Category Archives: HedgeCo Networks Press Releases

Hedge Funds Out Perform Market in April

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – After taking flack from investors as well as the press for a lackluster performance in 2014, the hedge fund industry seems intent on reversing that in 2015. So far in 2015, hedge funds are turning the […]

A Number Of Streaks In Oil Trading And Production

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The oil market has been on a wild ride over the past year. After prices for West Texas Intermediate Crude peaked at $107.68 last June, the price per barrel fell to as low as $42.41 in […]

David Einhorn’s Bearish Case Against Shale Oil Companies

New York (HedgeCo.NET) At last week’s Sohn Investment Conference, Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn made headlines when he expressed a very bearish opinion toward fracking or shale oil companies. Einhorn argued that the costs of capturing the oil far exceed the […]

Obama Administration Warns Hedge Fund Industry

New York (HedgeCo.NET) Most of the time when you hear that the Obama administration has warned the hedge fund industry about a topic, you automatically think it is in regards to legislation about practices. That wasn’t the case at last […]

Two Different Hedge Funds Announce Stakes in YUM Brands

New York (HedgeCo.Net) Over the course of the last week, two different hedge fund/activist investors announced stakes in fast-food giant YUM Brands (NYSE: YUM). On Friday, it was announced that Third Point has bought in to YUM during the first […]

HedgeCoVest Wins National Fintech Awards

New York (HedgeCo.Net) HedgeCoVest, the only real-time hedge fund investment platform for retail investors, has swept the board at this year’s Benzinga Fintech Awards. Over 160 applicants from across the nation entered the competition to recognize the most impressive new […]

HedgeCoVest Takes Top Honors At Benzinga Fintech Awards Ceremony

New York (HedgeCo.net) Over 115 top Fintech firms from across the nation entered the 2015 Benzinga Fintech Awards competition in March to recognize the most impressive new technology catering to financial services and capital markets. At Wednesday night’s awards ceremony […]

Highlights from Citi’s March Hedge Fund Snapshot

New York (HedgeCo.Net) Citi recently released its Hedge Fund Snapshot for March and February was a good month for hedge funds both in terms of performance as well as growth. In terms of performance, the two equal-weighted across funds indices […]

Hedge Funds Continue to Experience Strong Inflows

New York (HedgeCo.Net) After seeing outflows of $11.2 billion in January, hedge funds saw inflows of $7.2 billion in February according to information released by TrimTabs and BarclayHedge earlier this week. The inflows in February are the strongest for the […]

Double Dose of Deals Benefits Deerfield Management

New York (HedgeCo.Net) Healthcare focused hedge fund manager Deerfield Management got a double-dose of good news on Monday as two of the stocks they are invested in announced deals over a billion dollars. Auspex Pharmaceutical (Nasdaq: ASPX) announced that it […]

Industry Standards Board Wants Changes in Hedge Fund Disclosures

New York (HedgeCo.Net) The Hedge Fund Standards Board wants to improve the disclosures to investors regarding potential conflicts of interest. One proposal in particular would require managers to disclose any parallel funds if the proposal is adopted. Yet another proposal […]

Omega Advisors Subpoenaed

New York (HedgeCo.Net) Reports from CNBC and Bloomberg stated that hedge fund firm Omega Advisors has been subpoenaed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Attorney’s office in New Jersey. According to reports, the authorities are seeking information […]