Category Archives: HedgeCo News

Hedge Fund People Moves: Man Appoints Yifei Li as Country Chair, China

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund giant Man Group plc is establishing its presence in China with the appointment of Yifei Li as Country Chair, China. Li has 18 years of senior management experience, having successfully led the expansion of several […]

Hedge Fund Index Up 1.85% in October

New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index was up 1.85% in October as five out of seven strategies posted gains. “Event Driven was the highest performing sector last month as many managers restructured their […]

Hedge Fund Man Announces $50m Savings Following GLG Acquisition

New York (HedgeCo.net) –  Man Group announced details of a share buy back in conjunction with its interim results for 2011 today. In CEO and FD video interviews with financial news website Cantos, the hedge fund giant’s CEO Peter Clarke, […]

Hedge Fund Mergers & Acquisitions: Blackstone Buys Up Emdeon

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund giant Blackstone has completed its acquisition of Emdeon Inc, a healthcare revenue and payment cycle management provider, in a transaction valued at approximately $3.0 billion. “We are excited to open a new chapter in the […]

Hedge Fund Industry Insight From The Mizuho-Eurekahedge Index

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Coinciding with the launch of the Mizuho-Eurekahedge Index, the first Mizuho Eurekahedge Indices Analysis Report has been released. The report examines global hedge funds through the lens of the Mizuho-Eurekahedge Index, which gives a fresh perspective […]

Drake Hedge Fund Manager Fined $175,000 By SEC

New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the filing of a civil injunctive action against Drake Asset Management, LLC (Drake), of Glen Head, NY, and Oliver R. Grace, Jr., of Hobe Sound, FL, for conducting a scheme to evade the group […]

Agecroft Partners Believes Hedge Fund Branding Drives a Majority of Asset Flows

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Since the market correction of 2008, a vast majority of hedge fund net asset flows have gone to a small minority of hedge funds with the strongest brands, marking a change from the pre-2008 environment. A […]

Mutual Fund Launch: The Highland Global Long/Short Trend Following Fund

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Highland Funds Asset Management, L.P. has launched the Highland Alpha Trend Strategies Fund. Anchor Capital Management Group, Inc. will serve as the new fund’s sub-advisor. “In a volatile global market, the addition of Anchor Capital’s strategy […]

Hedge Fund Broker Merlin Securities Hires Former Morgan Stanley Strategist

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Rick Bensignor has joined hedge fund tech and prime broker Merlin Securities as chief market strategist. In this new position, Bensignor will produce behavioral market strategy research focused on a wide variety of asset classes and macro-economic […]

Fall 2011 M&A Hedge Fund Industry Outlook

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Madison Street Capital’s Asset Management Industry Focus Group released its Fall 2011 Merger and Acquisition (M&A) Outlook- Hedge Fund Industry, focusing on the current deal environment, buyer/seller considerations, minority interest investments and future M&A drivers. “The transaction […]

Hedge Fund Assets in Sustainable & Responsible Investing Jumped 16% in 2010

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) is making major strides in the hedge fund arena, according to a new report prepared for the US SIF Foundation by the Center for Social Philanthropy at the Tellus Institute. According […]

News Roundup: Ex-Goldman Sachs Director Arrested In Hedge Fund Case

New York (HedgeCo.net) – One of Goldman Sachs’ former directors, Rajat Gupta, has been arrested on charges of insider trading as a co-conspirator in the criminal case against hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam. The New York Times reports: “Rajat K. Gupta, a […]