Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Hedge Fund Compensation Report Reveals a Drop in Bonuses
Nrw York (HedgeCo.net) – The 2012 Hedge Fund Compensation Report revealed that hedge fund managers anticipated an increase in base salary but a shortfall in year-end bonuses. The average reported cash compensation for 2011 was $311,000, just slightly higher than last year’s […]
Investors To Sue Hartline For Endorsing “Crony Capitalism” Hedge Fund Scam
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hartline Investment Corp is under fire for recommending a $550 million Florida hedge fund that is now subject to lawsuit filed by the SEC. Five investors followed the advisers advice and put $11.6 million into the […]
Hedge Funds Down 0.41% in December
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index was down 0.41% in December as the component strategies reported mixed results. The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index provides daily published index values which […]
Hedge Fund Advisor Gemini Expands With Nine Funds
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund advisor Gemini Fund Services, LLC., has announced the expansion of the Northern Lights Variable Trust (NLVT) with the addition of nine funds throughout 2011, the NLVT now comprises 14 funds in total, with over […]
The Hedge Fund Business Operations Association’s Annual Conference: Optimizing Hedge Fund Business Operations
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Financial Research Associates (FRA) and the Hedge Fund Business Operations Association (HFBOA) are proud to bring back the highly acclaimed Optimizing Hedge Fund Business Operations to New York City at the Princeton Club of NYC on […]
Agecroft Partners Predicts Hedge Fund Industry Trends for 2012
New York (Hedgeco.net) – Based on several dominant and emerging trends Agecroft has identified through their conversations with more than 300 hedge fund organizations and 2,000 institutional investors during 2011, Agecroft Partners predicts 2012 will be the best year for net […]
Hedge Fund Tax 101 and The K-1 Boot Camp
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – With tax season just around the corner, ensure that your fund has the right skills in place for the best possible tax plan. Financial Research Associates (FRA) and the Hedge Fund Business Operations Association (HFBOA) are […]
Eurekahedge: 2011 As The Second Worst Year On Record For Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.net) – 2011 was the second worst year on record for the hedge fund industry as global markets remained unpredictable amid the European debt crisis, risk-on risk-off investor sentiment, political wrangling and geopolitical events. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund […]
The Worst Footnote of 2011: Leo Apotheker’s Golden Parachute
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Footnoted, the business blog that unearths information buried deep in companies’ public filings, named the nominees for its annual “Worst Footnote of the Year” contest. The votes are in, and Footnoted’s readers selected former Hewlett-Packard CEO […]
US Investor Acquires $2.4 Billion UK Hedge Fund Group
New York (HedgeCo.net) – $351.7 billion US investment manager, Federated Investors, Inc., is acquiring Prime Rate Capital Management from UK hedge fund Matrix Group Limited. Prime Rate Capital Management’s family of UCITS hedge funds include: Prime Rate Sterling Liquidity Fund, Prime […]
Coadum Hedge Fund Managers Plead Guilty to International Fraud
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Thomas Repke, of Salt Lake City, Utah, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud. His codefendant and former business partner, James Jeffery of Ontario, Canada, pleaded guilty in April 2011. The jury trial was scheduled to begin […]
UCITS Hedge Fund Index Update
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The UAI Blue Chip Index is down -0.37% for the week bringing its month to date performance to -0.22%. Event-Driven, Emerging Markets and Commodity are the worst performing strategies respectively down -3.48%, -2.57% and -2.19% this […]