Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Dirty Hedge Fund Dealings Premier At Sundance
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Sundance 12 kicked off over the weekend with the new hedge fund movie Arbitrage playing on day 3 of the festival. The movie depicts a hedge fund magnate under investigation, desperate to complete the sale of […]
GlobeOp Hedge Fund Redemptions At Record Low
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for January 2012 measured 1.85%, down from 4.58% in December 2011. GlobeOp’s data represents approximately 8-10% of the hedge fund industry, with $173 billion in AUM. “January 2012 is the lowest month […]
What The Specialists Are Saying About Private Equity And Hedge Funds This Year
New York (HedgeCo.net) – “When large-scale hostile takeovers appeared in the 1980s, many voiced the opinion that they were driven by investor greed; the robber barons of Wall Street had returned to raid innocent corporations. Today, it is widely accepted […]
People Moves: UK University Snaps up Hedge Fund Guru
New York (HedgeCo.net) – In a move that turns the table on the hiring status quo, Strathclyde University has reached out into the world of hedge funds to access talent. In announcing that it has just appointed Daniel Broby as […]
News Roundup: 7 Hedge Fund Managers and Analysts Charged
“New York (HedgeCo.net) – Obama’s financial fraud task force yesterday unveiled a hedge fund fraud case involving a “club” of high profile NY men, charged with insider trading involving computer company DELL. Of those seven, three people have been arrested, one […]
Hedge Fund Association On The EU Financial Transaction Tax
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The proposed European Union financial transaction tax (FTT) could lead to a significant decrease in cross-border trading of financial instruments in the EU, undermining the single market, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the […]
Hedge Fund Launches: The Pyxis Alternative Income Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Pyxis Capital, L.P.has launched the Pyxis Alternative Income Fund. Anchor Capital Management Group, Inc. (“Anchor Capital”) will serve as the fund’s sub-advisor. “The Pyxis Alternative Income Fund offers mutual fund investors a strategy that until recently […]
Regulation Prompts Hedge Fund Managers to Reconsider Domiciles
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A greater focus from regulators and investors has led to an increased number of hedge fund and private equity managers actively considering strategic moves to more favourable domiciles. Emerging regions are particularly appealing to investors and […]
Hedge Fund Cowen Group Acquires ATM LLC
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund giant Cowen Group, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Algorithmic Trading Management, LLC. (ATM), a provider of global, multi-asset class algorithmic execution trading models. “The ATM team has developed first-rate execution technology that will […]
Swiss Bank Hires Hedge Fund Specialist
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A Geneva bank, Man Brothers, has selected Brady plc, a global supplier of trading, hedge fund risk management and settlement solutions to the metals, energy and softs sectors, to handle their trade finance operations. The Brady solution which […]
Pluris Names Hedge Fund Valuation Specialist Vataha as Vice President
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Pluris Valuation Advisors LLC today announced that Kyle B. Vataha of Newport Beach, Calif., a nationally recognized expert in valuing alternative asset management firms, has joined the firm as Vice President. Vataha, who will open an […]
Al Gore, Sarah Palin and Dr. Robert Gates to Speak At The SkyBridge 2012 Hedge Fund SALT Conference
New York (HedgeCo.net) – $5.7 billion hedge fund firm, SkyBridge Capital, has announced that Vice President Al Gore, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin and Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates will serve as keynote speakers at the SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT 2012) Conference May 8 to 11, […]