Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Hedge Funds up 2.32% in January 2013
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds posted their strongest January performance since 2006 amid rallying equity markets globally. The benchmark Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 2.32%1 while the MSCI World Index gained 4.66% over the month. Total assets under […]
Keith Gertsen Joins Citi Private Bank to Focus on the East Coast Hedge Fund Community
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Keith Gertsen has joined Citi Private Bank as a Managing Director and the Team Leader in Greenwich, Connecticut. Gertsen with have responsibility for new client acquisition, managing key client relationships, and shaping a hedge fund and […]
Hedge Fund People Moves: Throgmorton Hires ex-Morgan Stanley COO/CFO Specialist
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – UK industry specialist Throgmorton has added Carolyn Twist to their team, a former Executive Director and European Controller at Morgan Stanley, she has been brought on board to bolster the company’s outsourced COO/CFO service. Carolyn’s appointment […]
Hedge Fund Launch: Counterweight Short Credit Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Counterweight Short Credit Fund, Ltd. SPC (“Counterweight”) launched on February 1, 2013. The Fund is managed by Troob Capital Management LLC, a firm that previously operated a net short biased High Yield credit fund from […]
Opus Fund Services Opens New York Office
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Award-winning hedge fund administrator Opus Fund Services, is expanding with the opening of its New York office. The Park Avenue location will initially focus on business development and will be headed by the new Director of Sales and […]
Witness in Rajaratnam Hedge Fund Insider Trading Case Gets One Year Behind Bars
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Roomy Khan, a government co-operator in the biggest hedge fund insider trading conspiracy in US history, has been sentenced to one year in prison. Khan has pleaded guilty to passing inside information to Galleon Group fund […]
BCM Hedge Fund Analyst Sentenced in Manhattan
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Jason Pflaum, a former research analyst with the hedge fund Barai Capital Management (BCM), was sentenced to time served, followed by two years of supervised release, for his participation in an insider trading scheme in which […]
Hedge Fund Backs Spider-Man Lawsuit Against Disney
For the last few years Michael Wolk has quietly worked to advance the multi-billion dollar copyright infringement lawsuit that claims Walt Disney Co. does not own the rights to iconic Stan Lee-created superhero characters it acquired from Marvel Entertainment, like […]
MAN Seeds Japan Focused Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – FRM Capital Advisors, the seeding division of FRM, Man Group plc’s fund of hedge fund division, has entered into a strategic relationship with a Japan focused hedge fund. FCA will make a significant investment in a fund launched […]
Hedge Fund Founder Warren Buffett On Women In Investing
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund founder and investor extraordinaire Warren Buffett had a few words to say about women in investing over at UK newspaper The Telegraph. “As fears grow that the United States is preparing to plunge over the […]