Category Archives: Hedge Fund Strategies
SEC Releases Hedge Fund Data From Dodd-Frank PF Filings
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The release of an annual report by the SEC to Congress under the new Dodd-Frank regulatory reform legislation shows the results of the data collected from private funds in 2014. Private Fund Regulatory Assets Under Management […]
Hedge Fund Assets Up By $62.6 Billion In 2014
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – US hedge fund AUM went past the $1.4 trillion mark, with assets growing by $62.6 billion in 2014, new data from independent data provider and research house Eurekahedge shows. Long/short equity, fixed income and multi-strategy funds retained the top […]
Credit Suisse: Hedge Funds Down 0.31% In July
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the “Broad Index”) finished down 0.31% for the month of July. Performance for the Broad Index and its ten sub-strategies is calculated monthly. June, July, and YTD 2014 performance numbers are […]
HedgeCoVest Named as a Presenter at the National Finovate Fall Conference in New York
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – HedgeCo Networks, LLC, a preeminent service provider to the hedge fund industry will unveil HedgeCoVest, their new, real time hedge fund replication platform, at the national Finovate conference on September 23-24, 2014 in New York. Finovate […]
Hedge Fund Launch: The Rothschild Larch Lane Alternatives Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Rothschild Larch Lane Management Company is launching a liquid, open end alternatives mutual fund, using a multi-manager structure, offering diversification across a variety of asset classes, time frames, investment styles and strategies. Larch Lane is a pioneer […]
Botox Company Sues Hedge Fund Founder Ackman For Insider Trading
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Bill Ackman, hedge fund founder and activist investor, has responded to the lawsuit filed on the 1st of August by Botox-producer Allgeran: “This is a shameless attempt by Allergan to delay the shareholders’ fundamental right to […]
Irish Firm Launches US Hedge Fund AIFM Services
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Capita Financial Managers Limited announced it has been granted an alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) licence by the Central Bank of Ireland. “AIFMD requires fund managers to comply with a new and extensive set of regulations […]
Hedge Fund Investor Ramius Joins Up With State Street For Managed Futures Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – $10.6 billion hedge fund investment platform and the global investment arm of Cowen Group, Inc., Ramius LLC., is seeking regulatory and shareholder approval to hire State Street Global Advisors, the asset management unit of State Street […]
Private Equity Continues To Provide Superior Returns Over The Long-Term
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Private equity returns significantly outperformed the S&P 500 over the long term, according to the most recent Performance Update from the Private Equity Growth Capital Council (PEGCC). As of December 31, 2013, returns from private equity […]
Hedge Fund Omni Partners Obtains Licence Under AIFMD
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Steve Clark’s hedge fund, Omni Partners LLP, has been authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) for a licence under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”). “It is Omni’s aim to be at the spearhead of […]
Senate: Hedge Funds Used “Basket Options” To Dodge Taxes
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Over a dozen hedge funds are accused of misusing a complex financial structure to claim billions of dollars in unjustified tax savings and to avoid leverage limits that protect the financial system from risky debt, a Senate […]
Top Hedge Fund Strategies: Driven, Long/Short Equity, Fundamental and Emerging Markets Equity
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Credit Suisse’s mid-year Hedge Fund Investor Sentiment Survey reports that the second half of 2014 looks set to be a strong period for capital allocations to hedge funds. Of the investors surveyed, 97% indicated that they […]