Category Archives: Hedge Fund Strategies
Hedge Funds Investing In Junk Mortgage Bonds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) Hedge funds are speculating that some of the mortgage insurers hit the worst by the U.S. housing crisis will big winners in the rebound. Hedge funds Paulson & Co. and Maverick Capital have both made serious investments into the struggling sector. ‘Maverick, […]
Goldman Launches Access To Hedge Funds For Only $1000
New York (HedgeCo.)net) – Goldman Sachs has plans to bring the trading strategies of Wall Street hedge funds to investors with as little as $1000, financial news source The Street Reports. “The bank’s investment management unit, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, […]
AllianceBernstein’s Global Funds Win Top Industry Honors at Lipper Awards
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – AllianceBernstein announced today that nine of its funds spanning the fixed income, equities, emerging markets and technology sectors won a total of 35 top honors in Europe, Asia and the U.S. at this year’s Lipper awards. […]
Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Wants A Sony Spin-Off
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Bloomberg reports that the founder of hedge fund Third Point is looking to breakup Sony Corp., after acquiring a 6.5 percent stake in the company. Daniel Loeb wants Sony to spin off part of its entertainment arm […]
Volatility Hedge Funds Down In 2013
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Volatility funds such as $600 million Saiers Capital fund, use strategies that take advantage of pricing discrepancies caused by gyrations in global financial markets. “These funds flourished in the years after the financial crisis, when volatility was running hot, […]
Hedge Fund Strategy – Motif Investing Raises $25 Million
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Motif Investing, the company that pioneered ideas-based stock investing, has raised an additional $25 million in financing from a group of investors including Goldman Sachs & Co. and existing Motif investors Foundation Capital, hedge funds Ignition […]
Bruce Lipnick From Asset Alliance Announces Firm Entry Into Crowd Funding
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Bruce Lipnick, Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Asset Alliance Corporation, announced at a conference on Crowd Funding the entry of his company into the Crowd Funding business in the US and internationally. […]
Man Group To Cap Executive Bonuses
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Man Group announced in its annual report that it plans to cap future cash bonuses for its senior executives. “Man said that short-term annual cash bonuses, which were previously uncapped, would be limited to 250 percent […]
Hedge Fund Backs Spider-Man Lawsuit Against Disney
For the last few years Michael Wolk has quietly worked to advance the multi-billion dollar copyright infringement lawsuit that claims Walt Disney Co. does not own the rights to iconic Stan Lee-created superhero characters it acquired from Marvel Entertainment, like […]
Hedge Funds Moving To Florida
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Tired of New York’s high city and state tax rates, the New York Post reports that some hedge funds are moving to Florida’s Palm Beach County. “You weigh all of the benefits for being here to […]
Hedge Fund People: BTIG Opens Atlanta Office
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Global hedge fund and institutional trading firm BTIG LLC, has opened a new office in Atlanta dedicated to the Southeast region. This is the latest of BTIG’s moves to strengthen its local presence in key regional […]
Hedge Fund Mergers & Acquisitions: Arthur J. Gallagher Buys The Eriksen Group
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – International hedge fund brokerage and risk management company Arthur J. Gallagher has acquired central US retirement consulting firm Eriksen Group. Eriksen is a retirement consulting firm that provides ongoing and project-based retirement consulting services to their clients throughout […]