Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Obama and Clinton getting support from hedge funds
National Post- While John McCain may seem like the obvious choice for Wall Street’s ultra-rich since the Republican is undoubtedly the candidate with the best chances of making the Bush tax cuts permanent, Democratic rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama […]
FMC likely to ban hedge, PE funds from futures
Economic Times- Commodity markets regulator, Forward Markets Commission (FMC), is considering a ban on hedge funds and PE funds from trading on the country’s commexes, a top government official said. “Although hedge and PE funds play a major role in […]
Hedge Funds Care Announces Benefit Gala
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- The Midwest Chapter of Hedge Funds Care (HFC) announced its sixth annual benefit, “Open Your Heart to the Children”. Organizers of the black tie gala hope to top the $900,000 which was raised at last year’s […]
Wall Street financier gets his name alongside New York lions
Kansas City Star- Patience, Fortitude – and Stephen A. Schwarzman? The two stone lions that have famously bracketed the front steps of the New York Public Library for nearly a century will soon have to move over, symbolically, that is, […]
Hedge fund adds to stake in Pantry
Bizjournals.com- An Oregon hedge fund has upped its stake in The Pantry. Stadium Capital Management, a fund investing in small-cap companies, now owns 6.4 percent of The Pantry (Nasdaq: PTRY), according to regulatory documents. It owns 1.42 million shares of […]
Connecticut Hedge Fund Association Member Joins Bracewell & Giuliani
West Palm Beach (Hedgeco.Net)- Bracewell & Giuliani LLP has appointed hedge fund specialist John A. Brunjes as partner in their Private Investment Funds practice. “Connecticut is home to hundreds of hedge, private equity and other alternative investment funds, as well […]
Investcorp to launch new hedge fund with Paulson’s lead
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net) – John Paulson’s $3.7 billion salary last year is attracting a lot more than just new investors for his hedge fund; it’s prompting hedge fund managers to say “Hey, if you cant beat ’em, join ’em.” […]
Hedge Fund Investing and Politics
New York Times- Senator John McCain seems like the natural choice for the rich who are voting their wallets. After all, Mr. McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, might help the wealthy keep more of their supersize incomes by making the […]
Union Bancaire Privée Preps Distressed Funds of Hedge Funds
FINalternatives- Yet another hedge fund operator is diving into the burgeoning distressed-debt market looking for a piece of the action. Switzerland’s Union Bancaire Privée is looking to make some noise with the launch of a pair of funds of hedge […]
Equine hedge fund tries to outpace the market
Reuters UK- If investing in hedge funds these days seems about as certain as betting on the ponies, why not a fund to buy and race thoroughbreds? The New York Times reported on Monday that International Equine Acquisitions Holdings is raising […]
Hedge fund wins on Pozen buy
Bizjournals.com- A Massachusetts hedge fund that rolled a bet on biotech company Pozen has seen it pay off in a big way. PAR Capital Management says in Securities and Exchange Commission documents that its stake in Chapel Hill-based Pozen (Nasdaq: […]
Japan life insurers embrace hedge funds for returns
TOKYO (Reuters)- Low government bond yields and volatile currency markets are pushing Japan’s traditionally conservative life insurers into riskier investments to boost returns, with hedge funds and private equity set to get more of their huge cash pile. With little […]