Category Archives: HedgeCo News

FSA Raids 16 Homes And Offices On Suspicion Of Hedge Fund Insider Trading

New York (HedgeCo.net) – In their first joint operation, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) have this morning searched 16 addresses in London, seizing documents and computers from both residential and business premises. Six […]

Green Brooklyn Building: Hedge Funds for Habitat – NYC

New York (HedgeCo.net) – The initiative by the hedge fund community, Hedge Funds for Habitat-NYC is hosting a volunteer day on April 2nd. For a minimum contribution of $500, members of the alternative investment community are invited to join their […]

Morgan Stanley’s Hedge Fund Division Raises $370 Million For Private Equity Funds

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners (AIP) raised $370 million in commitments for Morgan Stanley AIP Phoenix Global Real Estate Secondaries 2009 LP (Phoenix), a fund dedicated to acquiring secondary interests in opportunistic and value-added private equity […]

Fund Of Hedge Funds ALTIN Completes $11 Million Buyback

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Swiss $280m fund of hedge funds, ALTIN AG, has completed its buyback program of up 10% of shares. ALTIN repurchased 248,279 of its shares for a total of CHF 12.7 million ($11.95 million) corresponding to 5% […]

Pension to Appeal Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Amaranth

New York (HedgeCo.net) – On Thursday, a Federal Judge dismissed a $150 million lawsuit brought by the San Diego County Employees Retirement Association (SDCERA) against Amaranth Investors on the basis of the fact that, like all investors, the county had signed […]

Hedge Fund Managers Predict Inflows & Strategy For 2010

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Deutsche Bank surveyed over 600 investor entities worldwide, representing over $1 trillion in hedge fund assets, revealing that 52% of investors predict equity long/short to be one of the best performing strategies for 2010, and 51% […]

Hedge Fund Manager Survey Finds Sentiment Moving Against Europe, in Favor of U.S.

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Investors have recovered their bullishness towards equity markets but are shifting their focus away from Europe and into the U.S. and Japan, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for March. A total […]

SEC Charges Texas Hedge Fund Advisor With Fraud

New York (HedgeCo.net) – The SEC has filed a federal case against hedge fund advisor Stephen X. Kim and Spyglass Management, L.P. for their roles in allegedly defrauding Spyglass Capital Partners, L.P., a hedge fund managed by Kim through Spyglass, […]

SSARIS Wins Fund of Hedge Fund Award

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund and FoHF manager, SSARIS Advisors, LLC, won the “Global Multi-Strategy over 3 years” award ($500 million -$1 billion) at the annual InvestHedge FoHF Awards ceremony held last night in New York City. SSARIS won […]

UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy Index up 0,93% in First Two Weeks of March

New York (HedgeCo.net) – The UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy Index gained 0,93% within the first two weeks in March 2010, every strategy except fixed income and market neutral were positive, Global macro not only being the most successful strategy in […]

New Ticonderoga Launch As Hedge Funds Embrace ETFs

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Institutional broker dealer, Ticonderoga Securities has launched an exchange traded funds (ETF) desk, led by industry veteran William Bauer. Bauer joins Ticonderoga with more than 18 years of institutional equity and derivative sales and trading experience, […]

Clients Leave As Horseman Hedge Fund Manager Resigns

New York (HedgeCo.net) – When hedge fund founder and manager John Horseman stepped down from his position as CEO of Horseman Capital, his clients pulled out with more than half of the hedge fund’s assets, Reuters reported. Horseman’s flagship fund […]