Category Archives: HedgeCo News
SEC Fact Sheet: Restrictions For Hedge Funds Under The JOBS Act
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The SEC has released more details on some of the restrictions hedge funds and others will face in light of the new, looser rules on general advertising. “As we fulfill our mission to facilitate capital formation […]
Warren Proposes Legislation To Break up Megabanks From Riskier Investments Like Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A of group of U.S. senators led by senior United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, yesterday introduced legislation that would break up Wall Street’s megabanks by separating traditional banking activity from riskier financial services such as investment banking, […]
SkyBridge Capital and Woori Investment & Securities Announce Strategic Partnership
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – SkyBridge Capital (SkyBridge), a research-based alternative investment firm headquartered in New York, and Woori Investment & Securities (Woori I&S), headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, today announced a strategic partnership that will allow for the distribution of […]
Opinion: Hedge Fund Advertising, The Benefits Out-Weigh The Risks
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Securities and Exchange Commission this week adopted a measure to allow companies, including hedge funds and other private entities, as well as public companies, to raise money through general solicitation of, and advertising to, the […]
Hedge Fund People: Matthew Clark to Join Citi
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Matthew Clark is joining Citi’s Prime Brokerage business as a Managing Director and Global Head of Client Solutions. In this role, he will oversee all regional client service and client solutions teams across Prime Finance, Futures, […]
SEC votes 4 to 1 to approve the JOBS Act and lift advertising ban on Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – This morning the SEC delivered a much awaited decision regarding how they interpret the portions of the JOBS Act that address the approval of advertising for securities sales to accredited investors. In a 4 to 1 […]
Opalesque Roundtable: Changed Capital Flows in the Gulf
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – As in any other region, investors in the Middle East are shifting their portfolios as a response to the current market environment and challenges, with many moving away from fixed income. Tangible assets and “anything with an […]
Trustee Wins $546 Million From JP Morgan For Hedge Fund Investors
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The case from back in June (2013) of US regulators via. Jon Corzine (MF Global Inc, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, No. 11-2790, and Deangelis v. Corzine, U.S. District Court, Southern District of […]
Bitcoin Fund Launched By The Winklevii
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, former Olympic rowers, (also called the Winklevii in the Facebook movie ‘The Social Network’) have revealed plans to float a fund based on the digital currency Bitcoins, DealBook reports. The twins are venture […]
Hedge Fund Activist Ichan Raises Over $5 Billion For Dell Bid
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Activist hedge fund investor Carl Icahn and partner Jefferies & Co., have secured $5.2 billion in financing for their bid for a leveraged recapitalization of Dell, according to Reuters. “With that we put an end to the unwarranted speculation […]