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Trends Report Shows Private Equity Activity Fell in Q3
New York (HedgeCo,Net) – The investment total for 2014 is on track to be the largest by volume since 2007, according to the Private Equity Growth Capital Council’s (PEGCC) quarterly trends report. “We saw a seasonal dip in the third […]
Hedge Fund, Investor Groups Hammer Swaps ‘Stays’
WSJ – Hedge funds, insurers and other companies said global regulators shouldn’t implement new rules aimed at protecting the financial system against the failure of big banks. At issue are changes endorsed by global banking regulators that would require banks […]
S.F. retirement system postpones meeting on hedge fund vote
SFGate – The president of the San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System board canceled a meeting scheduled for Wednesday to vote on a controversial proposal to put 15 percent of the system’s assets in hedge funds. The system gave no reason […]
Hedge Fund Kingsguard Said to Close After October Losses
Bloomberg – Kingsguard Advisors LP, a global macro hedge-fund firm started in 2012 by two former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. traders, is shutting down after losses in October, according to two people familiar with the matter. Rishi Chadda and Cyrus […]
Some Hedge Funds Profit From Steep Decline in Oil Prices
WSJ – Some nimble energy investors are making money off the steep slide in oil prices, dodging the hit that financial markets and oil producers have suffered. Hedge-fund managers including the team of George “Beau” Taylor and Trevor Woods, and […]
Platt’s $50 Billion Hedge-Fund Dream Deferred
Bloomberg – When billionaire Michael Platt flew to the Middle East in September 2013, he was running one of the world’s largest hedge funds. He wanted to make it bigger. He told investors at the region’s sovereign-wealth funds that his […]
Hedge Fund V2 Capital Launching Liquid Alt Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – V2 Capital, an SEC-registered investment advisor, today announced the launch of the V2 Hedged Equity Fund, an open-ended single manager mutual fund utilizing the V2 Hedged Equity Strategy . The Fund began trading on October 31, […]
EY Releases 2014 Global Hedge Fund Survey
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – EY’s 2014 Global Hedge Fund and Investor Survey, which was released today. The eight annual survey is titled, “Shifting strategies: winning investor assets in a competitive landscape,” and brings us the following insight into the hedge […]
Some U.S. hedge funds’ losses blunted by late-month market rally
Reuters – A recovery on the stock markets in the second half of October helped some hedge funds bounce back from frightful losses by Halloween, with many posting declines of less than a few percent for the month and some […]
German SPD Blocks Revised Bank-Split Plan on Hedge Funds
Bloomberg – Germany’s Social Democratic Party rejected a Finance Ministry plan to allow banks to make secured loans to hedge funds while complying with laws to split risky activities and commercial banking. Blocking the proposal leaves banks facing uncertainty ahead […]
Ask a hedge-fund guy: Will the economy collapse?
CNBC – In today’s “Ask a Hedge-Fund Guy” column, I’m answering readers’ questions about the state of the world. It seems we have a lot of confusion and uncertainty to deal with; and since many television pundits like to provide […]
George Soros And Kyle Bass Stepped Into The ‘Argentina Versus Hedge Funds’ Disaster
Business Insider – Argentine bond investors are still waiting to get paid — and they’re starting to get restless. After all, if this summer’s technical default didn’t end the stalemate between Argentina and its holdout hedge fund creditors, what will? […]