Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Join us for HedgeCo’s May Hedge Fund Networking Event in NYC on Thursday
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – We’re pleased to announce HedgeCo in conjunction with Alternative Assets will be hosting the Third Thursday Hedge Fund Social event on May (5/15) in New York City. The HedgeCo Networking Events are a chance for investors, […]
Three Software Company Founders to Pay $5.8 Million In Fines
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed insider trading charges against three software company founders for taking unfair advantage of incorrect media speculation and analyst reports about the company’s acquisition. They agreed to pay nearly $5.8 […]
Investcorp Group Hires Hedge Fund Talent Specialist
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – David Walsh has joined $11.3 billion hedge fund investor Investcorp. In his new role, Walsh’s responsibility will be to identify and source emerging hedge fund talent, and to structure and develop relationships with these managers. He […]
Andrew J. Bowden: Spreading Sunshine in Private Equity
Since the beginning of the millennium, the private equity industry’s assets under management, defined as the uncalled capital commitments plus the market value of portfolio assets, have increased year after year. With the industry-wide portfolio value increasing steadily, and dry […]
Hedge Fund Compliance: SEC Speaks on Private Equity Violations
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Andrew Bowden, Director of OCIE (the SEC Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations), recently shared some examination findings in a presentation to the PEI Private Fund Compliance Forum, hedge fund industry expert FrontLine Compliance reports. This was […]
Hennessee Hedge Fund Index lost -0.64% in April (+0.79% YTD)
The Hennessee Arbitrage/Event Driven Index increased +0.11 % in April (+2.26% YTD). The Barclays Aggregate Bond Index gained +0.84% (+2.81% YTD) as interest rates were slightly lower for the month. High yield increased as the Merrill Lynch High Yield Master […]
Man Group FUM At $55 Billion In Q1, Hedge Fund Inflows
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund investor Man Group reported funds under management (FUM) at 31 March 2014 standing at $55.0 billion (31 December 2013: $54.1 billion). The hedge fund giant also reported inflows in the quarter of $2.0 billion, comprising […]
SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT) Conference May 13-16 In Vegas
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Approximately 1,800 industry hedge fund leaders are meeting up to discuss macro-economic trends, geo-political events and alternative investment opportunities for the year ahead. The 2014 SALT Conference is taking place May 13-16, at the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. […]
Jason Konior Sentenced For Cheating Hedge Fund Investors
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A New York fund manager was sentenced yesterday to three years and ten months of prison time for stealing $2.9 million from hedge fund investors in a Ponzi scheme, Reuters reports. Jason Konior, the founder and […]
Hedge Fund Advisory Firm Accused Of Distributing Falsified Performance Results
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A New York-based investment advisory firm and two executives have had fraud charges and an asset freeze filed against them by the SEC for distributing falsified performance results to investors in two hedge funds they managed. The […]
GEMFonds Global Emerging Market Hedge Fund Launch
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A team of seasoned investment veterans plan to launch a Global Emerging Market hedge fund for Gemfonds Plc by the end of the summer according to Chief Executive Daniel Broby. Bent Kristensen, former Chief Portfolio Manager at […]
Hedge Funds Get $11.2 Billion in March and Outperform S&P 500
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research reported today that hedge funds took $11.2 billion (0.5% of assets) in March, down from a three-year high of $24.9 billion (1.2% of assets) in February. “Investors pumped $38.6 billion into […]