Category Archives: Opinion
Morningstar Predicts Hedge Fund Takeover Candidates
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Independent hedge fund research firm, Morningstar, Inc., has published its Merger and Acquisition Outlook for 2011, identifying the 100 most likely takeover candidates across Morningstar’s equity coverage universe. “While global merger and acquisition activity has been […]
Ponzi is Prologue – What the Dodd Frank Act Means for SEC Fraud Enforcement Actions
Editorial Comment (Jay Gould, attorney) – A recent action against a hedge fund manager by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) serves as interesting prologue to the state of enforcement against suspected securities frauds once the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform […]
Hedge Fund Industry’s Jingle Ball 2010 Sold Out
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The hedge fund community got together last night at New York’s Covet Lounge to celebrate the holiday season and give back at the Hedge Fund Industry’s Jingle Ball 2010. “We are bringing the hedge fund community […]
The New Yorker: Are Hedge Funds “Socially Worthless”?
New York (HedgeCo.net) – In the soon to be published, November 29, 2010, issue of The New Yorker, in “What Good Is Wall Street?”, John Cassidy questions the value of Wall Street, pointing out that many of the things that […]
Oil Market Summary: Prices Spiral Downwards
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Crude oil prices continued their downward spiral during the week as new data confirmed that U.S. economic growth is slowing, according to Oilprice.com’s Darrell Delamaide. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate contract settled 2.6% lower for the […]
Hedge Fund Handbook Released: ‘A Guide to Fund Management’
New York (HedgeCo.net) – There is a new book on the market for those who are planning to set up their own hedge fund. Daniel Broby’s ‘A Guide to Fund Management’ is published by Risk Books, a specialist in hedge […]
SEC Seeks Comments on Hedge Fund Regulation Under the Dodd-Frank Act
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The SEC has opened a page for investors and hedge fund managers to make their opinions and views known on Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act before official comment periods are opened. “The Commission […]
UPDATE: SEC Approves Registered Third Party Marketers Doing Business With Public Pension Funds
Donald A. Steinbrugge – Last week the SEC officially changed its position, voting to adopt new rules concerning public. pension funds pay-to-play practices. The new rules permit managers to pay third party marketers that are registered as investment advisers or […]
David Roskoph: An American Renaissance Intensifies
New York (David Roskoph) – One year ago I wrote “An American Renaissance: Capitalism Is Alive and Well” which highlighted the positive structural changes occurring as a result of the Modern Depression: a dose of reality for the (formerly) tragedy-of-the-commons […]
Offshore Hedge Funds moving to Europe
New York (HedgeCo.net) – In a response issues surrounding the Eurozone as of late, Gregg Davis, CEO of FDi Consulting said “Within the hedge fund space there are concerns of new regulatory shifts that will make the EU a more […]
Public Pension Plans to Top Corporate Plans In US Hedge Fund Allocation
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Agecroft Partners predicts that United States public pension funds will increase their allocation to hedge funds at faster rate than corporate pension plans due to sweeping new corporate pension legislation that is just beginning to take […]
