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Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index Confirmed to Finish Down -0.18% in November
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Final performance for the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (“Broad Index”) is confirmed down -0.18% in November and up 7.82% YTD. Oliver Schupp, President of Credit Suisse Index Co., Inc., said, “The Dow Jones […]
Hedge Fund Mergers & Acquisitions: Ballast Capital Management and Investcorp
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Alternative asset manager Investcorp and Ballast Capital Management, a hedge fund manager based in New York, have partnered up. Ballast, which specializes in long-short equity, is the latest addition to Investcorp’s single manager platform. Ballast is led by Robert […]
Fourth Annual Women’s Private Equity Summit Scheduled for March 3 & 4, 2011
LEXINGTON, Mass. – The 4th Annual Women’s Private Equity Summit—the must-attend annual conference for senior-level women in private equity and venture capital—will be held March 3 & 4, 2011 at the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, California. This major industry conference […]
New software release for hedge fund portfolio construction
Zurich, Switzerland, December 16th, 2010 – AlternativeSoft has released a new version of its software dedicated to fund of funds, banks, asset managers and pension funds investing in multi asset financial portfolios. In addition to portfolio construction, asset selection, return forecasting […]
Alpha Is About Much More Than Just Generating Returns
When people use the term “Alternative Investments”, they generally refer to hedge funds and private equity. A hedge fund is loosely defined as a pooled vehicle which purports to deliver returns which do not follow the traditional asset classes such […]
SEC sets its sights on Vision Capital
(Reuters) – Vision Capital Advisors, a $600 million hedge fund led by two visually impaired managers, is under investigation by U.S. securities regulators, according to a confidential document reviewed by Reuters. In a wide-ranging investigation, the Securities and Exchange Commission […]
State releases details of hedge fund investments
AP – State investment managers are making partially good on a pledge to make public details of their almost $3 billion in hedge funds. The Juneau Empire, which filed a public records request for the information, says the disclosure includes […]
Investcorp eyes overlooked hedge funds
Reuters – Medium-sized hedge funds are slipping under the radars of nervous investors but can offer great investment opportunities, says Investcorp, which is considering offering capital to these portfolios. Deepak Gurnani, the Bahraini investment firm’s head of hedge funds, said […]
European debt crisis ‘manageable,’ says Paulson
MarketWatch – The sovereign debt crisis in Europe is “manageable” and doesn’t pose a risk to broader markets, said John Paulson, head of hedge fund giant Paulson & Co., on Monday. Paulson also urged people to buy houses in the […]
Dallas hedge fund Highland Capital Management buys American HomePatient
Biz Journals – Highland Capital Management, a Dallas-based hedge fund, is buying out a Tennessee medical equipment provider company helping it go private and avoid bankruptcy. Under the deal, American HomePatient would reincorporate from Delaware to Nevada, and Highland Capital […]
US judge seizes $105 million in Argentine funds
AP – Argentina quickly said it would file a court appeal after a U.S. federal judge ruled Wednesday that bondholders can seize $105 million in Argentine central bank deposits held in the United States. A bank spokesman told The Associated […]
FSA investigation hits Gartmore shares
Telegraph – Despite denials of any wrongdoing shares in Gartmore have fallen more than 10pc over the past week amid fevered City speculation about links between Roger Guy, a Gartmore fund manager and Clive Roberts, head of equities at Exane […]