Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Early View: Hedge Funds Posted Positive Performance in March
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Returns for the Credit Suisse LAB Liquid Indices suggest that hedge funds experienced positive performance in March according to Jordan Drachman, Head of Research for Alternative Beta Strategies at Credit Suisse. “The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative […]
Medley Capital Acquires Hedge Fund Manager Viathon
New York (HedgeCo.net) – NY-based Medley Capital LLC has announced the acquisition of credit hedge fund manager Viathon Capital LP and all its related entities. “This transaction combines the analytical and credit strengths of the two organizations.” Brook Taube, Managing […]
New UCITS Hedge Fund Launch
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Act II Specialist Equities fund, an innovative fund of the Act II SICAV, has been launched, with daily liquidity that will precisely follow the investment strategy of the Cayman based Act II Capital Fund and […]
Shari’ah Compliant Hedge Fund Index Drops 1.22%
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Based on the close of trading on March 29 the global Dow Jones Islamic Market Titans 100 Index, which measures the performance of 100 of the leading Shari’ah compliant stocks globally, dropped 1.22% month-to-date, closing at […]
Galleon Roundup: Inside Top Hedge Fund Manager’s Secret Emails
New York (HedgeCo.net) As the Galleon insider trading enters into its third week, jurors are hearing recordings of hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam’s wiretapped conversations and more of Rajaratnamn’s colleages are being named in the largest insider trading case in US history. Out […]
Hedge Fund Research: Secondary Market Continues to Rise
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The secondary market has seen the return of stability at the start of 2011, with February showing an increase in the average trade price for the second consecutive month, according to hedge fund market data provider, […]
People Moves – Jim Whitaker As BNY Mellon’s US Hedge Fund Relations Manager
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Jim Whitaker has been named head of Relationship Management for the Americas by the $390 billion BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services (AIS). Whitaker will oversee relationship management teams in the Americas across all AIS client segments […]
Man Acquires $800 Million Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund giant Man Group plc., yesterday entered into an agreement to take full ownership through its US subsidiaries of Ore Hill Partners LLC and Ore Hill Partners Capital Management LLC (together, Ore Hill). “We are extremely excited […]
Rainford Knight: Hedge Funds To Raise Assets From Family Offices In Asia
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The family office space is seeing unexpected growth and will quickly become an important target for hedge fund asset-raising in the coming months, Opalesque reported in an exclusive report. Due to the expansion, Credit Suisse among other major investment […]
Hedge Fund Launches: The AquaTerra Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Global Fund Exchange Ltd., a member of the New York based Global Fund Exchange Group, announced the launch of the AquaTerra Fund, a new investment vehicle which invests in global opportunities in agriculture, water and natural […]