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Hedge Funds Up & Social Media Footprint Expansion
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 16, 2009
" Hedge funds finished up 4.06% in May , capturing the largest monthly gains since February 2000." Oliver Schupp, President of Credit Suisse Index, said, "Emerging Markets funds were the strongest performers, finishing up 6.96%. The Emerging Markets sector has experienced a signif...
Art Funds
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 10, 2009
According to Friedrich Kiradi, head of Merit Alternative Investments GmbH and director of the world-wide first Art Photography Fund. "Investments in material assets such as real estate, commodities, as well as art, continues to be an area that investors seem to be focusing on, with the gro...
Hedge Fund Competing To Buy British Bank
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 9, 2009
BlackRock , Inc. confirmed that negotiations are ongoing with U.K.'s third-largest bank, Barclays Bank plc, about the potential purchase of Barclays Global Investors (BGI), including the iShares business.
BlackRock's BGI buyout will break its own record in a hedge fund transaction,...
Hedge Fund Administrator of The Year
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on May 13, 2009
Along with an award for Hedge Fund Administrator of the year for their alternative investment services (AIS), the Bank of New York Mellon received 6 other awards at the International Custody & Fund Administration (ICFA) Global Awards 2009 in London.
BNY Mellon also received the award for Wh...
HedgeCo.Net Spring Manager Showcase on Wed next week
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on April 26, 2009
HedgeCo.Net and HedgeCo Securities is holding the Spring 2009 Manager Showcase. This event is open to all accredited HedgeCo.Net members and will profile some of the leading fund managers.
This will also be a good time to meet the HedgeCo staff and to ask them any questions you have about ...
Hedge Funds in the Cayman Islands
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on April 21, 2009
Cayman Island law firm Solomon Harris is today hosting its inaugural Webinar on the highly topical subject of 'Managing Distressed Cayman Funds and lessons learned for new funds'.
"This fits in perfectly with our firm's progressive approach to business and our focus on keeping...
New Hedge Fund Manager at SilkInvest
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on April 15, 2009
FSA regulated specialist asset management firm, Silk Invest Ltd, has hired John Bates, former Head of Credit Research Africa at investment bank Renaissance Capital, to spearhead its move into Frontier Fixed Income, an emergent hedge fund asset class.
"We will offer a liquid Frontier M...
Two Equity Fund Launches
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on April 6, 2009
FSA regulated asset manager, Silk Invest Ltd, successfully launched The African Lions Fund and the Arab Falcons Fund, which helped the hedge fund manager achieve its goals in becoming a specialist in Arab and African equities.
The Luxembourg domiciled African Lions fund and Arab Falcons fun...
The Economist to Launch London Theme Park
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on April 1, 2009
As part of a strategy designed to broaden the revenue base, leverage content over new platforms and promote The Economist brand to a young and dynamic audience, The Economist Group is delighted to announce the development of a public-entertainment facility that combines the magic of a theme P...
Hedge Fund Manager Joins Water Reclamation Company
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on March 12, 2009
Long time hedge fund manager, Eric D. Pedersen has been appointed to The position of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors at fresh water reclamation company, STW Resources, Inc.
Pedersen has over 20 years of mergers and acquisitions and financing transaction experi...
Hedge Fund Fat Tuesday Networking Event
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on February 21, 2009
HedgeCo is inviting investors, hedge fund managers, and other industry professionals to come together and enjoy a night of sharing ideas and meeting new contacts at the first big networking event of 2009.
HedgeCo networking events are recognized as having the largest attendance for any ty...
Diamond Hedge Fund Prospers
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on February 17, 2009
Recently launched Codiam Fund , which invests in pre-cut colored diamonds, has reported an increase of 9% in the fund's net asset value over the first three months of trading.
"We launched the fund in difficult market conditions, confident that our experience and expertise would enab...
New Town Killers - Movie Debut
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on February 16, 2009
Playing a hedge fund banker turned killer, Dougray Scott stars in the 'credit crunch' movie: New Town Killers. It being shown for the first time in Scotland tonight as part of the Glasgow Film Festival's fifth anniversary.
Filmed in Edinburgh's streets, according to UK's...
Book Review; The Complete TurtleTrader
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on February 11, 2009
TurtleTrader is a record of an exceptional financial adventure. Author and leading news resource for the Turtles, Michael Covel, writes about the entrepreneurial nature of the world of trading, also following the original members from the experimental stage, through to today.
