Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Agecroft Partners to add new hedge fund to platform
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund consulting and third party marketing firm Agecroft Partners is launching an additional hedge fund manager to the platform of hedge funds they represent during the fourth quarter. So far, the strategy includes at least $75 million in […]
Hedge Fund Billionaire Funding SuperPac To Defeat Oregon Congressman
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Oregon congressman that has been sponsoring legislation which will impose a tax of one-quarter of one percent on high-frequency, computer-driven market transactions is under attack by the hedge fund manager that pioneered the very same […]
SS&C GlobeOp: Hedge Fund Performance Index for September, 2012 measured 1.11%
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Capital Movement Index for October shows net flows decline 0.67%, according to SS&C/GlobeOp’s combined Hedge Fund Performance Index and Capital Movement Index. “Inflows have remained steady, while outflows have spiked in line with quarter-end rebalancing,” said Bill […]
Hedge Fund Index Up +1.26% in September, Hennessee
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index increased +1.26% in September (+5.03% YTD), while the S&P 500 gained +2.42% (+14.56% YTD), the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced +2.65% (+9.99% YTD), and the NASDAQ Composite Index increased +1.61% (+19.62% […]
Research: Large Hedge Funds Have Performed Better Than Small Funds in Down Years
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Since 1996, during negative performance years, the average large hedge fund experienced less severe losses than the average small hedge fund, according to new research from hedge fund analytics provider PerTrac. The sixth annual version of […]
New Whitepaper: Managed Futures and Hedge Funds: A Match Made in Heaven
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A newly released white paper featuring hedge funds, Revisiting Kat’s Managed Futures and Hedge Funds: A Match Made in Heaven (pdf), has been released by hedge fund risk management and research firm Sunrise Capital Partners LLC. The whitepaper points out […]
Hedge Fund Launch: Aberdeen Introduces Three Philadelphia Multi-Asset Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – $286.5 billion hedge fund group Aberdeen Asset Management has launched the Aberdeen Dynamic Allocation Fund, the Aberdeen Diversified Income Fund and the Aberdeen Diversified Alternatives Fund. These funds were created on September 24, through the reorganization […]
IndexIQ Launches New Hedge Fund ETF
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Index-based alternative investment provider Index IQ has launched a new hedge fund replicator fund, the IQ Hedge Market Neutral Tracker ETF (QMN). The new ETF fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the IQ Hedge Market […]
Hedge Fund Research: Venture Funds Raise $17.5 Billion In 2012
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Private equity funds in the U.S. raised nearly as much capital in the first three quarters of 2012 as during the entire 2011 calendar year, according to new hedge fund research from Dow Jones. During the first three […]
Hedge Fund Event: Alternative Asset Summit Oct. 17-19th 2012 at Wynn Las Vegas
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – This year’s Alternative Asset Summit is being held October 17-19th, 2012 at Wynn Las Vegas. The hedge fund Summit is a networked event structured for industry professionals by industry professionals. Last year’s Summit had over 400 attendees, 50% Investors and 30% […]
Debates: Obama Backs Away From Romney’s Hedge Fund History
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – President Obama surprised Democrats in the first session of debates by failing to reference Mitt Romney’s disparaging comments about the 47 percent. Two videos were leaked last month in which Romney boasted of his china acquisitions […]