Category Archives: HedgeCo News

Capital Introduction Trends Affecting the Hedge Fund Industry

New York – (HedgeCo.net) – New York based institutional investment research company, Carbon 360, conducted a survey of third party marketers as well as capital introductions groups titled “Capital Introduction Trends in 2010”, to investigate the most sought after strategies, […]

Update: Consultancy Company Offers Fine Wines to Alternative Investors

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Premier Red Fine Wines are showcasing their latest wine investment performance figures to alternative investors. The leading wine consultancy company says their investment performance figures indicate that wine has staying power as one of the leading […]

$4.51 Billion Allocated To Hedge Funds In January

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Performance losses reduced total hedge fund assets, but investor flows were net positive in January; a positive sign for the industry, according to an early estimate for January 2010 hedge fund asset flows and performance by […]

Galleon Hedge Fund Case Wins Temporary Reprieve

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and his co-defendant, Danielle Chiesi, won an emergency order relieving him from having to turn over wiretap recordings in the SEC v Galleon case, according to a Reuters report. Because of […]

Judge Upholds ‘Terminator’ Sale To Hedge Fund

New York (HedgeCo.net) – In an update to a previous HedgeCo news article, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Los Angeles has agreed to uphold the hedge fund Pacificor’s purchase of the ‘Terminator’ franchise rights from Halcyon Holding Group LLC. Halcyon […]

FINRA Issues Notice for Hedge Funds Using Social Media

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Last month the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), issued a regulatory notice giving guidance on how FINRA rules governing communication with the public apply to social media sites that are sponsored by a financial firm or […]

Rajaratnam & Chiesi Charged With a Superseding Indictment

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Raj Rajaratnam and Danielle Chiesi Federal have been accused with a 19-count superseding indictment by Federal prosecutors yesterday, Courthouse News Service reported. A superseding indictment is an indictment that is filed subsequent to an original indictment. […]

Hedge Fund Company Morningstar Acquires Regulatory Specialist Team

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Independent hedge fund research company, Morningstar, Inc.  has acquired the Footnoted business of Financial Fineprint Inc., a privately held firm based in Peekskill, N.Y. Footnoted.org was founded in 2003 by Michelle Leder, author and journalist. Footnoted’s […]

Hedge Fund Pacificor Wins Terminator Franchise Rights

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Halcyon Holdings has accepted a deal from hedge fund Pacificor yesterday after a five-hour auction, according to a report by IndieMoviesOnline.com. The Terminator rights were sold for $29.5 million, following a legal battle in which Halcyon […]

Hedge Fund D.E. Shaw Forms Distressed-Assets Team

New York – (HedgeCo.net): According to a story published in today’s Financial Times, hedge fund firm DE Shaw is positioning itself to purchase portfolios of distressed and illiquid assets.  The firm, which counts about $28 billion in assets under management, launched […]

Nautical Capital Management LLC Launches Commodity-Based Funds

New York – (HedgeCo.net): Nautical Capital Management LLC, an asset management company specializing in the development and management of diversified commodity portfolios, announced today the launch of its commodity-based absolute return strategies. The firm offers investors both systematic and discretionary absolute […]

Hedge Fund Lawsuits tops Jay Z’s list of “99 Problems”

New York – (HedgeCo.net): Shawn Carter, known by his legions of adoring hip-hop fans as rapper Jay-Z, has sued Dallas-based hedge fund firm, Highland Capital Management, LP, according to a story published by Bloomberg.  The rap mogul, who also founded Rocawear, […]