Category Archives: Hedge Fund Performance
Activist Hedge Funds Fight For Media Company Management
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Minnesota-based entertainment company ValueVision Media has rejected proposals by $1.5 billion activist hedge fund Clinton Group to hold a shareholder meeting in order to elect a new CEO and board of directors. The Clinton Group then joined […]
Hedge Fund Giant Man Reports FUM Of $52.5 billion
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Man announced in its interim management statement for the quarter ended 30 September 2013, that its funds under management (FUM) at 30 September 2013 has reached $52.5 billion with net inflows of $0.7 billion. “The net […]
8 Hedge Funds File For Advertising Exemption
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Since Obama’s Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBs Act), the ban on hedge fund advertising has been lifted. The JOBS Act became law in March 2012 and made the initial recommendation to allow “general solicitation” for […]
Hedge Fund Industry Took In $8.2 Billion In July 2013
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that the hedge fund industry took in a net $8.2 billion (0.4% of assets) in July 2013, reversing an $8.9 billion outflow in June, according to estimates based on […]
Big Hedge Funds Are Nearing An All-Time Asset High
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The biggest US hedge funds are getting close to the all-time peak assets from before the financial crisis, according to the Absolute Return Billion Dollar Club rankings out today. Major winners this time around include J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Adage Capital […]
Hedge Fund Seeder Investcorp Applauds Prosiris On Surpassing $1 Billion In Assets
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund giant Investcorp has struck gold again by seeding Prosiris Capital Management LLC, a credit-oriented investment manager founded by Reza Ali. Prosiris has now surpassed $1 billion in assets under management, Investcorp provided Prosiris with an initial seed […]
Hedge Funds Who Invested In BP Partner Are Suing For Oil Spill Damages
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, a BP partner, is being sued by investors for its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill at the Macondo well. Anadarko has over 100 hedge fund shareholders. Reuters reports: “The investors […]
Businessweek’s Visually Striking Hedge Fund Cover
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The most recent BusinessWeek cover has a provocative take on what it calls “The Hedge Fund Myth.” Bloomberg’s cover story “Hedge Funds Are For Suckers” delves into the reasons one should avoid hedge funds. “Hedge funds may […]
EU Hedge Funds And Risk Parity
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – UK and European institutional hedge fund investors reveal a growing, but in some cases limited familiarity of Risk Parity strategies according to an independent Europewide study, commissioned by Aquila Capital, one of Europe´s leading alternative investment managers. […]
Romney’s Hedge Fund: The Bain Bane & Binders Of Women
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – President hopeful Mitt Romney came close to admitting to a form of affirmative action when he referred to women he had scanned for placement under his governorship in Massachusetts. During the debates with President Obama, Mitt Romney referred to “binders of […]
