Monthly Archives: June 2015
Hedge Funds Attract Assets In April
New York (HedgeCo.Net) The flow of assets for hedge funds showed an inflow of $950 million in April after an outflow of $750 million in March. A press release last week from BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment research revealed the inflow. […]
Greek Government Latest To Battle Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – With so many eyes focused on Greece and their ongoing debt problems, the country is waging war against hedge fund managers. With the debt negotiations between Greece and the European Central Bank being so tumultuous, hedge […]
Exit Requests Up Month-Over-Month, Down Year-Over-Year
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The latest report from SS&C Technologies showed that investor requests for taking cash out of hedge funds increased to 4.72% in June compared to 4.68% in May. The 4.72% rate of exit requests is the highest […]
The Unintended Consequences of Dodd-Frank on Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) The Dodd-Frank law that was enacted after the financial crisis in the last decade was intended to curb risks taken by the likes of banks and insurance companies and sweeping changes to the hedge fund industry. The […]
Fund Manager Profile: Maxwell Thacher
New York (HedgeCo.Net) Maxwell Thacher was founded in early 2014 by Jeffrey Roney and Adam Savin who serve as the firm’s general partners and acting co-portfolio managers. The firm currently manages over $100 million in assets through two investment vehicles, […]
Where Were The Top Hedge Funds Invested in Q1?
New York (HedgeCo.Net) The most valuable commodity is information, or at least that is what Gordon Gekko said in the movie Wall Street. While the line comes from a movie and is part of a fictional story that painted Wall […]
European Hedge Funds Moving To Platforms
New York (HedgeCo.net) – There is a trend developing with European hedge funds, or at least with the smaller funds. A growing number of them are joining platforms rather than trying to remain independent. According to a recent Reuters’ article, […]
Chinese Distressed Debt Drawing Crowds
New York (HedgeCo.net) – It seems like anything and everything in terms of Chinese investments are hot these days. The performance of the Chinese stock market over the past year is well documented, but apparently the slow economy has created […]
What If Berkshire Hathaway Operated As a Hedge Fund?
New York (HedgeCo.net) Warren Buffet and the hedge fund industry have been locked in a war of words of late with Dan Loeb of Third Point Capital firing the latest shot when he called Mr. Buffet a hypocrite. The Washington […]
Mededith Whitney Says The Hedge Fund Chapter of Her Life Is Over
(Business Insider) Meredith Whitney, the former Oppenheimer analyst who made a name for herself for some prescient calls during the financial crisis before trying her hand as a hedge fund manager, now says she’s finished managing money. “This whole experience […]
20 Stocks The Richest Hedge Fund Billionaires Are Buying and Selling
(Forbes) Do you want to invest like George Soros, David Tepper or Larry Robbins? These are the top trades–ten buys and ten sells–of the world’s richest active hedge fund stock pickers. To compile the list, we looked at the U.S. […]
Hedge Funds Trim Europe Bets Amid Greek Jitters
(Wall Street Journal) Hedge funds are among the investors that have prospered this year by hitching a ride on soaring European stock markets. But as tension between Greece and its creditors mounts, funds are preparing for short-term volatility while broadly […]