Category Archives: Hedge Fund Strategies
Opinion: Hedge Fund Advertising To Pique Retirement Investors Interest
New York (HedgeCo.Net) Adam Bergman, an in-house tax attorney with the IRA Financial Group believes that the repealing of the hedge fund advertising ban will help clarify the strategies used by hedge-fund managers when appealing to retirement investors. “Based on my conversations […]
Loeb’s Activist Hedge Fund Acquires 5.7% Stake in Sotheby’s
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A new filing with the SEC shows that Daniel Loeb’s $14 billion hedge fund Third Point LLC spent over $156 million on the acquisition of a 5.7% stake in Sotheby’s. The well known activist hedge fund Third […]
Tips For Investors: Rapoport on Hedge Fund Advertising
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Dian Vujovich at the Palm Beach Daily News writes about the recent changes to the Securities Act of 1933, which allows hedge funds to raise money through general solicitation and advertising to the public. US hedge funds are, for […]
Sony Rejects Hedge Fund Proposal
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Sony Corp has rejected Daniel Loeb’s idea for a spinoff of part of Sony’s entertainment arm that would have included a Hollywood movie studio and music business. The board unanimously rejected the deal. “The Sony board of directors […]
Man Group: Funds Under Management Down 9%
Man Group PLC reports new highlights for 6 months (ending 30 June 2013) ? Total tangible assets at 30 June 2013 of $2.2bn ? Net tangible assets at 30 June 2013 of $1.3bn, 72 cents or 47 pence per share […]
Hedge Funds, Super-Wealthy Leaving France
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Following President Francois Hollande’s pledge to raise a top income tax rate of 75% last year, a number of ultra wealthy individuals have already reportedly exited the country to more liberal tax regimes, according to a […]
Businessweek’s Visually Striking Hedge Fund Cover
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The most recent BusinessWeek cover has a provocative take on what it calls “The Hedge Fund Myth.” Bloomberg’s cover story “Hedge Funds Are For Suckers” delves into the reasons one should avoid hedge funds. “Hedge funds may […]
SEC Fact Sheet: Restrictions For Hedge Funds Under The JOBS Act
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The SEC has released more details on some of the restrictions hedge funds and others will face in light of the new, looser rules on general advertising. “As we fulfill our mission to facilitate capital formation […]
Largest building in the world opens in China – complete with indoor seaside
Guardian – Beneath smoggy clouds in the Chinese mega-city of Chengdu, waves lap against sandy shores and a salty breeze blows across the beach. 6,000 holidaymakers look out on a glowing sunset, dining on platters of “the rarest oceanic fish […]
Man’s Fund Of Hedge Fund Arm Seeds AI Company
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Man Group plc’s fund of hedge fund division, FRM, has made a seed allocation to Norwegian applied mathematics, economics, computer linguistics, and software development company CommEq Asset Management. Man is also helping CommEq launch an institutional […]
Gibraltar Campaigns To Attract Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Gibraltar has launched a campaign to bring London hedge funds to “the Rock,” the Guardian reports. Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has made attracting hedge funds one of the main goals of his administration, last week […]