In 1983 Richar...
Winners in Crisis
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on February 6, 2009
John Paulson came in as number one in the Foreign Policy's list: The Crisis's Big Winners ; followed by George Soros, Steve Eisman, the UAE state of Quatar and ExxonMobil.
Paulson shorted the pound, while Eisman won through a hedge fund, Quatar and Exxon expanded while oil prices b...
Russian Investments and Hedge Funds
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on February 3, 2009
The 11 year period of January 1998 through December 2008, which encompasses two market meltdowns and many other mini-crises, the Pharos Russia Fund has returned a total of 100.33%, against a gain of only 3.81% for the MSCI Russia Index.
"Our long history in the Russian financial mark...
Credis Suisse sheds light on hedge fund failure
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on February 2, 2009
Credit Suisse Tremont Index LLC released a new research piece, 'One for the History Books: Hedge Fund Performance in 2008′, a review of the factors which contributed to hedge funds' dismal -19% return in 2008.
The report discusses the impact of events such as the fall of Lehman Brother...
Hedge Fund Manager Surrenders to Police
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 29, 2009
Missing hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel, who disappeared last week along with an estimated $350 million of investor's money, turned himself in to The FBI yesterday.
The Sarasota resident, 76, turned himself in at a Tampa office, accompanied by his legal team and his partner, Todd Foste...
Bill Gates on Philanthropy in Crisis
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 26, 2009
In a letter scheduled to be released today, January 26th, Bill Gates is offering insight to the world both about the current financial crisis as well as what his foundation has been able to do despite it.
Matthew Bishop, New York Bureau Chief and American Business Editor for The Economist ...
Hedge Fund Operational Due Diligence - Book Review
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 25, 2009
Informative book by Jason Scharfman on, well, pretty much everything you need to run a hedge fund, from risk management to disaster recovery, all need-to-know material for both investors and hedge fund analysts.
Included are examples of past hedge fund management mistakes, showing exactly w...
Novices Given $1 Million to Start a Hedge Fund on TV
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 23, 2009
Avanta is making its UK television debut with Million Dollar Traders on BBC2. Aired for 3 weeks in January, the series will play out at Avanta's Austin Friars business centre in London.
The program gives eight ordinary people a million dollars and two weeks of intensive training to help...
The Dystopians - Review
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 21, 2009
The article starts off with US resident Dmitry Orlov, from Leningrad , who has been living on a semi-self-sustainable boat in a form 'bourgeois survivalism' for 2 ½ years, riding a bicycle and skipping the TV.
After the downfall of the Soviet Union he learned a lesson for future refe...
$100 Million Hedge Fund to Liquidate
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 12, 2009
According to a Reuters UK exclusive, hedge-fund firm GMB Capital Management, after loosing more than $50 million, is shutting down Boston-based GMB Low Volatility Fund LP. The fund had more than $100 million in assets.
GMB Capital is run by MIT professor Gabriel Bitran and his son Marco. Th...
New York Times Shareholders in Trouble
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 12, 2009
Some analysts are saying that the mighty New York Times might be headed down the same path as the bankrupt Tribune Company , owner of the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, according to one of my articles at HedgeCo .
Hedge fund shareholders, Harbinger Capital Partners Funds and Firebra...
4 Crisis Related Suicides (Report)
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 7, 2009
TimesOnline reports ; Adolf Merckle, the 74-year-old head of a conglomerate that employs thousands in Britain and elsewhere in Europe, killed himself on Monday.
After writing a Suicide note for his family, he checked the railway timetable and walked to the track that ran close to his home ...
Charities Given a Helping Hand
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 7, 2009
The Associated Press reports; Nonprofits that are struggling because their donors lost money with Bernard Madoff are getting a bailout - but not from the government. Richer foundations are stepping in to help.
Human Rights Watch, The Center for Constitutional Rights and others are already sla...
693 Hedge Funds go under in 2008
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on December 19, 2008
Chicago-based information company Hedge Fund Research (HFR), said the number of hedge funds liquidated in the third quarter rose to 344, which is more than three times the 105 liquidations in the third quarter of 2007. It's also 77 more than the previous record of 267 liquidations in the f...
Crisis Help for Anonymous High-net-Worth Individuals
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on December 19, 2008
Business spectator comments on how the wealthy are dealing with the psychological scarring from this downturn.
