Category Archives: Hedge Fund Strategies

BNY Mellon and Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management Tie Up Outsourcing Deal

February 2, 2015 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – BNY Mellon has signed an agreement with Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (Deutsche AWM) to provide real estate and infrastructure fund administration services, representing roughly $46.3 billion in assets under administration. Last July, BNY Mellon and Deutsche […]

Financiers To Discuss The Emergence Of Palm Beach County As A Financial Hub

January 29, 2015 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – As hedge funds, investors and financial services firms continue to migrate to Palm Beach County, FL, the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County is hosting a special luncheon for financial professionals on the 29th of […]

Total Assets In Investment Alternative Approaches $7 Trillion

January 27, 2015 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) According to Preqin’s 2015 Global Alternatives Report, the global alternative assets industry is closing in on $7 Trillion in total assets. This total includes hedge funds, private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure funds, but it […]

Hedge Fund Asset Growth From Several Fronts

January 27, 2015 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) Earlier this month it was reported that hedge fund inflows in 2014 were the highest they had been since 2007. Last week, the SS&C GlobeOp Forward Redemption indicator showed that withdrawal requests dropped to 2.49% in January. […]

Earnings Season Producing Mixed Results So Far

January 27, 2015 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) Through the first two weeks of earnings season, the results are somewhat mixed with a high number of companies beating expectations, but the growth rates on both earnings and revenue are running lower than recent quarters. So […]

Hedge Fund Inflows Highest In 7 Years

January 22, 2015 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) According to hedge fund research group HFR, the hedge fundindustry experienced net inflows of $76.4 billion in 2014 and that has pushed the assets under management in the industry to just shy of $3 trillion. Interestingly, the […]

Hedge Fund People: SkyBridge Capital Appoints Three New Partners

January 21, 2015 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – After seeing major growth in 2014, global alternative investment firm SkyBridge Capital, has named three new partners in its hedge fund business: Robert Duggan, portfolio manager; Christopher Hutt, head of hedge fund administration and operations; and […]

Silvermine Acquired by Man Group’s Hedge Fund Arm

January 21, 2015 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Man Group announced today the close of their previously announced acquisition of Silvermine Capital Management LLC, a Connecticut-based leveraged loan manager with $3.8 billion in AUM. Silvermine will be integrated into Man GLG, and will complement […]

Damage From Swiss National Bank’s Move Still Being Assessed

January 21, 2015 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) When the Swiss National Bank unexpectedly removed a three-year cap on the Swiss Franc’s exchange rate with the Euro last week, the ramifications hit the hedge fund world hard and the damage estimates are still coming in. […]

HedgeCoVest Continues To Build An Impressive Roster of Leading Hedge Fund Managers

January 20, 2015 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) HedgeCoVest continues to attract some of the largest managers in the industry to its real time hedge fund replication platform. $21bn fund manager Fred Alger Management is the newest firm to join the HedgeCoVest roster as it […]

UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy Index Down -0.10% in December

January 19, 2015 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – After having reported gains of 0.81% in November, the UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy (HFS) Index has taken a small loss in December 2014 of -0.10%, the UCITS Index reports. The broad index started positively into the […]

“Ask Me Anything” Retired Hedge Fund Manager On Reddit

January 16, 2015 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Mulling over a Senate bid, billionaire philanthropist and retired hedge fund founder Tom Steyer took to Reddit for a Q&A with the internets. “Question is, can I have more positive influence by running?” Steyer wrote. “I’m […]