Category Archives: Hedge Fund Strategies
Hedge Fund Giant Man Group Acquires Boston Equity Manager
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A privately-owned, Boston-based quantitative equity manager with $14.7 billion FUM has been acquired by hedge fund giant Man Group plc for approximately $325 million. “We are delighted to announce the acquisition of Numeric, which has an […]
TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Get $18.7 Billion in April
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – TrimTabs Investment Research and BarclayHedge reports that that hedge funds took in $18.7 billion (0.8% of assets) in April, up from $10.6 billion (0.5% of assets) in March. Also, the monthly survey of hedge fund managers […]
Man Group Buys New York Fund Of Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Man Group has agreed to buy up a US-based fund of hedge fund manager specializing in the management of credit-focused hedge fund portfolios, Pine Grove Asset Management LLC, Pine Grove has approximately $1.0 billion of assets […]
Hedge Funds Cross $2.1 Trillion
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index is up 1.15% as global markets showed signs of stabilisation following a choppy start to the year. On a year-to-date basis, hedge funds are up 1.91% while the MSCI World Index […]
Urban AG Accused Of Making Kickback Payments To A Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A microcap company and its CEO are being looked at by the SEC for orchestrating a pair of illicit kickback schemes and an insider trading scheme involving the company’s stock. The SEC is alleging that Massachusetts based […]
Andrew J. Bowden: Spreading Sunshine in Private Equity
Since the beginning of the millennium, the private equity industry’s assets under management, defined as the uncalled capital commitments plus the market value of portfolio assets, have increased year after year. With the industry-wide portfolio value increasing steadily, and dry […]
HedgeCo Attracts Another Equity Partner And Joins Forces With GEMS Kenmar-Olympia Group
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – HedgeCo Networks, LLC, a preeminent service provider to the hedge fund industry and operator of the world’s most trafficked database for hedge fund information (HedgeCo.Net), continues to attract global leaders in the alternative investment field. Just […]
Survey: 81% Of Endowments & Foundations Planning Hedge Fund Allocations In 2014
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Boston-based investment consulting firm’s NEPC’s Q1 survey, which measures endowment and foundation confidence and sentiment related to the economy, investing and market performance, has released its results. 81% of E&Fs indicated they are planning to allocate the […]
A Guide To Understanding Hedge Fund Performance
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), has published a new educational guide to understanding hedge fund performance, ‘Apples and apples: How to better understand hedge fund performance.’’ (PDF) AIMA says comparing hedge fund performance to the […]
Hedge Fund Managers Back Star-Studded Climate Change Documentary Series
New York (HedgeCo.Net ) – Three hedge fund managers have accorded over $1.5 million apiece to the new series, “Years of Living Dangerously” which premiered on Showtime this month. The series highlights the effects of climate change already happening around […]