Category Archives: HedgeCo News

TABB Research: International Investors and Asian-domiciled Hedge Funds

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Institutional investors seeking exposure to emerging Asian equity markets face challenges in accessing many of the region’s closed markets and are turning to exchange-traded derivatives markets, as well as over-the-counter (OTC) instruments that can provide the […]

1,113 Hedge Fund Launches in 2011

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund launches in 2011 increased to the highest level since 2007, as investors and managers positioned for 2012 amid intense volatility and macroeconomic uncertainty, HFR reported. Hedge fund launches totaled 1,113 in 2011, including 270 […]

Hedge Fund Study: Improved Environment for Managed Futures and CTAs

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Two prominent CTA indices have published positive year-to-date returns for managed futures funds, highlighting a promising start to the year for this sector. The BarclayHedge CTA Index, a leading hedge fund benchmark of representative performance of […]

100 Women in Hedge Funds Standford PACs Conference

New York (HedgeCo.net) – A hedge fund conference is being hosted by the Boston Chapter of 100 Women in Hedge Funds on March 23, 2011 in Boston. This conference is unique because it is the first hedge fund conference to […]

Hedge Fund Advisory & Accounting Firm Decosimo Ranked Among Global Top 15

New York (HedgeCo.net) – According to the world rankings report recently published by the International Accounting Bulletin, Moore Stephens International Limited (MSIL) is now ranked 12th in the combined list of networks and associations as its fee income increased to […]

New Jersey Hedge Fund Manager Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For $1.6 Million “Virtual Office” Fraud

New York (HedgeCo.net) – The former owner and president of New York Financial Co. (NYFC) was sentenced yesterday to 132 months in prison for his role in a $1.6 million investment fraud scheme. In addition to the prison term, the Judge […]

FBI Forensic Accountants – Following the Money

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Accountants have been woven into the fabric of the FBI since its creation in the summer of 1908, when a dozen bank examiners were included among the original force of 34 investigators. Today, around 15 percent […]

‘Clerical error’ foiled hedge fund Octavian’s Balda battle

Octavian Advisors LP said a clerical error prevented the $1 billion New York-based hedge fund from backing its own move last month to oust the supervisory board of German medical and electronics products maker Balda AG. Octavian’s failure to vote […]

UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy Index continues positive run, up +0.99% in February 2012

New York (HedgeCo.net) — After a good start into the year the UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy (HFS) Index was able to continue its positive performance with gains of +0.99% in February 2012. The first three days into the month already […]

Hedge Funds Off to Best Start in Over a Decade

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hennessee Group LLC, an adviser to hedge fund investors, announced today that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced +1.72% in February (+4.07% YTD), while the S&P 500 advanced +4.06% (+8.60% YTD), the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]

UK Hedge Fund Firm Expands US Operations

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Rule Financial, an independent provider of business consultancy, IT consultancy and IT services to the global hedge fund community, announced its acquisition of North American consultancy, Waterline Group. This strategic acquisition will accelerate Rule Financial’s growth […]

February: Hedge funds See $20 billion in net positive asset flows

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge funds witnessed US$20 billion in net positive asset flows, positive returns for all regions and strategies. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 2.06%1 in February as optimism about European debt and strengthening global economy […]