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SEC To Crack Down On The $76 Billion Alternative Mutual Fund Market
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Securities and Exchange Commissioner Luis Aguilar yesterday stated that the commission is having a closer look at the alternative mutual fund market, which grew from about $76 billion in assets at the end of 2009 to over $311 […]
Hedge Funds Outperform in March
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index gained +0.39% in March (+2.53% YTD), while the S&P 500 lost -1.74$% (+0.44% YTD), the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose dropped -1.97% (-0.26% YTD), and the NASDAQ Composite Index fell -1.26% […]
Eurekahedge: Hedge Funds Up 3.11% in Q1 2015
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds registered their third consecutive month of gains since the start of the year, with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 0.83% in March, outperforming the MSCI World Index[2] which ended the month down 0.39%. […]
Embattled BNY Mellon CEO Gets Rebuke, Support at Annual Meeting
FIN Alternatives – Embattled BNY Mellon CEO Gerald Hassell, under fire from activist investors, received a public rebuke on Tuesday at the bank’s annual meeting for lagging past performance, but also a vote of support to make improvements going forward. […]
The Wealthiest Women In Tech
User Contributed News – Hewlett-Packard chief executive Meg Whitman claimed the top spot on a Wealth-X list released today of the five wealthiest women in the technology sector. The 58-year-old boasts a US$1.3 billion fortune, the bulk of which is derived from […]
Clinton: Unfair that fund managers pay lower tax rate than truckers
Reuters – Democrat Hillary Clinton blasted executive pay and tax rates for hedge-fund managers on Tuesday, using the first stop of her low-key campaign rollout in Iowa to highlight her promise to help Americans struggling toward economic recovery. Clinton, who […]
Making Sure The Hedge Fund Survives Disaster When A General Partner Dies Or Is Disabled
Forbes – The death or disability of a hedge fund general partner can easily result in the collapse of the fund. While there are a number of ways to prepare if such unfortunate events occur, many hedge funds – especially […]
Goldman Has Some Tips for Hedge Funds That Can’t Short Straight
Bloomberg – Short selling stocks in the U.S. is sort of like playing the theremin — it’s not exactly a lost art form, but neither is it a very profitable one for many people these days. A six-year bull market […]
UCITS HFS Index slows down, still up 0.36% in March 2015
The UCITS HFS Index continues its positive run in 2015 with gains of 0.36% in March 2015, the third positive monthly result in a row. The broad index started slowly into the month, posting returns of 0.11% after the first […]
Hedge Funds Are Long The U.S. Dollar – Big Time
ValueValk – Hedge Funds are taking advantage of the rising value of the U.S. dollar, which they don’t seem to expect to reverse course anytime soon. New data indicates that funds are more bullish on the dollar than ever, as […]
Broadridge Launches Trade Expense Managed Service
User Contributed News – Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) has launched a new managed service offering to help capital markets firms streamline and automate the costly and increasingly complex area of trade expense management. The company’s expanded managed service offering […]
Hedge-fund magnate backing Cruz is major investor in Breitbart News Network
Politico – The Long Island-based hedge-fund magnate who is helping bankroll Sen. Ted Cruz’s campaign for the Republican nomination is also one of the top investors in the Breitbart News Network, sources with knowledge of the matter told the On […]
