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Scuttled deals worth $580 billion put hedge funds on back foot
Reuters – Hedge funds specialising in bets on mergers and acquisitions are starting to see investors withdraw funds, prompting them to take a more cautious approach after being caught out by more than 500 corporate deals globally failing this year. […]
Hedge funds poised to pile into China via ‘connect’ channel
Reuters – When the landmark Hong Kong-Shanghai equity link debuts on Monday, a class of investors that China has kept at arm’s length until now – hedge funds – are expected to plunge into mainland shares. And rules for the […]
Hedge Fund Specialist Joins the New York Institute of Finance
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The New York Institute of Finance has a new a faculty member, Karl D’Cunha, a specialist in hedge funds, valuation, capital markets, FINRA, emerging markets, and corporate finance. He joins as Senior Managing Director. “The financial […]
Hedge Fund Founder’s Marital Split May Alter U.K. Divorce Law
Bloomberg – Chris Hohn, one of the most successful U.K. hedge-fund managers, may recast the country’s divorce law if he wins more than half the family assets in his split from his wife. A judge may rule as soon as […]
National Philanthropic Trust report reveals total charitable assets in DAFs grew nearly 20% to a record $53.74 billion
The 2014 Donor-Advised Fund Report, the most complete source for U.S. donor-advised funds (DAFs) statistics, found that grants from DAFs to qualified charities reached a record high of $9.66 billion in 2013, a 12.6 percent increase over 2012. Total DAF […]
Hedge Funds Down Six Months In A Row, Asia ex-Japan Out-Performs
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – CTA/managed futures strategies were the top gainer during October, gaining 0.26% and maintaining their lead over all other strategies with year-to-date returns of 6.30%. Hedge funds posted their second consecutive month of negative returns in October […]
Hedge Funds Burned in Shire Double Down on Covidien Deal
Bloomberg – Hedge funds bruised by wrong-way bets on AbbVie Inc.’s failed merger with Shire Plc are showing few signs the trauma was permanent. At least three firms that speculated on the doomed $52 billion drug industry takeover — Paulson […]
South Carolina Wants Smaller Hedge Fund Managers
ValueWalk – There has been an ongoing academic debate in the hedge fund industry as to what size fund generates the best performance, large or small hedge funds. Now South Carolina’s pension system is weighing in on the issue. The […]
Favorite Picks of Top Performing Hedge Funds
Barron’s – It was a record turnout of over 1,200 for Chicago’s Invest For Kids charity event, a testament, perhaps, to investors’ thirst for new ideas in today’s frothy stock market. The conference has had many market-beating picks and pans […]
California Hedge Fund Founder Denied Re-Trial
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – San Francisco hedge fund founder Doug Whitman has been denied a new trial on his insider trading case which earned him two years in jail, the WSJ reports. Whitman was sentenced in January 2013 after a […]
Banks handed £2bn in penalties for market rigging
Guardian – The corruption of the world’s biggest currency dealers was laid bare on Wednesday when regulators imposed £2bn of fines on five major banks for rigging the £3.5tn-a-day foreign exchange markets. Regulators said they had found a “free for […]
Asia Macro Hedge Funds Beat Bridgewater, Tudor in October
Bloomberg – Asia-focused managers of macro hedge funds beat U.S. veterans such as Paul Tudor Jones and Ray Dalio in October, the worst month for the strategy in more than a year. Funds managed by Quantedge Capital Pte, Dymon Asia […]