Category Archives: HedgeCo News

DOW Jones Indexes Launches Subsector Indexes

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the launch of 10 customized, subsector indexes selected from large- and small-cap stocks. Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has licensed the indexes to serve as […]

LucidQ Investment, Inc. Launches Equity Hedge Fund

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – LucidQ Investment, Inc., a registered investment advisor based in Virginia, today announced the launch of the LucidQ Hedge Fund, L.P. Designed for accredited investors and qualified clients, the LucidQ Hedge Fund seeks to mitigate […]

Rock Crest Capital Announces Appointment of Senior Portfolio Manager

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Rock Crest Capital, LLC (RCC), a U.S. long/short equity hedge fund with a focus on the global impact of technological change, announced today the addition of Mr. Patrick S. Wayland as Managing Director, with […]

Hedge Fund Chief to Plead Guilty to Investor Fraud

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Keith G. Gilabert, the founder of an investment firm that operated a hedge fund called the GLT Venture Fund has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges that may have cost investors as much […]

Close Fund Management opens Hedge Fund to Retail Investors

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Close Fund Management is teaming up next month with BlueCrest, a well known US hedge fund manager with more than $9bn under management. This will give access tomore private investors interested in hedge fund […]

Hedge Fund D E Shaw Enter India Markets

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – New York hedge fund D E Shaw hopes to unlock more of India’s trading potential. D E Shaw is the world’s second-largest hedge fund, the group is a specialized investment and technology development firm. […]

Old Lane Hedge Fund Selects Trading Platform

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – On Thursday, Old Lane hedge fund stated that they chose Triple Point as their current trading platform. In the press release Old Lane stated that Triple Point offered the only solution that met all […]

New Research Fills Gap In Analysis of Hedge Fund Survivorship Bias

HedgeCo.Net – New research funded by the Foundation for Managed Derivatives Research (FMDR) provides investors with vital tools for evaluating the potential longevity, or possible liquidation, ofhedge funds. FMDR is a foundation established by Managed Funds Association in 1994 to […]

Hedge Fund Insider Trading at SunSource

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The Securities and Exchange Commission filed suit on Tuesday against hedge fund manager Nelson Obus. Mr Obus manages about $400 million as founder and managing partner of Wynnefield Capital Inc. The lawsuit filed in […]

Massey Energy & Third Point LLC

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Third Point LLC has filed a report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday stating that Massey Energy should be held responsible for its history of poor management guidance and weak stock […]

Hedge Fund to Benefit Emerging Markets

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Russia’s capital markets have been climbing with amazing speed in recent months, drawing attention from investors worldwide and securing Russia’s place as the leading, and most lucrative,”emerging market” on the planet. The new hedge […]

China and Hedge Funds

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – As the Chinese government continues to broaden its financial markets to foreign investors, hedge fund interest in the region has climbed. Sandra Manzke, a hedge fund industry veteran in an interview with CNN stated, “We […]