Yearly Archives: 2010

Merlin Launches Hedge Fund Analysis Functionality

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Merlin Securities, a leading prime brokerage services and technology provider for hedge funds, managed account platforms and family offices,  has launched groundbreaking new reporting functionality which will enable funds to more precisely articulate their performance for […]

People Moves: Morgan Stanley’s Stuart Bohart Joins Hedge Fund Fortress

New York (HedgeCo.net) -Stuart Bohart has joined global hedge fund investment manager Fortress as President of Liquid Markets and Senior Managing Director–Strategy of Fortress Investment Group. Bohart will become a member of Fortress’s operating and management committees, and will have […]

Cayman Finance “Open Letter to Senator Levin” On Hedge Fund Tax Jurisdiction Falsehoods

New York (HedgeCo.net) – The financial services industry in the Cayman Islands rejects false claims by a U.S. business group, “Business and Investors against Tax Haven Abuse.” That U.S. business group recently claimed that low or no-tax jurisdictions hurt the […]

US fund managers offer cheaper way to beat hedge fund biggies

Economic Times – John Hussman runs a $6.3 billion mutual fund with the flexibility to bet on rising and falling stock prices. His fees are a fraction of those charged by so-called long-short hedge funds that do the same thing, […]

Ward’s CC+ Cocoa Fund Said to Return 3% in July After 19% Advance in June

Bloomberg – Armajaro Holdings Ltd.’s CC+ fund, managed by Anthony Ward, returned more than 3 percent in July, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter. The cocoa and coffee fund gained 3.05 percent, according to the people, […]

Paulson funds start to recover in July – source

Reuters – Hedge fund manager John Paulson said this week that he is less certain about the U.S. economic outlook, and has pared positions slightly as a result, according to an investor in Paulson & Co funds. Still, Paulson told […]

Hedge Fund Managers Win Again

Web CPA – After successfully beating back legislation in Congress to raise federal taxes on the earnings of hedge fund managers, hedge funds have also succeeded in preventing New York State from raising their taxes. The state, facing a whopping […]

Falcone’s wireless plan relies on hedge fund assets

Reuters – Money manager Philip Falcone is effectively mortgaging a significant chunk of his multibillion-dollar hedge funds’ assets in an effort to raise financing for an ambitious plan to construct a high-speed wireless network. Investment bank UBS, which is trying […]

In New York Budget, a Hedge Fund Victory

NYT – Nothing like the threat of tax arbitrage to keep your bonuses up. The New York state senate passed a budget after months of stalemate, but were careful not to raise taxes on some of the state’s highest earners. […]

Hedge Fund Broker Lighthouse Suspends Trading Activities

New York (HedgeCo.net) – New York-based Lighthouse Financial Group has suspended their trading activities until further notice, effective August 3rd 2010, according to the hedge fund brokers’ website. Lighthouse became a subsidiary of Lighthouse Global Partners, LLC in 2005, the […]

Asian hedge funds enjoy capital boost during second quarter

Hedge Funds Review Magazine – Investors allocated over $360 million in new capital to Asian hedge funds in the second quarter of 2010 reversing the net asset outflow in the first quarter, according to Hedge Fund Research. Total capital invested […]

Financial reform law may not raise cost for hedge funds

Xinhua – Since U.S. President Barack Obama signed the financial regulatory reform act into law on July 21, many people in Wall Street have been asking whether the new law would raise cost for hedge funds. In a recent interview […]