Category Archives: Hedge Fund Strategies

Activist Funds Garnering Lots of Attention

New York (HedgeCo.Net) Activist hedge funds have garnered more than their fair share of media attention in recent months. “Activists Loeb, Meister Take Large Stake in Yum” “Study: In Activist Investing, Size Matters” “How you can invest with activists like […]

Fund Manager Profile and Insights: Charlie Frumberg, Emancipation Management

New York (HedgeCo.Net) Emancipation Management, LLC is an SEC registered New York based investment manager, formed in June 2003. The company has a 10 year track record of identifying public companies within the technology sector that possess valuable franchises which […]

Wealth Managers Are Facing New Challenges

New York (HedgeCo.Net) One of the iconic lines from the movie Moneyball comes when Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) is being confronted by old-school scout Grady Fuson (Ken Medlock). Fuson is unhappy that the Oakland A’s are taking a new approach […]

Manager Profile and Insights: Adam Savin and Jeffrey Roney, Maxwell Thacher

New York (HedgeCo.Net) Maxwell Thacher was founded in early 2014 by Jeffrey Roney and Adam Savin who serve as the firm’s general partners and acting co-portfolio managers. The firm currently manages over $100 million in assets through two investment vehicles, […]

Not All Chinese Stocks Are Rallying

New York (HedgeCo.Net)The Chinese stock market has been all the rage for several months now and with good reason. Over the last year, the Shanghai Composite Index (SSEC) is up almost 150% over the last 12 months. This information is […]

Financial Advisors At Wirehouses Slowly Increasing Alternative Allocations

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – It may be at a snail’s pace, but the latest data suggests that financial advisors at wirehouse firms are slowly increasing their client allocations to alternative investments. In a report from the Money Management Institute and […]

Fund Manager Profile and Insights: Ron Breitigam, Lake Austin Advisors

New York (HedgeCo.Net) Lake Austin Advisors is an alternative investment manager located in Austin, Texas. Founded and seeded by successful technology entrepreneur Joel Trammel, the firm runs actively managed trading strategies available to both institutional, family office and high net […]

Manager Profile and Insights: Kathryn Schwartz, Pawleys Capital Management

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Pawleys Capital Management is a Registered Investment Advisor based in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, just outside Charleston. They currently offer the Pawleys Growth Fund and the Pawleys Dividend Fund. We recently had the opportunity to speak […]

Leon Cooperman Offers His Take on The Fed Rate Hike

New York (HedgeCo.net) – With so much attention being paid to the Fed and when the process of raising rates might start, it doesn’t hurt to hear from a well-respected hedge fund manager. Omega Advisors CEO Leon Cooperman recently offered […]

Pension Funds Behaving Like Individual Investors

New York (HedgeCo.Net) Over the last five years, corporate pension funds have quadrupled their allocations to hedge funds, but some of those funds may be having regrets as the hedge fund industry has lagged the overall market during this bullish […]

Manager Profile and Insights: Adam Savin and Jeffrey Roney, Maxwell Thacher

New York (HedgeCo.Net) Maxwell Thacher was founded in early 2014 by Jeffrey Roney and Adam Savin who serve as the firm’s general partners and acting co-portfolio managers. The firm currently manages over $100 million in assets through two investment vehicles, […]

First Hedge Funds Now Private Equity

New York (HedgeCo.net) – When the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) announced last fall that they were no longer going to be investing in hedge funds, the media had a field day. Despite the fact that CalPERS stated that […]