Category Archives: Hedge Fund Strategies
Hedge Funds Rebound In August Gaining 1.36%
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Eurekahedge September Index Flash reports that hedge funds were up 1.36% in August, with preliminary figures showing that managers posted performance-based gains of US$5.5 billion during the month. Highlights include: Emerging markets and North America […]
Eric Cantor Joins Donor’s Boutique Hedge Fund & Private Equity Firm
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Former Republican politician Eric Cantor has joined Moelis & Company as vice-chairman at a salary over $1 million a year, The Guardian reports. Moelis was a donor and political supporter of the former House majority leader […]
Preqin Report: Investors To Maintain Hedge Fund Holdings
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund performance was mixed in the first half of the year, with almost all strategy benchmarks for 2014 YTD returning less than in the same period last year, the Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H2 2014, […]
Hedge Fund Background Investigations – Investigative Due Diligence Trends and Techniques
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – In an effort to discuss the current state of investor approaches to hedge fund background investigations, Corgentum Consulting announced that they will be hosting a free webinar titled, “Hedge Fund Background Investigations – Investigative Due Diligence Trends […]
SEC Releases Hedge Fund Data From Dodd-Frank PF Filings
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The release of an annual report by the SEC to Congress under the new Dodd-Frank regulatory reform legislation shows the results of the data collected from private funds in 2014. Private Fund Regulatory Assets Under Management […]
Hedge Fund Assets Up By $62.6 Billion In 2014
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – US hedge fund AUM went past the $1.4 trillion mark, with assets growing by $62.6 billion in 2014, new data from independent data provider and research house Eurekahedge shows. Long/short equity, fixed income and multi-strategy funds retained the top […]
Credit Suisse: Hedge Funds Down 0.31% In July
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the “Broad Index”) finished down 0.31% for the month of July. Performance for the Broad Index and its ten sub-strategies is calculated monthly. June, July, and YTD 2014 performance numbers are […]
HedgeCoVest Named as a Presenter at the National Finovate Fall Conference in New York
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – HedgeCo Networks, LLC, a preeminent service provider to the hedge fund industry will unveil HedgeCoVest, their new, real time hedge fund replication platform, at the national Finovate conference on September 23-24, 2014 in New York. Finovate […]
Hedge Fund Launch: The Rothschild Larch Lane Alternatives Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Rothschild Larch Lane Management Company is launching a liquid, open end alternatives mutual fund, using a multi-manager structure, offering diversification across a variety of asset classes, time frames, investment styles and strategies. Larch Lane is a pioneer […]
Botox Company Sues Hedge Fund Founder Ackman For Insider Trading
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Bill Ackman, hedge fund founder and activist investor, has responded to the lawsuit filed on the 1st of August by Botox-producer Allgeran: “This is a shameless attempt by Allergan to delay the shareholders’ fundamental right to […]
Irish Firm Launches US Hedge Fund AIFM Services
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Capita Financial Managers Limited announced it has been granted an alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) licence by the Central Bank of Ireland. “AIFMD requires fund managers to comply with a new and extensive set of regulations […]
Hedge Fund Investor Ramius Joins Up With State Street For Managed Futures Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – $10.6 billion hedge fund investment platform and the global investment arm of Cowen Group, Inc., Ramius LLC., is seeking regulatory and shareholder approval to hire State Street Global Advisors, the asset management unit of State Street […]