Category Archives: Hedge Fund Strategies
Hedge Funds Exhibit Low Performance But Bigger Bonuses
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund professionals received increases in both base salary and year-end bonuses, the 2015 Hedge Fund Compensation Report revealed today. “The difference this year is we saw a reduction in the correlation between fund performance and […]
Hollis Park Partners With Multi-Billion Hedge Fund Manager GCM Grosvenor
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hollis Park Partners LP, a global structured products investment management firm, today announced a strategic partnership with GCM Grosvenor, one of the oldest and largest global alternative investment managers with more than $47 billion in assets […]
Brevan Howard Passes Management of Hedge Funds To DW Partners
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Two hedge funds previously managed by Brevan Howard Capital Management, which total more than $5 billion in assets, are now being managed by New York credit-focused multi-strategy asset manager, DW Partners. “This is an exciting day […]
$40 Million Goes To Hedge Fund In Credit Suisse Case
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Dallas hedge fund Highland Capital Management has won a $40 million payout from Credit Suisse, the Wall Street Journal reports, after proving that Credit Suisse AG duped the hedge fund into refinancing a shaky real-estate development. “They were […]
Former BlackRock, Macquarie Heads To Launch Asia Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The former head of BlackRock’s Scientific Active Equity department in Hong Kong announced plans to start hedge fund Zentific Investment Management, a Pan Asia Market Neutral fund with capital from institutional clients, founding partners and his own HS Sponsor […]
Man Group Acquires Silvermine Capital Management For $45 Million
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund giant Man Group plc announced plans to integrate $3.8 billion Connecticut-based leveraged loan manager, Silvermine Capital Management LLC, into Man GLG during the first quarter of 2015. Man will pay $23.5 million in cash upfront, […]
US-Based Hedge Fund Cerberus Buys Risky UK Debt
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Global hedge fund investor Cerberus has bought £2.3 billion ($3.6 billion) of risky UK commercial real estate loans, the New York Times reports. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) has sold a portfolio of Irish […]
Hedge Funds Gain $117 Billion In 2014
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds are up 4.62% year-to-date, and based on preliminary returns reported by funds with daily liquidity, Eurekahedge expects the index to be broadly flat in December and finish in the 4% to 5% range for […]
The Presidio Group Opens Office in Washington, D.C.
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Presidio Group, LLC has opened an office in Washington, D.C. This will be the firm’s third office and its first on the east coast. Steve Aucamp and Brian Pierson, both formerly of Convergent Wealth Advisors, […]
Hedge Fund Manager Launches The Amerijuana Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Former founder of the Harley-Davidson Finance Company, Stephen Denari, has left the Prairie Wellness Fund to launch a new convertible debt/equity fund. This financing vehicle will initially provide financing to winning applicants for the newly created […]
Private Equity Bullish on Economy: See Promise in Technology Sector
New York (HedgeCo.Net)- According to the Private Equity Growth Capital Council’s latest Private Equity Decision Makers Survey, 75 percent of decision makers responsible for investment decisions at private equity firms think the nation’s economy is headed in the right direction, […]
Eurekahedge: Tracking The Top 50 Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Eurekahedge has partnered up with Markov Processes International, Inc. (MPI), to launch a new index, the Eurekahedge 50, which consists of the world’s most successful hedge funds that have generated consistently attractive risk-adjusted returns over a number […]