Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Hedge Fund Tax Alert: Reporting of ‘Specified Foreign Financial Assets’
New York (HedgeCo.net) – U.S. taxpayers with ownership in foreign hedge funds, investments and assets may be affected by the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”), which was included as part of the 2010 Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (“HIRE”) […]
Hedge Fund Launch: Limestone Global Emerging Markets Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – With growing investor interest in emerging markets and following on from the success of its Limestone Wider Russia Fund, London hedge fund adviser Headstart has launched the Limestone Global Emerging Markets Fund. The new fund will […]
UCITS Hedge Funds Up 1.07% ($125.7 billion) in Dec 2010
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The UCITS Hedge Fund Alternative Index Global is up 1.07% in December, bringing the 2010 performance to 1.86% while the Fund of Funds Index is up 0.60% bringing the 2010 performance to -0.14%. The Commodities Index […]
Hedge Fund Fraud: iPad Leaking Executive Makes Bail
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Three of the research executives arrested by the FBI in December have been granted bail, including the man who allegedly leaked details about the iPad to a a hedge fund. James Fleishman, from Primary Global Research, […]
Editorial: Hedge Fund Capital Raising for 2011
New York (HedgeCo.net) – 2011 will be a very good year for flows into the hedge fund industry despite the recent negative publicity generated from the insider trading scandal, according to hedge fund consulting specialist Don Steinbrugge, Chairman at Agecroft Partners. “This conclusion is […]
WTP Advisors Acquires Hedge Fund Provider Sala Associates
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund tax and business advisory firm, WTP Advisors has acquired hedge fund provider Sala Associates LLC. Sala Associates will now become WTP Capital Markets. “There is a growing need for business experts who can manage the operations side […]
Hedge Fund Regulation in Bermuda: Investment Funds Amendment Act 2010
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Investment Funds Amendment Act 2010 was brought into force on December 22, 2010, making new provisions for the regulation of hedge funds in Bermuda. The changes are designed to strike a balance between securing appropriate […]
Hedge Fund Launches: First UCITS Fund Denominated In Gold
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Geneva based hedge fund asset manager, Palaedino Asset Management, advisor to the Axiom Fund, is launching the world’s first UCITS Funds denominated in Gold. Investors who choose the Gold Share Class will have simultaneously an exposure […]
Terra Partners Hires Belgrade Hedge Fund Analyst
People Moves – Frontier market-focused hedge fund manager Terra Partners Group has hired Danijela Mirkov-Arkula as an analyst in Belgrade, Serbia to increase Terra’s coverage of Eastern European companies with an emphasis on the Balkan region. “From the inception of […]
Hedge Fund Manager Indicted in $30 Million International Fraud Scheme
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A Utah hedge fund manager has been arraigned on multiple counts of mail fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy, relating to his operation of a Utah-based hedge fund company, “Coadum Capital.” Thomas Repke was indicted on December 15, […]
Hedge Fund Launches: Bandon Isolated Alpha Fixed Income Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund manager Bandon Capital Management is planning to launch its first mutual fund, the Bandon Isolated Alpha Fixed Income Fund (BANIX). The fund will launch at the beginning of the New Year and is structured to […]