Category Archives: HedgeCo News
The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 0.60% in March
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the “Broad Index”) finished up 0.60% for the month of March. Performance for the Broad Index and its 10 sub-strategies is calculated monthly. February, March and YTD 2015 performance numbers […]
The Revolving Door: Fed Chief Bernanke To Advise At Hedge Fund Citadel
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Citadel Investment, the hedge fund founded by billionaire Ken Griffin and one of the largest on Wall Street with over $25 billion in assets under management, has hired former chairman of the US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke […]
SEC To Crack Down On The $76 Billion Alternative Mutual Fund Market
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Securities and Exchange Commissioner Luis Aguilar yesterday stated that the commission is having a closer look at the alternative mutual fund market, which grew from about $76 billion in assets at the end of 2009 to over $311 […]
Hedge Funds Outperform in March
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index gained +0.39% in March (+2.53% YTD), while the S&P 500 lost -1.74$% (+0.44% YTD), the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose dropped -1.97% (-0.26% YTD), and the NASDAQ Composite Index fell -1.26% […]
Eurekahedge: Hedge Funds Up 3.11% in Q1 2015
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds registered their third consecutive month of gains since the start of the year, with the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index up 0.83% in March, outperforming the MSCI World Index[2] which ended the month down 0.39%. […]
Hedge Fund Performance Down In April
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The gross return of the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index for March 2015 measured 1.30%. Hedge fund flows as measured by the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index declined 1.14% in April. “The negative CMI for […]
United Nations Pension Fund Considering Hedge Fund Investing
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, which covers 190,274 participants, retirees and other beneficiaries, is reportedly looking into adding hedge funds to its portfolio, the pension has over $52 billion in assets. CNBC reports: “The U.N. is […]
Man Launches Ireland UCITS Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Man GLG this week announced the launch of an Ireland-domiciled UCITS compliant hedge fund, the Man GLG European Mid-Cap Equity Alternative fund. The portfolio manager is Moni Sternbach, who joined Man GLG from hedge fund Cheyne […]
Blackstone Acquires $4.6 Billion Loan Portfolio from GE Capital
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – In another major acquisition, the mortgage department of hedge fund giant Blackstone Group today announced that they have signed an agreement to acquire a $4.6 billion commercial mortgage loan portfolio from GE Capital Real Estate. The […]