Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Palmer Square Capital Management Launches Long/Short Credit Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Palmer Square Capital Management, a credit and alternatives investment manager specializing in structured credit, corporate credit and hedge fund strategies such as long/short credit, today announced that the firm has launched its sixth mutual fund, the […]
AOI Hedge Fund Principles/Guidlines
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Alignment of Investments Association (AOI) on Tuesday released the latest version of its hedge fund best practices guidelines. While it’s unclear whether all of these proposed measures will take hold in the industry, one this […]
Convicted Hedge Fund Managers Cleared Of Wrongdoing
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A New York judge has thrown out the conviction against hedge fund managers Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of hedge fund Level Global Investors, and Todd Newman, a former portfolio manager at hedge fund Diamondback Capital Management. “Because the Government failed to present sufficient […]
UCITS HFS Index continues erratic performance, up 0.81% in November 2014
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – After having reported a minor loss of -0.29% in October, the UCITS HFS Index picked up its performance again in November and reports gains of 0.81%. The broad index started off negatively with a loss of […]
TrimTabs and BarclayHedge Report Hedge Funds Get $250 Million in October
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research report that hedge funds received only $250 million and that inflows had slowed dramatically so far in the second half of the year, according to Barclay Hedge and TrimTabs investment Research. […]
Man Group Acquires Merrill Lynch’s Fund of Hedge Fund Portfolio
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Man Group announced today the acquisition of Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments LLC’s fund of hedge funds portfolio. The portfolio includes 17 multi-strategy and strategy-focused fund of hedge funds with a total of $1.2 billion in AUM. […]
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, […]
AIMA Publishes Guidelines For Helping Hedge Funds Choose A Prime Broker
New York.Net) -Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund industry association, has published an updated guide for hedge fund managers to use when selecting a prime broker. AIMA’s Guide to Sound Practices for Selecting a Prime Broker incorporates […]
New York Teachers Fight Against Hedge Fund Lobbying
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – School teachers in New York are up in arms about ‘The Washington Park Project.’ They are fighting back against millionaires and hedge fund managers who they say are damaging the public school system in their state. […]
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 […]
Investcorp Hedge Funds Group Boosts its Manager Research Team
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – $11 billion hedge fund group Investcorp, announced that Gregory LaFiura has joined the firm’s Hedge Funds business as a Principal in the Manager Research Team with a focus on long/short equity strategies. LaFiura will have primary responsibility […]