Monthly Archives: May 2014
Lemelson Capital Management Again Ranks Among World’s Top Performing Hedge Funds
Providence Journal – Lemelson Capital Management, LLC, a private investment management firm, today announced that The Amvona Fund, LP has again been ranked by Barron’s as one of the world’s top performing hedge funds for April 2014. It represents the […]
SFP Value Realization Fund Wins Best Asian Hedge Fund, Best Event Driven Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Eurekahedge Asian Hedge Fund Awards 2014 returned to Capella Singapore for its 11th run on 23 May 2014. 300 hedge fund players got together to celebrate the region’s 76 top performing Asian hedge funds. A […]
Hedge Fund Manager DoubleLine Capital Signs Up For New CLO Tech Platform
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – DoubleLine Capital, the $50+ billion fixed income manager has announced the licensing of Vichara’s CLO trading and analysis platform which performs analysis of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and their underlying collateral pools. Lately, there’s been quite a […]
Hedge Fund Research: Private Equity Activity Hits 5-Year High
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Private equity investments and fundraising last quarter reached their highest first quarter levels since 2008, according to the Private Equity Growth Capital Council’s quarterly Trends Report. Continuing a seasonal trend for first quarter activity, private equity […]
Israeli Hedge Funds Outperform Foreign Funds, Industry Experiencing ‘Significant Growth’ – Survey
Algemeiner – Israel-based hedge funds grew assets by 33 percent between 2011 and 2013 and outperformed foreign funds and the local equity market, according to a survey released recently by Israel fund administrator Tzur Management. In a statement, Tzur Management […]
Hedge funds in worst start to year since financial crisis
Telegraph – Some of London’s biggest and best hedge funds have had millions of pounds wiped off the value of the their portfolios after being wrong-footed by turbulence in emerging markets and falling tech and bank stocks. Lansdowne Partners, Odey […]
Exclusive hedge funds crack open door to Main Street
Reuters – As a $14.8 billion hedge fund with a reputation for savvy mortgage trades and a record of double-digit returns, Pine River Capital Management has long signed up multi-billion-dollar pension and sovereign wealth funds as investors. Now the exclusive […]
Monument To Hedge Fund Manager’s Love Of Chickens Nearly Complete
DealBreaker – Early on in hedge fund manager Crispin Odey’s relationship with his chickens, he made them a promise, about the things he’d do to make them happy. “I’ll move heaven and earth,” he told them. “You’ll be the envy […]
Advent Software Wins “Best Technology – Fund Accounting” at HFMWeek European Hedge Fund Services Awards
Advent Software, Inc., a leading provider of software and services to the global investment management industry, today announced that Geneva(R), Advent’s portfolio management and fund accounting product, was named “Best Technology – Fund Accounting” at the HFMWeek European Hedge Fund Services […]
Former Boardmembers Charged With Insider Trading Ahead Of Sale To The Carlyle Group
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The SEC has charged a former director of a Long Island-based company and others in his family circle with insider trading ahead of the company’s sale to a private equity firm. The SEC alleges that board […]
Connecticut-Based Hedge Fund Managers Plead Guilty To Fraud
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Three former executives of hedge fund New Stream Capital pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in New Haven to a federal conspiracy charges, according to the U.S. attorney for Connecticut. David Bryson, Bart Kutekunst, and Richard Pereira were accused […]
Green billionaire prepares to attack ‘anti-science’ Republicans
CNN – An environmental advocacy group backed by hedge fund tycoon Tom Steyer is set to unleash a seven-state, $100 million offensive against Republican “science deniers” this year, a no-holds-barred campaign-style push from the green billionaire that could help decide […]