Tag Archives: hedgeco


Deephaven’s Hedge Fund Bought by Stark Investments

January 28, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Deephaven Capital Management signed a deal on Tuesday to sell the assets of its flagship hedge fund, Knight Capital Group Inc., to Stark Investments. The founders, Brian Stark and Mike Roth, will give Deephaven investors […]

Missing Hedge Fund Fraudster Turns Himself In

January 28, 2009 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Missing hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel, who disappeared last week along with an estimated $350 million of investor’s money, turned himself in to the FBI yesterday.   The Sarasota resident, 76, turned himself in at a […]

SEC Commissioner Urges Greater Regulation of Hedge Funds

January 28, 2009 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar said his agency should be given the authority to regulate hedge funds after urging Congress “to close the glaring loopholes in securities regulation.” Aguilar, one of the agency’s five commissioners, is among […]

Paulson Pockets Big Bucks on Short Sale

January 27, 2009 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Billionaire and hedge fund manager extraordinaire John Paulson has reportedly pocketed $139 million by betting against the Royal Bank of Scotland, further fueling cynicism that shorting aids in driving down share prices.   Paulson is no […]

New York Exec Nailed for Alleged $400 Million Ponzi Scheme

January 27, 2009 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Nicholas Cosmo, head of New York-based Agape World Inc., has been arrested for allegedly running a $400 million Ponzi scheme.  His company, which marketed commercial bridge loans, was not registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange […]

FX Trading Grows 250% as Investors Look For Alternative to Hedge Fund Trading

January 27, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Deutsche Bank’s foreign exchange (FX) trading platform, dbFX.com, reported a surge in customer numbers in 2008 as FX grew as an asset class of choice for investors amid the financial crisis. The trading platform saw […]

Eurekahedge Forecasts More Hedge Fund Launches in 2009

January 27, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge funds returned a healthy 1% in January, wrapping up a tumultuous 2008 at -12.3%, according to Eurekahedge. Hedge fund assets fell $380 billion or 20% in 2008, from just under $1.9 trillion to just […]

Gates Donates Despite Economic Distress

January 26, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – In a letter scheduled to be released today, January 26th, Bill Gates is offering insight to the world both about the current financial crisis as well as what his foundation has been able to do despite […]

Senate Approves Schapiro as New Head of SEC

January 23, 2009 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Mary Schapiro, who most recently was the CEO for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is now the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The Senate approved Schapiro yesterday, a month after being nominated President Barack […]

EUEC Workshop fo Carbon Hedge Funds

January 23, 2009 : Permalink

West palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Two prominent carbon and CDM Experts, Peter C. Fusaro, Dr. Prabhu Dayal are presenting the ‘EUEC 2009’ in Phoenix, Arizona, the Carbon Trading course includes practical case studies for the design and development of CDM […]

Morningstar Reviews 2008’s Losses and Gains

January 22, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – In their summary of hedge fund performance for the fourth quarter and full year of 2008, Morningstar reported that 2008’s low returns wiped out the last two years gains. Investors lost their appetite for hedge […]

Novices Given $1 Million to Start a Hedge Fund on TV

January 22, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Avanta is making its UK television debut with Million Dollar Traders on BBC2. Aired for 3 weeks in January, the series will play out at Avanta’s Austin Friars business centre in London. The program gives […]