Psychologists and therapists are one way to go, but an increasingly popular option for high-net-worth individuals in the United States is "wealth peering" - a sort of grou...
Hedge my Job
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on December 17, 2008
It looks like there may be some good news for those seeking their dream job amidst the financial turmoil of the past few months.
Investment managers saw a 22% increase in job offers as rival firms take advantage of the increasing number of financial services workers looking for a job by &qu...
Madoff Scandal Rocks Hedge Funds Globally
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on December 15, 2008
Julie Scuderi writes about the Madoff scandal and the investors that were burned are coming forward in droves, including Spanish bank Santander, French bank BNP Paribas, Fairfield Greenwich Group, Tremont Capital Management and Maxam Capital Management. More on those hedge funds here at He...
Hedge Fund Grabs Fast Food
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on December 9, 2008
Hedge fund Trian Partners said that they will buy about 49.4 million shares of fast-food operator Wendy's/Arby's Group for $4.15 per share, or about $205 million.
Triarc Cos. Inc., which operates Arby's and was run by billionaire investor Nelson Peltz, bought Wendy's in a deal...
2008's Biggest Hedge Fund Givers
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on December 8, 2008
Canada's hedge fund industry gathered in November to raise $150,000 in support of Hedge Funds Care Canada (HFCC).
Also in November, leaders across the hedge fund industry raised more than $1.7 million at the 100 Women in Hedge Funds 2008 Charity Gala at Cipriani in New York City.
Also ...
Hedge Fund Manager Helps Cancer Victim
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on December 8, 2008
In BBC news , an anonymous New York hedge fund manager contacted the British cancer campaign group after hearing of the plight of Jack Rosser, 57, who could not afford a life saving cancer drug.
He was unable to persuade his Primary care trust (PCT) to fund the £3,000 a month cost of the ...
Tudor Halts Redemptions
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on December 2, 2008
Tudor Investment Corp's flagship portfolio, has been reported to have halted redemptions so they can segregate difficult-to-sell assets in the fund from those they can offload more easily.
Founded in 1980 by Paul Tudor Jones II, the firm currently manages $15.4 billion. The firm's ...
Green Hedge Fund Directory Launched By EHFC
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on December 1, 2008
According to HedgeCo , the Energy Hedge Fund Center (EHFC) announced that it has added a 'green' hedge fund directory to its product inventory. EHFC's Directory of Energy Hedge Funds was launched four years ago, but with the interest in 'green' hedge funds, the company has ...
Bush Issues Last Minute Pardons
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 25, 2008
Bush hands out 'get out of jail free' cards to toxic waste dumpers, drug offenders, tax evaders, wildlife violators and bank embezzlers.
One hot topic of discussion related to pardons is whether Bush might decide to issue pre-emptive pardons before he leaves office to government employe...
$40 Billion Withdrawn from Hedge Funds
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 24, 2008
"Performance of the hedge fund industry has declined over 17% since October 2007, making the current performance drawdown the largest in history," said Kenneth J. Heinz , President of Hedge Fund Research. "The industry has now registered five consecutive months of losses, anoth...
Hedge Fund Fight Nite
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 20, 2008
Elliot "The Machine Gun" Odell, a 32-year-old Briton working in the hedge fund industry in Hong Kong and Graham "The Real Deal" McNeill, a 35-year-old partner at property sector consultants EC Harris, recently competed at "Hedge Fund Fight Nite ," a charity boxi...
OakRun Cayman Hedge Fund Launch
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 18, 2008
In HedgeCo news , hedge fund Manager OakRun Capital LLC announced the launch of a receivables refactoring fund, the 'Short Term High Yield Fund'.
The Cayman Islands exempted fund launched on October 1st and came in at 9.48% annualized in its first month. The fund's objective is t...
Morningstar and Barron's Survey Highlights An Upward Trend In Alternatives
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 11, 2008
"Our survey found that both institutions and advisors want alternative investments that are liquid, transparent, and regulated like traditional investments," said Steve Deutsch, director of separate accounts and collective investment trusts at Morningstar. "We conducted this surve...
Top Performance From Hedge Fund Brotman Capital
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 10, 2008
In a HedgeCo story today, Brotman Capital Partners has turned in the best performance Year to Date of a Market/Trend Timing Hedge Fund.
Through October, 2008 the Fund is up over 14% net of fees.
