Category Archives: Hedge Fund Strategies
Hedge Fund Backs Spider-Man Lawsuit Against Disney
For the last few years Michael Wolk has quietly worked to advance the multi-billion dollar copyright infringement lawsuit that claims Walt Disney Co. does not own the rights to iconic Stan Lee-created superhero characters it acquired from Marvel Entertainment, like […]
Hedge Funds Moving To Florida
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Tired of New York’s high city and state tax rates, the New York Post reports that some hedge funds are moving to Florida’s Palm Beach County. “You weigh all of the benefits for being here to […]
Hedge Fund People: BTIG Opens Atlanta Office
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Global hedge fund and institutional trading firm BTIG LLC, has opened a new office in Atlanta dedicated to the Southeast region. This is the latest of BTIG’s moves to strengthen its local presence in key regional […]
Hedge Fund Mergers & Acquisitions: Arthur J. Gallagher Buys The Eriksen Group
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – International hedge fund brokerage and risk management company Arthur J. Gallagher has acquired central US retirement consulting firm Eriksen Group. Eriksen is a retirement consulting firm that provides ongoing and project-based retirement consulting services to their clients throughout […]
15 Hedge Funds To Be Added To NY City Pensions
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – In an attempt to reduce volatility and heighten returns, New York City’s Employees’ Retirement System, Police Department and Fire Department are planning on adding up to 15 hedge fund managers over the next few years. Fire Engineering reports: […]
Teacher Pension Funds Pressure Cerberus Into Selling Gun Company
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – $20 billion private equity and hedge fund firm, Cerberus Capital Management, has decided to sell all stakes in Freedom Group, a US gun maker that made the AR-15 rifle used in the recent Sandy Hook tragedy. “It is not our […]
Budget Talks: Obama Adviser to Meet With Hedge Fund Managers
New York (Hedge Co.Net) – The White House is reaching out to hedge fund managers in an effort to resolve the budget dispute, Bloomberg reports. According to an administration official, senior Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett is meeting with executives including Daniel […]
Legg Mason Acquires EU Fund Of Hedge Fund Manager Fauchier Partners
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – $648 billion global asset management firm Legg Mason, Inc., and hedge fund manager affiliate Permal have acquired Fauchier Partners, a $6 billion European based funds of hedge funds manager, from BNP Paribas Investment Partners. Fauchier Partners will be combined […]
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. […]
ESMA proposals will impact EUR 3billion of CTA UCITS assets, says Alix Capital
Alix Capital, the Geneva-based investment boutique specialising in regulated alternatives investments, is publishing a paper which reveals that ESMA proposals limiting the use of indices by UCITS funds will require a change in investment approach for EUR 3 billion of […]
Hedge Funds Face Increased Costs
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Nearly 60% of hedge fund managers in North America say the cost of business has increased in the past year, according to a new study. However, there continues to be a disparity between managers’ and investors’ views about […]
Hedge Fund Giant Man Sells Lehman Residuals
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund giant Man Group has decided to sell it’s residual exposure to the collapsed US investment bank Lehman Brothers that it acquired in July 2011 from certain GLG managed funds. The residuals are being sold for $456 million, UK […]