Category Archives: Hedge Fund Strategies
Hedge Fund Strategy – Motif Investing Raises $25 Million
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Motif Investing, the company that pioneered ideas-based stock investing, has raised an additional $25 million in financing from a group of investors including Goldman Sachs & Co. and existing Motif investors Foundation Capital, hedge funds Ignition […]
Bruce Lipnick From Asset Alliance Announces Firm Entry Into Crowd Funding
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Bruce Lipnick, Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Asset Alliance Corporation, announced at a conference on Crowd Funding the entry of his company into the Crowd Funding business in the US and internationally. […]
Man Group To Cap Executive Bonuses
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Man Group announced in its annual report that it plans to cap future cash bonuses for its senior executives. “Man said that short-term annual cash bonuses, which were previously uncapped, would be limited to 250 percent […]
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. […]