Category Archives: HedgeCo News

SEC: Confidentiality Agreements Cannot Stifle Whistleblowers

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced its first enforcement action against a company for using restrictive language in confidentiality agreements with the potential to stifle the whistleblowing process. The SEC charged Houston-based global technology and […]

Hedge Fund People: Jennifer Cahill Joins Investcorp

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Investcorp, a leading provider and manager of alternative investment products with approximately $11 billion in assets under management, today announced that Jennifer Cahill has joined the firm’s Hedge Funds business as a Managing Director within its […]

Hennessee: Hedge Funds Strong On Growth, Europe And Opportunistic Funds

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The top three hedge fund strategies last month were Growth (+4.75%), Europe (+3.89%) and Opportunistic (+3.77%). The bottom three strategies for the month were Short Biased (-5.34%), Market Neutral (-0.18%) and Macro (+0.19%). Hennessee Group LLC […]

Double Dose of Deals Benefits Deerfield Management

New York (HedgeCo.Net) Healthcare focused hedge fund manager Deerfield Management got a double-dose of good news on Monday as two of the stocks they are invested in announced deals over a billion dollars. Auspex Pharmaceutical (Nasdaq: ASPX) announced that it […]

Investment Adviser Accused of Concealing Poor Performance of Fund Assets From Investors

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against an investment adviser and her New York-based firms accused of hiding the poor performance of loan assets in three collateralized loan obligation (CLO) funds they manage. […]

Hedge Fund Manager Investcorp Acquires U.S. Private School Network

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Investcorp, an $11 billion international hedge fund manager has purchased Nobel Learning, a network of 176 schools across 18 states from private equity investor Leeds Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum. With approximately 5,000 teachers and staff and 25,000 […]

Private Equity Investments Best S&P 500 Over Long-Term

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – According to the most recent quarterly Performance Update Report from the Private Equity Growth Capital Council (PEGCC), over a 10-year horizon, returns from private equity funds (net of fees) outperformed the S&P 500 (including dividends) by […]

Industry Standards Board Wants Changes in Hedge Fund Disclosures

New York (HedgeCo.Net) The Hedge Fund Standards Board wants to improve the disclosures to investors regarding potential conflicts of interest. One proposal in particular would require managers to disclose any parallel funds if the proposal is adopted. Yet another proposal […]

Omega Advisors Subpoenaed

New York (HedgeCo.Net) Reports from CNBC and Bloomberg stated that hedge fund firm Omega Advisors has been subpoenaed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Attorney’s office in New Jersey. According to reports, the authorities are seeking information […]

Hedge Fund Philanthropy: Man Booker International Prize 2015 Finalists

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Ten writers are on the judges’ list of finalists under serious consideration for the sixth Man Booker International Prize, the £60,000 award which recognises one writer for his or her achievement in fiction. “We are very […]

The Carlyle Group To Acquire Conifer Financial Services

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Global hedge fund asset manager The Carlyle Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Conifer Financial Services LLC, a $100 billion independent asset services firm. The transaction, terms of which were not disclosed, is expected […]

Newly Launched Hedge Funds Have Best Year Since 2004

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – New hedge funds in the US netted over $34 billion in last year’s explosive launch environment, posting the best fundraising total in a decade, Absolute Return research shows. The largest was the Two Sigma Absolute Return […]