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SEC Wants Broker-Dealers To Join The National Securities Association
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund law specialist Sadis & Goldberg reports that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission has announced a proposal to amend Rule 15b9-1 under the Exchange Act to require broker-dealers who trade in off-exchange venues […]
Hedge Funds Pare Russell 2000 Shorts as Cost of Protection Drops
Bloomberg – Hedge-fund managers, a group of investors who lost faith in small-cap stocks last year just before they plunged, are now shedding their bearish bets prior to first-quarter earnings. Large speculators pared their short positions in futures tied to […]
This hedge fund wants to profit off your tweets
Fortune – Hedge fund managers are looking in an unlikely place for stock tips: your Twitter feed. Tashtego, a hedge fund firm based in Boston, is setting up a Social Equities Fund, which will based its investment decisions on consumer […]
Shire, ‘Three’s Company,’ Seeds: Intellectual Property
Bloomberg – Kyle Bass is expanding his campaign against pharmaceutical companies. Shire Plc is the newest target of the hedge fund manager’s strategy to challenge drug patents, according to filings last week with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Bass […]
Some big-name hedge fund managers lost money in March as the stock market rally stalled
Reuters – Some of the world’s most prominent hedge fund managers suffered losses last month as the U.S. stock market’s rally stalled, but most are still boasting gains for the quarter. William Ackman’s $20 billion Pershing Square Capital Management, which […]
Hedge Funds Have Higher Net Flows Than Other Fund Managers
New York (HedgeCo.Net) 62 fund managers, including 12 hedge fund leaders with approximately $14.3 trillion in assets under management took part in a study by Casey, Quirk & Associates LLC, a consultant to the global asset management industry. Alternatives managers, […]
Co-Investment & Competition Among Tiger Cubs
CB – When Julian Robertson shut down his famous hedge fund Tiger Management in 2000, he seeded a number of his analysts with capital to start their own funds. The initial seeding created over 30 hedge funds, while many others […]
San Francisco 49ers and Hedge Funds Care Announce Charity Event to Help Children in the Bay Area
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The 14th Annual San Francisco “Open Your Heart to the Children” Benefit organized by Hedge Funds Care and the San Francisco 49ers Foundation will be held Thursday, April 9th at 4:30 p.m. PDT at the Metreon’s […]
KKR-Backed Energy Hedge Fund Said to Triple Loss Amid Audit
Bloomberg – BlackGold Capital Management, the energy-focused hedge fund partly owned by KKR & Co., told investors that losses amid the oil slump in December were almost triple its initial report after an auditor examined how it valued debt holdings, […]
The Morning Download: Hedge Fund Algorithms Mine News, Data for Trader’s Edge
WSJ – Good Morning. If the hedge fund office of Two Sigma Investments LLC in lower Manhattan looks more like that of a tech startup than that of a Wall Street trading room, well, that’s because it is a tech […]
Marc Mezvinsky’s Eaglevale hedgefund may be Clinton conflict of interest
The Washington Times – Successful politicians know how to avoid a conflict of interest. Unsuccessful politicians can’t recognize one when they see one, or if they do, figure they can duck when sticks, stones and subpoenas fly. Then there are […]
Cheyne partner Massoud readies own hedge fund for Q3 launch- sources
Reuters – Former partner at hedge fund Cheyne Capital, Michel Massoud, is preparing to launch his own hedge fund in the third quarter of 2015 to bet on corporate events such as mergers and acquisitions, three sources told Reuters. Massoud, […]