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New York (HedgeCo.Net) – HedgeCoVest is proud partners of Liquid Alternatives West, the first-to-market event in this space. The Liquid Alternative Strategies series has proven to attract the industry’s key players from hedge funds issuing a ’40 Act product to […]
World’s largest hedge fund fears Fed hike may roil markets
MarketWatch – The Federal Reserve appears on track to deliver a rate hike this year, but hedge-fund billionaire Ray Dalio is worried the central bank has little ammunition available to combat an economic downturn if tighter policy should “knock over […]
Aaron Schock, Republican star, quits under onslaught of money questions
MSNBC – Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun-Times Washington bureau chief, talks with Rachel Maddow about the relentless series of ethics and spending questions that dogged Illinois Congressman Aaron Schock, until his resignation today, including new questions about the number of travel […]
Ex-Brevan Howard star Rokos hires top Goldman executive for hedge fund start-up
Reuters – Former Brevan Howard star trader Chris Rokos has hired former Goldman Sachs co-head of Asia Pacific macro trading, Stuart Riley, as he gears up for one of Europe’s most high-profile 2015 hedge fund launches. Rokos, who made $4 […]
More than 300 Hedge Fund and Private Equity Leaders United to Raise Over $275K at Poker Tournament
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The hedge fund industry joined up with non-profit charity StreetWise Partners in NYC, raising $275,000 for programs that change the lives of hard-working disadvantaged individuals. Special guest appearances included NY Knicks Legend John Starks, NY Rangers great Alex […]
Hedge Funds Win as Euro Falls
WSJ – The euro’s plunge has given a much-needed lift to hedge funds that have been repeatedly frustrated by the world’s central banks. A bevy of multibillion-dollar funds have gained as much as 9% this year as their managers bet […]
The Walmart family is teaching hedge funds how to profit from publicly funded schools
BusinessInsider – Charter Schools are drawing promoters from a place you might not think of: Walmart. The Walton Family Foundation — the philanthropic group run by the Walmart family — sponsored a symposium at the Harvard Club for investors interested […]
UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy Index Up 1.01% in February 2015
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – After a good start into 2015 the UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy Index continues its positive run with gains of 1.01% in February 2015. The broad index started slowly into the month, posting returns of 0.13% after […]
Hedge Fund Investor Urges MGM Resorts to Spin Off Lodging REIT
CoStar – In a sign that Wall Street investors may once again be ready to place their bets on Las Vegas real estate, activist shareholder Land and Buildings is calling on Paradise, NV-based MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) to split […]
Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 1.06% in February
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the “Broad Index”) finished up 1.06% for the month of February. Performance for the Broad Index and its 10 sub-strategies is calculated monthly. January, February and YTD 2015 performance numbers […]
Eurekahedge: Investors Have Allocated $30 Billion To Hedge Funds In 2015
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds extended their gains in the second month of 2015, returning 1.57%, although falling behind underlying markets such as the MSCI World Index which was up 5.47%. Global equity markets rose in unison during February […]
SkyBridge Is Peddling Itself in West Palm Beach
WSJ – Anthony Scaramucci, the founder of the New York-based SkyBridge Capital, has never been shy about publicity. So it should come as no surprise that he and his firm are among the first to test the lifting of the […]