Category Archives: Hedge Fund Strategies
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 […]
Romney’s Hedge Fund Diverted Over $100 Million Through Netherlands Loophole
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Dutch newspaper Volksrant reports that Bain Capital, in which Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is a major shareholder and founder, has routed some 80 million euros ($102 million) in dividends through a tax loophole in the […]
UCITS Hedge Funds Reach $175 Billion in October
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The total assets managed by single UCITS hedge funds increased to EUR 137 billion ($175 billion) in October. The UCITS Alternative Index is currently composed of more than 870 constituent hedge funds and funds of hedge […]
Hedge Fund Opinion: Hedge Fund Summit Speaker Duncan Rolph “Asset Allocation Is Key”
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – To protect and maximize wealth, private wealth managers should focus on asset allocation, as results are primarily driven by that and not by manager performance, advised Duncan Rolph, Partner, Miracle Mile Advisors. Dynamic asset allocation that […]
Research: Small Hedge Funds Outperforming The Larger Ones
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Small hedge funds with assets of less than $100m have outperformed large funds (those with assets of over $500m) in 13 out of the last 16 years according to Jeroen Tielman, CEO and Founder of multi-strategy hedge […]
IndexIQ Launches New Hedge Fund ETF
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Index-based alternative investment provider Index IQ has launched a new hedge fund replicator fund, the IQ Hedge Market Neutral Tracker ETF (QMN). The new ETF fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the IQ Hedge Market […]
Hedge Fund Acquisitions: Capital Trust To Sell Investment Management Platform To Blackstone
New York (HedgeCo.Net) . An affiliate of hedge fund investor giant Blackstone has acquired NY Capital Trust, Inc’s investment management business, operated through its subsidiary, CT Investment Management Co., LLC. Under the terms of the agreement, Blackstone will acquire CTIMCO and its fund co-investments […]
Mitt Romney 2011 Tax Returns Reveal No Hedge Fund Secrets
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – After months of debate as to what is in Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney’s 2011 tax returns, they were made public on the campaign website. Expecting a bevy of hedge fund secrets, journalists and blogers were […]