Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Hedge Fund Fraud: Magnus Peterson of Weavering Capital Fund Guilty
New York (HedgeCo.net) – After a long and drawn out trial regarding the collapse of the UK’s largest Hedge fund, Magnus Peterson the boss of the Mayfair-based Hedge Fund has been found guilty of fraud and breach of duty and […]
Financial Research Associates’ Business Development Companies Summit
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Financial Research Associates (FRA) is proud to present the one-day inaugural event that focuses exclusively on the operational, investment, structural and distribution nuances of BDCs: Successfully Launching and Profiting from Business Development Companies at the Princeton […]
Mutual Funds Push To Restrict Hedge Fund Ads
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–The mutual fund industry wants the Securities and Exchange Commission to impose restrictions on advertising by hedge funds and private equity funds now that such private funds will be allowed to engage in mass marketing. Hedge funds will […]
Hedge Funds’ 3-Mo. Retreat on Commodities
BusinessWeek: Hedge funds curbed bullish bets on commodities for a third consecutive month, the longest retreat since the global recession, as Europe’s worsening debt crisis and slowing U.S. job growth sent prices tumbling. Money managers reduced net-long positions across 18 […]
Cloning Hedge Fund success is key in the launch of AlphaClone Alternative Alpha ETF
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund replication systems have been done before, but the launch of the AlphaClone Alternative Alpha ETF marks a large step in bringing Hedge Fund like returns to retail investors. The idea of the new ETF […]
Ex-Lehman trader quits as Asia hedge funds falter
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Smaller-sized hedge funds are increasingly throwing in the towel in Asia as they struggle to attract money from risk-wary institutional investors, casting a cloud over prospects of the $128 billion industry. The latest to quit is […]
Financial Research Associates’ Private Investment Funds Tax Master Class
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Financial Research Associates (FRA) is proud to bring back the highly acclaimed Private Investment Funds Tax Master Class in New York City at the Princeton Club of NYC on Monday, May 7 and will continue through Tuesday, […]
Hedge Fund Marketing Ban Erased With Stroke Of Obama’s Pen
An 80-year-old rule that has prevented the hedge fund industry from advertising to the public became history on Thursday, when President Barack Obama signed a wide-ranging jobs-creation bill that also abolished the longstanding ban. The JOBS Act seeks to do […]
Hedge funds cut positions as Fed signals less stimulus
(Bloomberg) — Hedge funds reduced bullish positions on commodities for a second consecutive week as the Federal Reserve signaled it may refrain from more monetary stimulus, increasing concern that growth will slow and curb demand for raw materials. Money managers […]
Hedge funds keep a lid on leverage
Financial Times – Since 2010s introduction of the so-called Volcker rule, Wall Street’s banks have moved fast to drop some of the most prominent vestiges of their past success: their proprietary trading operations. Banks once dominated bond and equity markets […]
Hedge fund returns rose 1.2% in Feb.: Morningstar
Hedge-fund performance continued to improve in February but lagged the broader equity market, according to the latest data from investment researcher Morningstar Inc. The Morningstar MSCI Composite Hedge Fund Index, an asset-weighted composite of nearly 1,000 hedge funds, rose 1.2% […]
Navigating The Treacherous Waters Of Transition Management
The global hedge fund industry recently crossed the $2 trillion mark in assets under management, a symbolically important accomplishment given the turmoil inflicted on the industry by the financial crisis. But as investors have returned and performance has picked back […]