Category Archives: HedgeCo News
2014 Private Equity Exit Volume Highest Level on Record
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Private Equity Growth Capital Council’s Trends Report for the fourth quarter of 2014 was released today. The report indicates that the industry recorded its highest exit volume ever last year, at $257 billion, and also […]
A Hedge Fund Study For Pension Fund Trustees
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Approximately one in every four dollars managed by hedge funds worldwide is invested by public and private sector pension funds, while roughly three out of every four dollars invested in hedge funds come from institutional investors […]
Advent to Launch Credit UCITS Hedge Fund in Q2
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Advent Capital Management has announced plans to launch the firm’s first alternative UCITS product, joining the rest of their UCITS offerings in Q2 2015. The ‘Advent Global Absolute Return Strategy’ will closely mirror Advent’s Global Opportunity […]
Preqin Reports Top Hedge Fund Strategies In 2014, 2015 Outlook
New York (HedgeCo.Net) The go-to-portal for hedge fund research, Preqin, has released their Annual Global Hedge Fund Report for 2015. Preqin reports that although 2014 was a disappointing year for hedge fund managers and investors in terms of performance, inflows […]
Seward & Kissel: New Hedge Funds Are Lowering Investor Fees
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – An annual study of new hedge funds by New York law firm Seward & Kissel reports that hedge fund managers are becoming more sensitive to the needs of investors, rearranging management fee structures to meet their needs. “The […]
Skybridge Announces SALT 2015 Scheduled Speakers
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund manager Skybridge Capital has announced speakers such as George Papandreou, Julia Gillard, Mikhail Gorbachev and Ben Bernanke, among others, at at the seventh annual SALT Conference, which will take place from May 5-8, 2015 at […]
Man Reports $72.9 Billion In Funds Under Management For 2013
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund giant Man Group plc today announced the results for the financial year ending 31 December 2014. Funds under management (FUM) are reported up 35% to $72.9 billion (31 December 2013: $54.1 billion.) “2014 marked […]
Hedge Fund Crime Ring Uncovered, A Dozen Criminals Brought to Justice
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Nearly a dozen fraudsters who conspired to operate the $40 million Black Diamond hedge fund Ponzi scheme will be spending plenty of time behind bars after a joint effort by the FBI, the Internal Revenue Service, […]
Man Group Expands GLG Hedge Fund Arm In Japan
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Man Group is adding to its portfolio by acquiring the Tokyo based Japan Long Short Equity Strategy fund, the investment management business of NewSmith LLP, an equity investment manager with $1.2 billion of funds under management. […]
Hedge Fund Manager Sentenced To 5 Years For Scamming Veterans, Retirees, Hurricane Katrina Victims
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A Louisiana hedge fund manager has been sentenced to sixty months’ imprisonment as a result of a mail fraud scheme in which he defrauded investors out of millions of dollars, the DOJ reports. Zachary Holdman was […]
Illinois Teachers’ Retirement System To Invest Over $1 Billion In Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Illinois had decided to invest in a woman-run global macro strategy hedge fund. The Teachers’ Retirement System Board of Trustees today approved series of investments totaling $905 million, including an initial $50 million commitment through the System’s […]
Hedge funds post small gain in January
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds were up 0.03% overall in January, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge. “Central banks took centre stage in January’s financial turmoil as the Swiss National Bank unexpectedly abandoned its currency […]
