Category Archives: HedgeCo News
SEC Sanctions 19 Hedge Fund Advisers, Private Equity Firms
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The SEC has issued sanctions in an enforcement initiative uncovering certain hedge fund advisers and private equity firms that have illegally participated in an offering of a stock after short selling it during a restricted period. The SEC last […]
Investcorp Acquires Approximately $250 Million In Real Estate
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Investcorp, the $11 billion hedge fund manager, is expanding its U.S.-based real estate arm. Through separate transactions, Investcorp has acquired a portfolio of office and industrial properties in Durham, NC, Seattle, WA and Jacksonville, FL for […]
TMF Custom House Fund Services Launches New Platform In Conjunction With AIFMD Reqirements
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund service provider TMF Custom House Fund Services, announced that it is now offering clients a depositary lite, or ‘Depo Lite,’ platform to support alternative investment managers marketing their funds in Europe to fulfill their […]
CalPERS Eliminates Hedge Fund Program
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The $300 billion California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) announced that it will eliminate its hedge fund program, known internally as the Absolute Return Strategies (ARS) program, as part of an ongoing effort to reduce complexity […]
Eurekahedge: Hedge Funds Up 4.16% YTD
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The latest issue of The Eurekahedge Report focuses on the US$275 billion UCITS hedge fund industry along with our regular coverage of monthly returns, performance and asset flows. Highlights from this month’s report: Hedge funds are […]
Fitch Report On Hedge Fund Reinsurance
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Fitch reports today that newly formed hedge fund reinsurers are unlikely to achieve an Insurer Financial Strength rating in the ‘A’ category under Fitch Ratings’ methodology. This is due to both general constraints applied to start-up […]
Hedge Fund Index: August performance 1.10%, September net flows advance 0.58%
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – SS&C GlobeOp announced that its Hedge Fund Performance Index for August measured 1.10% and its Capital Movement Index showed net flows advance 0.58% in September. “Subscriptions were nearly double that of redemptions for September, although capital […]
Norm Champ’s Remarks to the Practicing Law Institute, Hedge Fund Management Seminar 2014
Norm Champ, SEC Director, Division of Investment Management – “I am joined here today by two of my Investment Management colleagues – Dan Townley, who will be discussing the Volcker Rule later this afternoon, and Aaron Schlaphoff, who will be participating […]
SEC Tightens Regulatory Oversight For Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Securities and Exchange Commission is creating a new office within the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) that will coordinate efforts to provide data-driven risk assessment tools and models to support a wide range […]
Top Celebrities Raise $12 Million In Support Of Charity Day
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Jake Gyllenhaal, Ben Stiller, Michelle Williams, Ed Burns, Steve Buscemi and many others joined Cantor Fitzgerald and hedge fund brokerage firm BGC Partners yesterday, raising approximately $12 million for charities around the world. Founded to commemorate […]
HedgeCoVest Signs 33 Leading Hedge Fund Managers For Their New Liquid Alternatives Investment Platform
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – HedgeCo Networks LLC, a preeminent service provider to the hedge fund industry and operator of one of the most trafficked databases HedgeCo.Net is pleased to announce that its new liquid alternative investment platform, HedgeCoVest has signed 33 […]
Alternative Capital Captures 20% Of Catastrophe Reinsurance Market
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A new Report by Aon Benfield Securities, “Capital Revolution—Alternative Markets Fuel Dynamic Environment” (PDF), reveals that annual catastrophe bond issuance reached a record USD9.4bn – an increase of 41 percent over the prior year period. The high […]