Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Tech Company Insider Charged With Tipping Off Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net)- The 45th defendant charged by the SEC in its ongoing investigation into the activities of expert networks has agreed to settle the SEC’s charges. The investigation has exposed widespread insider trading by investment professionals, hedge funds, and […]
Hedge Fund People: Ignacio Sosa to Join DoubleLine
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Ignacio Sosa, previously Executive Vice President for Global Bond Product Management at PIMCO, will join DoubleLine Capital LP next month as Director of the firm’s newly formed Product Solutions Group. DoubleLine and its affiliates managed approximately $49 billion in […]
Bahrain Hedge Fund Investor To Buy US Designer Company
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Bahrain-based hedge fund investor Investcorp and private equity firm Freeman Spogli & Co, are teaming up to buy the Cincinatti-based rain and cold weather accessory designer Totes Isotoner Corporation. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “We are excited […]
Activist Hedge Funds Broadening Tactics and Geography
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The shareholder activism landscape has changed dramatically over the last several years, according to new data compiled by Hedge Fund Research. Activist hedge funds managed over $93 billion dollars in 2013, almost triple the amount managed just five […]
Hedge fund FORT Management launches NY office
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund FORT Management, founded in 1993 by Yves Balcer and Sanjiv Kumar, who formerly worked together as senior fund managers at the World Bank, has expanded its operations and opened an office in New York. […]
Agecroft Partners Estimates That 90% of Hedge Funds Use Social Media
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Donald A. Steinbrugge, CFA – Founder and Managing Partner, ae Agecroft Partners has said that the use of social media has increased significantly within the hedge fund industry over the past couple of years. Social media […]
Hedge Fund Law: SEC Names David Gottesman as Deputy Chief Litigation Counsel
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A member of the team that obtained admissions of liability as part of an $18 million settlement with hedge fund adviser Philip Falcone and his advisory firm Harbinger Capital Partners has been appointed as deputy chief […]
SAN Fransisco 49ers Team Up With Hedge Funds To Stop Child Abuse
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – NFL team players, alumni, coaches, executives and cheerleaders are getting together to make the 13th Annual Hedge Funds Care “Open Your Heart to the Children” Benefit in San Francisco a magical day. The San Francisco 49ers Owner/Chair […]
Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index Outperforms S&P 500 in Q1
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Eurekahedge North America Hedge Fund Index was up 2.25% in the first quarter of 2014, outperforming the S&P 500 index which gained 1.30% over the same period. Hedge funds are up 0.87% in Q1 2014, […]
Hedge Fund Launch: Classic Auto Funds to Capitalize on Collector Car Investments
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Classic Auto Funds Limited (CAF) is launching several investment partnerships using collectable classic cars as the hard asset. “Many investors are recognizing the rising returns in specific classic cars as a low-risk asset,” said Robert Minnick, […]