Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Charter Launches London Hedge Fund With Australian Expert
New York (HedgeCo.net) – UK based Charter Group has teamed up with Brian Taitz to launch a new hedge fund administration firm, Charter Group Fund Administration Ltd. The firm is based in London and focuses primarily on offshore funds managed […]
People Moves: Lyxor Adds To NY Hedge Fund Research Team
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Societe Generale subsidiary, Lyxor Asset Management, has appointed Fabien Pavlowsky as Head of Quantitative Strategies in the Hedge Fund Research team in New York. The group also has offices in Europe and Asia. Pavlowsky joins Lyxor from […]
Judge Freezes Chicago Hedge Fund Manager’s Assets
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A Colorado Deputy Securities Commissioner has accused Mark Hamilton Yost, a former hedge fund manager from Chicago, with defrauding investors out of approximately $25 million, the Chicago Tribune reports. The complaint states that the hedge fund […]
Hedge Fund Index Confirmed to Finish Up 0.23% in August
New York (Hedge Co.net) – Final performance for the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (“Broad Index”) is confirmed up 0.23% in August and 2.46% YTD. “The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index rose 0.23% in August, with […]
People Moves: Hedgeye Names Gagliardi Managing Director of Energy
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Virtual hedge fund, Hedgeye Risk Management, has appointed industry veteran Louis Gagliardi as Managing Director of Energy. Gagliardi was noted in Robert Bryce’s book as being an “Analyst Who Thinks” and “the first time any major […]
Hedge Fund Launch: Peakside Opens Real Estate Private Equity Firm
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Cayman Islands, Switzerland, UK, and Luxembourg-based hedge fund manager Peakside Capital and its affiliates are launching a new real estate private equity firm and concluding a transaction with Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) involving the […]
Hedge Fund Radio: N@ked Short Club 4pm EST
New York (Announcement) – You are cordially invited to listen to the Monday, September 13 edition of the N@ked Short Club: 9-10pm/ 21.00-22.00 hrs., London time (4pm EST) , on not-for-profit RESONANCE FM [104.4FM within London / online worldwide via […]
People Moves: Steve Pitkin Joins Citi as Head of Investor Services for Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Steve Pitkin has been appointed Head of Investor Services for its Hedge Fund Services unit in Citi’s $11.3 trillion Global Transaction Services. Reporting into Mike Sleightholme, Global Head of Hedge Fund Services, Pitkin is responsible for providing […]
Eurekahedge: Hedge funds up 0.71% in August
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Independent data provider and research house Eurekahedge reports that hedge funds were up for the second month running as managers outperformed the underlying markets in August. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was up 0.71%1 during the […]