According to Dr. Randy Brotman, Chairman and CEO, the fund has remained in cash since the m...
Heh, heh...what?
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 3, 2008
Sent to me by an anonymus hedge fund investor;
An investor hands a hedge fund manager a £10 note.
"Get me a drink. If I like your choice, I'll buy The drinks all night" says the investor.
The hedge fund manager shrugs and orders them a pint of Guinness each.
The barman pour...
Diamond Trading
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 30, 2008
An interesting platform was brought to my attention, see for yourself here.
The world's first online certified diamond exchange which uniquely offers electronic two-way auctions for buyers and sellers to trade individual diamond categories based on real time tradable spot prices.
Hedge Funds in India
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 28, 2008
MUMBAI: As the Indian market went into a tailspin yet again, the finger of blame once again pointed to leveraged hedge funds, which are trying to cut their losses and run.
But some global fund managers and hedge fund officials maintain the crash was accentuated by too many leveraged players ru...
Wall Street Survivor Training
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 28, 2008
A new online game has been brought to my attention, it's called Wall Street Survivor, where novice investors can contemplate their present and future investment plans without gambling with their hard earned savings.
The site's proprietary technology platform is in use by over 200,000 st...
AIMA Updates Hedge Fund Adequacy Guide
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 27, 2008
Global representative association for the hedge fund industry, the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), has issued updated guidance to its members on how to implement an Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process.
"The hedge fund industry has embraced the capital adeq...
Halloween Charity Bash
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 24, 2008
The 13 Ugly Men Foundation is hosting the 11th ANNUAL HALLOWEEN FREAKSHOW on Friday, October 31st, 2008 at the Sheraton Riverwalk Hotel, in Tampa, Florida this year.
Benefits will go to;
Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Achieve Tampa Bay
Local Military Veterans
Gift of Adoption
Childrens Dre...
Confidence Declines in October
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 23, 2008
Confidence among North American investors fell particularly sharply from a revised level of 75.1 to 50.8. Elsewhere, the declines were less dramatic, with European confidence falling just 1.5 points to 79.6, and Asian confidence declining 0.6 points from 87.1 to 86.5.
"This month we saw ...
Report on the Impact Presidential Elections will have on US Investments
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 22, 2008
In a HedgeCo story , the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has collated the views of some investment company managers with high exposure to the US.
In general, the managers believe that the elections will have an impact on their US investments and the recent crisis in global markets wi...
Hedge Fund Conferences
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 17, 2008
Among upcoming hedge fund conferences are the IFSB Seminars on the Regulation of Takaful, themed "Challenges in Maintaining Solvency for Takaful Undertaking.
Takaful is an Islamic insurance concept which is grounded in Islamic muamalat (banking transactions), observing the rules and r...
2009 Hybrid Toyota Camry - Review
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 17, 2008
When asked to review the 2009 Toyota Camry on account of its hybrid status, as I am green that way, I found that it made it as number three in the top 100 Cars by Green Rating.
The Camry is a mid-size, front-wheel-drive sedan, a 268-horsepower, 3.5-liter V-6 is available on the 2009 Toyota Ca...
ICI Offers Alternative to Pickens Plan
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 17, 2008
A national program known as the Intelligent Community Initiative (ICI) is offering an alternative restructuring Operation using interconnected client-server databases and online training, resulting, the company says, in self-sustaining financial communities which are not as vulnerable to ...
GlobeOp Clients Mitigate Lehman Losses
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 16, 2008
In a HedgeCo story , hedge fund provider GlobeOp Financial Services S.A. published its Interim Management Statement covering the period since 30 June 2008. As a group, GlobeOp's clients appear to have out-performed the industry.
In the three months prior to Lehman Brothers insolvency, Glob...
Single Family Offices Investing in Hedge Funds
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 16, 2008
According to "On the Rise," the latest research report sponsored by CPA firm Rothstein Kass, the alternative investment sector will continue to benefit from increasing asset allocations from Single Family Offices (SFOs).
The findings include that almost three-quarters of SFOs curr...
Overstock Settles After Gradient Apologises
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 14, 2008
In a HedgeCo story Overstock.com Inc. announced it has settled all claims against Gradient Analytics and its principals and officers named as defendants in Overstock's defamation case filed in Marin County, California.
Overstock.com chairman and CEO, Patrick Byrne said, "I am ple...
