Monthly Archives: May 2014
13F Filings – What Are Hedge Funds Buying in 2014?
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The SEC yesterday (5/15) posted free access to more than 20 million 2014 hedge fund and institutional investor filings. You can search for and retrieve Form 13F filings using the SEC’s EDGAR database. To find the […]
The 2014 Hedge Fund 100: The World’s Top Hedge Funds
Institutional Investor – The largest hedge fund firms and their investors have something of a love-hate relationship. On the one hand, the growing ranks of institutions pouring money into hedge funds and other alternative investments prefer firms with deep benches, […]
Why Hedge Funds Don’t Worry About Carried Interest Tax Rules
NYT – Hedge fund managers don’t use the carried interest tax loophole. They need something more exotic. Hedge fund managers, after all, have a lot of income to shelter. According to Institutional Investor’s Alpha magazine, the top 25 hedge fund […]
Join us for HedgeCo’s May Hedge Fund Networking Event in NYC on Thursday
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – We’re pleased to announce HedgeCo in conjunction with Alternative Assets will be hosting the Third Thursday Hedge Fund Social event on May (5/15) in New York City. The HedgeCo Networking Events are a chance for investors, […]
Bridgewater, J.P. Morgan top list of 100 largest hedge funds
MarketWatch – Investors prefer smaller, more nimble hedge funds, but that hasn’t stopped them from pouring money into the biggest hedge funds in the world, according to Institutional Investor. So far this year, the world’s 100 largest hedge funds managed […]
What Hedge Funds Talk About When They Talk About Money
NYT – Behind the dancing fountains of the Bellagio Hotel, hedge fund titans mingled with wealth managers at the Hyde nightclub on Tuesday night. Hands were shaken and business cards were exchanged as waitresses in tiny red dresses strutted about […]
Russia-Focused Hedge Funds Suffer Losses Amid Ukraine Crisis
WSJ – Many big hedge funds that invest in Russia and the surrounding region have suffered steep losses amid escalating tensions in Ukraine. With their flexibility to bet for and against stocks and bonds, hedge funds typically trumpet their ability […]
A kinder, gentler way to buy into hedge funds
Globe And Mail – Getting hit by a truck might have been the best thing to ever happen to Ari Shiff. “I couldn’t trade,” he says. It was the 1990s, and he’d just moved to Vancouver, already several time zones […]
Three Software Company Founders to Pay $5.8 Million In Fines
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed insider trading charges against three software company founders for taking unfair advantage of incorrect media speculation and analyst reports about the company’s acquisition. They agreed to pay nearly $5.8 […]
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index and Capital Movement Index
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for April 2014 measured -0.59%. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.94% in May. “Subscriptions outpaced redemptions by 2 to 1, whereas […]
Investcorp Group Hires Hedge Fund Talent Specialist
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – David Walsh has joined $11.3 billion hedge fund investor Investcorp. In his new role, Walsh’s responsibility will be to identify and source emerging hedge fund talent, and to structure and develop relationships with these managers. He […]
Hedge funds prepare for Hong Kong to become gateway to access Chinese savers
FN – The mutual recognition scheme that will allow Hong Kong to become a gateway to the whole of China has stirred interest among international hedge funds. Eyeing the country’s untapped $6.6 trillion retail savings market, several major hedge fund […]