Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Einhorn Still Touting Consol Energy, Despite 80% Drop In Past Year
New York (HedgeCo.net) – David Einhorn is standing behind his bullish position on coal and natural gas producer Consol Energy (NYSE: CNX). Einhorn touted the company as his single “best idea” at the annual Robin Hood Investors Conference in New […]
Hedge Fund 13F Filings Due Out This Week
New York (HedgeCo.net) – It has been 45 days since the third quarter ended and that means that 13F reports are due from hedge funds. With the quarter being so volatile and the S&P losing 6.94% during the third quarter, […]
Dozens of Chinese Firms Trying to Delist from U.S. Exchanges
New York (HedgeCo.net) – In a reversal of fortune, dozens of Chinese firms that were listed on exchanges in the United States with the hopes of gathering legions of foreign investors are now looking to be taken private and delisted […]
SS&C GlobeOp Index Up Slightly in October
New York (HedgeCo.net) – SS&C GlobeOp released its Hedge Fund Performance Index results for October yesterday and they showed that the index gained 0.64% for the month. While it is encouraging to see the index gain ground again after a […]
Ackman’s Pershing Square Down 21.2% Year to Date
New York (HedgeCo.net) – So far, 2015 has been a year that Bill Ackman would very much like to forget, or at least he would like to forget the second half of the year.The high-profile hedge fund manager saw his […]
Chinese Hedge Fund Manager Sees Assets Frozen by Authorities
New York (HedgeCo.net) – As Chinese authorities continue to crackdown on institutional investors, Wednesday saw the police freeze approximately $1 billion in assets of Xu Xiang. Xu is a hedge fund manager and he is currently under investigation for insider […]
Bets on Argentinian Debt Paying Off Post-Election
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Argentina has been the source of speculation for years for distressed debt hedge funds and there has been animosity between investors and the government. Even though the country has only gone through one round of its […]
Two Main Funds Managed by Bridgewater Up in October
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund management firm Bridgewater released performance results for its two main funds yesterday and both funds moved higher on the month. The All Weather Fund, which uses the recently criticized risk parity strategy, gained 4.1 […]
Avenue Capital Closing Original Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Avenue Capital Group is one of the preeminent investment firms in the distressed investing space and in a sad, symbolic gesture, the firm announced that it will be closing its original hedge fund, Avenue Investments. The […]
Largest Brazilian Hedge Fund Adding PBR Debt While Issuing Cautious Statement
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Verde Asset Management, the largest hedge fund in Brazil with approximately $7.9 billion in assets, has been adding to its holdings of Petroleo Brasileiro (NYSE: PBR) debt, but is issuing cautious statements about the state-controlled oil […]
Braga and BlueCrest Lessening Ties
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Leda Braga is considered one of the top ladies in the hedge fund industry and some consider her the top female manager. Braga had been with BlueCrest Capital Management from 2001 through the end of 2014. […]
Average Performance Fees for Hedge Funds Falling
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The old standard in the hedge fund industry used to be “2 and 20” which stood for a 2% management fee and a 20% performance fee, but those standards might be a little outdated at this […]