Category Archives: HedgeCo News

Hedge fund experts predict more due diligence in 2010

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Experts predict greater market discipline from investors and an increased focus on due diligence by providers and custodians. Joel Press, Managing Director of Morgan Stanley’s Prime Brokerage Division; Todd Groome, non-Executive Chairman of the Alternative Investment […]

Truebeta Launches Hedge Fund Replication Model

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Independent, factor-based hedge fund replication service, TrueBeta, is launching a dynamic leverage model for hedge fund replication. The company says the application will improve it’s correlation to broad hedge fund performance. “TrueBeta is setting a benchmark […]

Hedge Funds Industry Trends Report 2009 – 2010 Outlook

New York (HedgeCo.net)Heidrick & Struggles surveyed more than 400 portfolio managers (PMs) and studied more than 100 hedge fund firms for a report providing a comprehensive view of the hedge fund industry and its talent flows. Highlights of the report […]

People Moves: Arrow Hires Hedge Fund Specialist

New York – (HedgeCo.net) – The hedge fund firm founded by Alex von Furstenberg and Mal Serure in 2003, Arrow Capital Management, has appointed Ivan Wanat to Director of Business Development. Ivan joins from Atlantic-Pacific Capital (and was previously with […]

UPDATE: Rajaratnam Attacks Wiretap Evidence In Hedge Fund Case – New Witnesses

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam won approval yesterday from U.S. District Court Judge Richard Holwell to stay free on $100 million bail while awaiting trial on his insider trading case. The judge refused to reduce or […]

UK Hedge Fund Manager Launches Green Investment Opportunity

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Future Capital Partners (FCP), the £6 billion ($9.68 billion) hedge fund and alternative investment boutique, has launched a groundbreaking investment opportunity that will allow UK investors to invest in the rapidly growing Renewable Transport Fuels (RTF) […]

Bandon Embraces Alternative Strategy for Non-accredited Investors

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Boutique Independent Broker Dealer and hedge fund manager, Bandon Capital Management, LLC, announced a new relationship with American Independent Securities Group, LLC (AISG) enabling the advisors of AISG to make available Bandon’s flagship investment strategy, the […]

UPDATED: Advisers Charged With $160 Million Nadel Related Hedge Fund Fraud

New York (HedgeCo.net) – The SEC has charged two investment advisers with securities fraud for misleading investors about the financial condition of three hedge funds they managed, and misrepresenting that they controlled the funds’ investment and trading activities when in […]

Future Crisis Worries – Hedge Fund Compliance Survey

Three quarters of the world’s senior banking and compliance officers polled as part of a wide-ranging survey by Complinet, a hedge fund compliance company, said they are expecting the next financial crisis will strike within the first half of this […]

Bluenose To Launch Onshore Hedge Fund

New York (HedgeCo.net) – BVI-based investment manager Bluenose Capital Management is planning to launch The Bluenose North American Market Neutral Fund, an onshore version of its successful offshore flagship hedge fund on March 1st, 2010. The Delaware-domiciled fund has a […]

Kumar Pleads Guilty in Galleon Hedge Fund Case

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Former senior partner at McKinsey & Co.,  Anil Kumar, yesterday pleaded guilty to conspiracy, insider trading and securities fraud in the Galleon/Raj Rajaratnam hedge fund fraud case, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. The prosecution alledged, before […]

Hedge Fund Greatwater Shows Strong Gains In First Year

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Greatwater Investment Management, Inc. (GWIM) last year launched  The Greatwater Fund, LP., whose unique strategy and philosophy focuses on risk adjusted returns in the emerging markets. In its first year, The Greatwater Fund gained 69.6%. Domiciled […]