Despite Whipsaw Market, Models Continue to Outperform
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Stocks had a strange week last week with big down days on Tuesday and Wednesday, but then the losses were erased on Thursday and Friday. Part of the reason for the whipsaw move was due to […]
Manager profile and insights: Trent May, Deer Creek Capital Partners
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Deer Creek Capital Partners (“DCCP”) was founded in October 2002 and is a Colorado Registered Investment Advisor. DCCP is the investment manager for Deer Creek Long / Short Model. Recently we were able to speak with […]