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The Swiss National Bank: Central Bank or Hedge Fund?
Forbes – Swiss National Bank (SNB) President Thomas Jordan must feel as though he can’t get a break these days. The SNB reported a record $39.3 billion profit in 2014, and the proceeds were distributed to the country’s various federal […]
What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From the World’s Top Hedge Fund Manager
Entrepreneur – Hedge fund culture may be vastly different from the world of startups, but entrepreneurs shouldn’t turn a blind eye to useful lessons from high finance. That’s why in his book, Money: Master the Game, Tony Robbins delves into […]
Mercer Clients Get Fee Cuts in Half of Hedge Fund Investments
Bloomberg – Mercer, which manages and advises clients on $37 billion of hedge-fund investments, said it has negotiated management-fee cuts for them in half of the cases. Clients outside the U.S. pay an average annual management fee of 1.35 percent […]
Study: Hedge Funds Are Changing Fee Structures and Strategies
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A majority of hedge fund managers expect a significant shift in their primary sources of capital to pension funds over the next five years, according to new research from KPMG International, the Managed Funds Association (MFA), and […]
Rep. Mike McKell: Utah Is “A Hot Bed For Financial Fraud”
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A White Collar Crime Registry has been included in the Utah Code of Criminal Procedure allowing the public to check up on traders, hedge fund managers, investment advisors and the like, the NYT reports. “Utah is […]
New Treasurer Censors Hedge Fund Reports
Go Local – New state Treasurer Seth Magaziner has refused to release uncensored reports on more than a dozen hedge funds in which the state pension fund has invested, despite a campaign commitment to greater transparency than his predecessor, Governor […]
Kleiner Perkins Portrays Ellen Pao as Combative and Resentful in Sex Bias Trial
NYT – The esteemed venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, its star partner, John Doerr, once said, “is a family, with occasional disputes.” Maybe, if by “family” you mean one of those clans where everyone is fighting for […]
Investors raise hedge fund allocations in March
Reuters – Investors raised their allocations to hedge funds marginally in March, with inflows and outflows largely unchanged from a month earlier, data showed on Wednesday. The SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index, which calculates monthly hedge fund subscriptions minus redemptions, […]
Left-wing protesters target hedge funds
Crain’s – On Saturday, a cadre of liberal activists from New York City will travel to Greenwich, Conn., to protest outside the home of billionaire hedge-fund manager Paul Tudor Jones. It is the first time since the bailouts following the […]
SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index and Capital Movement Index
The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for February 2015 measured 2.19%. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced 0.66% in March. “March data showed a modest gain in the […]
Casey Quirk Expands Hedge Fund Advisory Presence In New York City
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund consultant specialist Casey Quirk has opened new, larger offices in New York following a 67 percent growth in overall headcount over the past three years. The new offices will occupy the entire 22nd floor […]
US stocks markets fall amid investor anxiety about rising interest rates
Guardian – US stock markets fell on Tuesday as investors worried about rising interest rates and a strengthening dollar. All the major US markets fell with the S&P 500 index recording its largest loss in two months, losing 34.91 points, […]