Hedge Fund Manager Attempts Overhaul of Noront's Board of Directors
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 10, 2008
Hedge fund manager Rosseau Asset Management Ltd. and certain related parties have filed a dissident's proxy circular (the "Dissident's Circular") to Noront Resources Ltd., in which the hedge fund group controls over approximately 9.2% of common shares.
Rosseau asks Noront&...
Review-GFA
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 9, 2008
I have been reading the somewhat lengthy (aprox.250 pages) Global Future Analysis report by the Planck Foundation, I posted the review here on HedgeCo blogs.
"It has been said that there are three types of people: Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those ...
AIC Says Hedge Funds Still Viable
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 8, 2008
According to a recent survey conducted by The Association of Investment Companies (AIC), a poll of 1,300 sophisticated private investors showed that 15% believed that hedge funds offer the potential for strong returns in the current environment. However they are also concerned about their p...
HedgeCo Launches Hedge Fund Calculator
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 6, 2008
HedgeCo Networks LLC today announced the launch of the next generation online analytical and reporting tool, the Hedge Fund Calculator .
Designed for hedge funds and funds of hedge funds, the calculator is available for a monthly or annual subscription service, HedgeCo says, "(the calcula...
Wolfpack of Hedgies Fund Tories
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 30, 2008
Acocrding to the Guardian.co.uk - "The Tories were accused last night of being bankrolled by a City 'wolf pack' after it emerged that the party was receiving hundreds of thousands of pounds from hedge fund managers who have been making vast sums of money from plunging bank shares....
Hedge Fund Topless Case Thrown Out
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 24, 2008
First, she lost her top. Now, she's lost her court case, according to the New York Daily News.
"A hedge-fund hottie who sued Vibe and Diddy after the mag published a topless picture of her at the music mogul's Hamptons blowout has had her case tossed out.
Maria Dominguez, a mone...
MSCI Barra, Morningstar Arrangement
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 21, 2008
MSCI Barra and Morningstar have entered into an arrangement to calculate and distribute hedge fund indices jointly.
These indices and the Morningstar database will replace the current MSCI Hedge Fund Indices and Database after a brief transition period. MSCI Barra will continue to calculate ...
Lehman, Recruitment in Hedge Funds, Nigeria, and Hedge Fund Calculators
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 15, 2008
Interesting article here about Nigeria, and an inpending oil war .
I came across this interesting tidbit on a Lehman insider .
There are some common questions and answers here on the Future of Hedge Funds .
In order to calculate quantitative statistics automatically and generate printed m...
Bankruptcy at Lehman Brothers
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 15, 2008
West Palm Beach - Lehman Brothers, Wall Street's fourth biggest investment bank has filed for bankruptcy, making it the largest and highest-profile casualty of the global credit crisis, with approximately $639 billion in assets.
Investors in recent weeks had grown increasingly jittery abo...
Pegasus Sees 36th Month Of Positive Returns
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 12, 2008
In a HedgeCo story , hedge fund advisor and manager American Pegasus LDG, LCC ., is seeing the 36th subsequent month of positive returns for the Pegasus Auto Loan Fund, which invests in US subprime auto loans.
In the $200 billion auto industry there is high demand for auto loan originations.&...
Hedge Fund Managers Work Together
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 11, 2008
Hedge fund managers KP Securities and Sophia Capital Securities announced that they are joining forces, enhancing the 2 firms ability to raise capital for alternative investment managers. The transaction between the two firms was finalized on September 1, 2008.
The new combined company, Belved...
Venus India Fund
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 8, 2008
In a HedgeCo story , Venus Capital Management, Inc. has launched The Venus Index Plus Fund. The general objective of the Fund is to outperform the S&P CNX Nifty India Index without changing the weights in the Index.
Venus Capital, after conducting a detailed analysis of India-dedicate...
TriAlpha Hedge Fund Launches
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 5, 2008
TriAlpha recently a launched property hedge fund of hedge funds, the TriAlpha Global Property Strategy Fund in June this year.
The fund seeks absolute returns by focusing on hedge fund managers that specialise in the global property sector. In its first month the fund outperformed the FTSE EP...
M Stanley' Frontier Fund
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 3, 2008
The Morgan Stanley Frontier Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") has issued 7,100,000 shares of common stock at a price of $20 per share resulting in gross proceeds to the Fund of approximately $142,000,000. The Fund's shares began trading on August 25, 2008 on the New York Stock E...
