Monthly Archives: May 2013
How Hedge Funds Transfer Wealth From Investors To Managers
Forbes – Earlier this year, Goldman Sachs announced that it would launch a new mutual fund that will let regular investors do what the billionaires are said to do: invest in hedge funds. As Barry Ritholtz explains in a terrific article in […]
Bird Flu Scare Runs Morgan Stanley Event Out Of Asia
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Morgan Stanley has decided to postpone and move it’s hedge fund showcase from Shanghai to New York because of the rise in cases of Avian Influenza (bird flu) in China, Bloomberg reports. Some investors and managers refused […]
Hedge Fund Manager Highland Wins Investor Lawsuit
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Dallas-based hedge fund manager Highland Capital Management LP won a court ruling against some of it’s investors who believed they were misled regarding the health of two of it’s hedge funds. Investors alleged that as a […]
Hedge funds escape Japan rout with minor losses
Risk.Net – Global macro hedge funds show no signs of bailing out of the ‘Abe trade’ after weathering the sudden reversal in Japan. Global macro and managed futures funds lost on average 0.6% on the day. Last week’s sharp drop […]
2n20.com Launches Negotiato.rs Service to Optimise Service Provider Relationships for Asset Managers
2n20.com created a new price comparison and negotiation service for institutional asset managers, helping them to optimise their service provider setup and drive down operational costs. Over the last year a proprietary database was built, screening the market not only […]
Outspoken hedge fund boss who made the journey from city to city
Telegraph – Andrew Law was on the losing side earlier this month when his beloved Manchester City lost the FA Cup Final. But the hedge fund millionaire has been a winner on recent bets on the financial markets. Mr Law, […]
Hedge fund guru says moms and trading don’t mix
CNN – Leaning in may work for women in the world of tech. But if you’re a woman who wants to balance trading and a family, one hedge fund manager says that’s not possible. “You will never see as many […]
It Doesn’t Pay to Pile Into Hedge-Fund Favorites
Investor Place – Each quarter, the release of hedge funds’ regulatory filings regarding their current holdings unleashes a wave of media coverage about what the “smart money” is doing. But while this makes for moderately interesting reading, the real question […]
Hedge fund managers generate billions of returns in record start to year
The Telegraph – Hedge fund managers including Chris Hohn, Crispin Odey and Dan Loeb have each generated double-digit returns since the beginning of 2013. Although most of the high-rolling sector is still struggling to live up to its reputation – […]
Maiden Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty, Released on $50,000 Bond
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Charlotte hedge fund manager Stephen Ewing Maiden has pleaded guilty to securities fraud for hiding investment losses that cost his victims at least $8.9 million, and was released on a $50,000 unsecured bond until sentencing. “U.S. Magistrate Judge David […]
SALT 2013 – A review of the SkyBridge Annual Hedge Fund Conference in Vegas
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – SALT is Skybridge’s annual hedge fund conference held in Las Vegas each year. This May marked my fourth SALT conference. Now 2 weeks after it ended I’ve finally caught up with all my emails, and it’s time to digest […]
Beware of that hedge fund in the window
FORTUNE — Hedge funds soon will be allowed to advertise their wares to potential clients, thanks to a provision in last year’s JOBS Act (which had no direct relation to actual jobs). As will private equity funds, venture capital funds […]