Category Archives: Hedge Fund Strategies
General Motors Pays Out $50 Million To Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) In a bid to finally end litigation going back to 2009, General Motors has agreed to pay out $50 million to hedge funds that believe they were wronged in a 2009 deal with regards to the company’s […]
New York Hedge Fund Manager Buys Florida Panthers For $240 Million
New York (HedgeCo.Net) The CEO and founder of New York hedge fund Virtu Financial, an electronic trading firm with offices in the U.S., Singapore and Ireland, has bought the Florida Panthers for $240 million, according to sources. “We understand that the […]
Hedge Fund Mergers And Acquisitions: GAIN Capital Completes Acquisition of GFT
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund resource provider GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc., has completed the acquisition of Global Futures & Forex, LTD (“GFT”). “The acquisition of GFT will yield numerous benefits for our clients, partners and shareholders,” said Glenn Stevens, Chief […]
Global Hedge Fund AUM Declines in August, New Launches Up
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds witnessed slightly negative returns in August according to this month’s Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index, which was down 0.23%. Global hedge fund AUM declined by $6.3 billion, but on the bright side, launch activity picked up the pace […]
Hedge Funds Dump Bullish Bets On US Oil As Threat Of Syria War Recedes
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds have cut down on their bullish bets on West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude now that the risk of disruption in Middle East oil exports has been diminished, Bloomberg reports. “The last few weeks, the market […]
Who Hedge Fund Managers Backed In The NYC Mayoral Primary
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Prominent NYC hedge fund managers came up empty in the NYC Democratic mayoral primary, Absolute Return reported today. Dan Loeb (Third Point), Robert Ziff (Och-Ziff) and Peter McKown (Prince Street) were among those giving big to […]
Opinion: Hedge Fund Advertising To Pique Retirement Investors Interest
New York (HedgeCo.Net) Adam Bergman, an in-house tax attorney with the IRA Financial Group believes that the repealing of the hedge fund advertising ban will help clarify the strategies used by hedge-fund managers when appealing to retirement investors. “Based on my conversations […]
Loeb’s Activist Hedge Fund Acquires 5.7% Stake in Sotheby’s
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A new filing with the SEC shows that Daniel Loeb’s $14 billion hedge fund Third Point LLC spent over $156 million on the acquisition of a 5.7% stake in Sotheby’s. The well known activist hedge fund Third […]
Tips For Investors: Rapoport on Hedge Fund Advertising
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Dian Vujovich at the Palm Beach Daily News writes about the recent changes to the Securities Act of 1933, which allows hedge funds to raise money through general solicitation and advertising to the public. US hedge funds are, for […]
Sony Rejects Hedge Fund Proposal
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Sony Corp has rejected Daniel Loeb’s idea for a spinoff of part of Sony’s entertainment arm that would have included a Hollywood movie studio and music business. The board unanimously rejected the deal. “The Sony board of directors […]