Category Archives: HedgeCo News

Recent Tax Rulings Affecting Hedge Funds

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has recently issued new rulings and regulations that have an impact on tax filings by many hedge funds.  The new rulings deal with the deduction of investment interest expense for trading funds and fund-level expenses […]

Florida ABL Hedge Fund to Launch This Month

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Jacksonville, Florida-based Advantage Capital Equity Solutions is set to unveil its new asset based lending hedge fund at the end of this month according to an article published in FINalternatives. The Advantage Capital Equity Fund II […]

Hedge Fund Man Group Shows Positive Product Return

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Global Hedge fund Man Group has increased their assets under management from $74.6 billion at 31 March 2008 to $79.5 billion at 30 June 2008. "Demand for our fund products has remained strong, both from private […]

Global Prime Services Group Simplifies Outsourcing for Hedge Fund Managers

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – RBC Capital Markets has unveiled its newest venture, the Global Prime Services Group that will provide comprehensive support and a vast platform of services to hedge fund and mutual fund managers as well as institutional asset […]

Hedge Funds Back MEVIO

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Hedge funds Sequoia Capital, Sherpalo Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and DAG Ventures were led by Crosslink Capital in investing $15 million in entertainment network MEVIO. Adam Curry, co-founder and president of the company said, […]

Activist Hedge Fund Told To Cease and Desist

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- A preliminary injunction has ordered two officers of activist hedge fund Costa Brava Partnership III LP of Boston to cease and desist, refraining from all contact with former, current and future auditors of Telos Corporation. Costa […]

Bernanke Outlines Plans to Stabilize Economy, Expand Fed’s Authority

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – In an effort to stabilize U.S financial markets and prevent further turmoil in the economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested expanding its control and authority over our country’s financial firms. Bernanke spoke at a Federal […]

Anheuser-Busch Fires Back at InBev, Files Suit

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Budweiser maker Anheuser-Busch is suing InBev after declaring that their “bargain price” offer of $65 a share is illegal.  Anheuser-Busch accuses InBev of using “deceptive conduct” to try to win control of the company.   InBev recently […]

Yahoo/Microsoft Talks May Be Back On

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – After months of on-again off-again talks between Yahoo and Microsoft, the possibility of a merger looks to be back on.  According to the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft said they may be interested in restarting talks if […]

New Hedge Fund Launches Total Record $19.5 Billion in First Half

New York, July 8, 2008 — The Absolute Return New Funds Survey, published in the July/August issue of Absolute Return magazine, shows that new hedge fund launches this year in the Americas totaled $19.5 billion, with the top five funds […]

Report: SA Hedge Funds Growing

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- A Hedgeweek Special Report for March 2008 shows a strengthening of the South African hedge fund industry from just a few funds with aproximately ZAR1.4 billion ($0.18 billion) in as recently as mid-2002, to more than […]