Category Archives: HedgeCo News

Survey: Hedge Fund Experts Doubt The Impact Of The Obama Reform

New York (HedgeCo.net) – More than 2000 people in the financial industry were polled in an extensive global survey which found more than half of the hedge fund industry experts lack confidence in the US administration’s ability to construct new […]

Cowen Launches Hedge Fund Replicator With Access To Alternative Investments

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Ramius LLC, the asset management division of Cowen Group, announced the creation of its first mutual fund, Ramius Dynamic Replication Fund,  focusing on hedge fund replication that provides investors the opportunity to access market exposures typically […]

Hedge Fund Implications & Impact of the Dodd-Frank Reform

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge funds and private equity funds will be impacted by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act signed by President Obama, according to Sadis and Goldberg. The Dodd-Frank Act includes the Private Fund Investment […]

Hedge Fund Giant BlackRock’s Profit Up 98%

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Bloomberg reports that BlackRock’s second-quarter profit rose 98% after the acquisition of Barclays Global Investors boosted their income. “Going into the merger we knew that some clients would have to address concentration issues and that the […]

53 New Asian Hedge Funds Raise $2.13 Billion

New York (HedgeCo.net)  – The latest AsiaHedge New Funds Survey reports that 53 new Asia-Pacific hedge funds raised a combined $2.13 billion in the first half of 2010.  Hong Kong emerged as the destination choice for a majority of these […]

Hedge Fund Manager Rogerscasey Reaches $10 Billion

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Institutional, hedge fund and high net-worth investor solutions firm, Rogerscasey, has reached $10.0 billion in *discretionary assets under management as of June 30, 2010.  To further this growth, the firm recently hired Robert Zeidman, a former […]

2Q 2010 Hedge Fund Report

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge funds received a net inflow of $9.5 billion globaly in the second quarter of 2010, according to figures released today by Hedge Fund Research, Inc. “The current environment in the hedge fund industry continues to […]

People Moves: Lindsey Clavel Appointed Director at Hedgebay

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Leading hedge fund industry figure Lindsey Clavel has been appointed as Director of Hedgebay’s UK marketing drive. “The role I’m taking on is very exciting, particularly coming at the time it does.” Lindsey Clavel said “We […]

Hedge Funds Blamed For Driving Up The Price Of Chocolate

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Anti-poverty campaigners are up in arms against financial speculators for making bets on food prices, The Guardian reports. Cocoa prices jumped to a 33-year high when a London hedge fund bought about 7% of the annual […]

SEC Fines Goldman Sachs $550 Million Over Hedge Fund Transaction

New York (HedgeCo.net) – The SEC warned that “half truths and deception” would not be tolerated on Wall Street, as they fined Goldman Sachs over $550 million, ordering a sweeping review of the companies business standards. Without admitting or denying […]

Hedge Fund Launches: Direxion’s Multiple ETF Shares

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Alternative investment manager Direxion has launched four new Direxion Shares Daily 2x ETFs to its existing lineup of multi-directional, leveraged funds. This brings the total number of leveraged ETFs offered by Direxion to thirty-eight. The new […]

UCITS Hedge Funds Start Comeback

New York (HedgeCo.net) – The UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy (HFS) Index gained 0,41% in the second week of trading in July 2010, but is still down by -0,05% month to date (by business day 10, July 14th 2010). Out of […]