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Seen that? - Currency trading with Retirement money
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 15, 2009
Currency trading with Retirement money at The Hedge Funds Weblog I saw a story the other day , How Retirement Funds are looking into the world of Currency trading. And the thought behind it was, "Stocks and bonds are tied to the business cycl...
Seen that? - Hubbert Peak v. Actual Peak
in IfEnergy, on November 7, 2009
Hubbert Peak v. Actual Peak at IfEnergy The Hubbert peak theory, also known as "peak oil", analyzes the long-term supply of conventional petroleum and other fossil fuel extraction and depletion. This theory was developed by Marion Hubber...
Eight New Insider Trading Arrests, Fourteen Total
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 6, 2009
The SEC’s ongoing investigation of insider trading at hedge funds and stock trading firms has brought allegations against 14 Wall Street professionals.
The charged defendants include hedge fund managers and trading firm executives, lawyers and corporate insiders. Five of the charged defe...
Fall Hedge Fund Networking Event At Nikki Midtown
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 6, 2009
Yesterday's Fall Networking Event attracted 200+ investors, hedge fund managers, and other industry professionals for a night of food, drink, music and mingling with other members of the alternative investments community at the Nikki Midtown.
There was a raffle for two Watch Logic signatu...
Hedge Fund Expert To Launch Own Fund
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 3, 2009
CEO at QuantZ Capital Management, Milind Sharma, is in the process of launching his own hedge fund, sources say.
The hedge fund manager is reportedly in talks to raise $500 million for the QuantZ Quark Market Neutral Fund. An analyst from RBC is joining Sharma in the launch, in addition a m...
Seen that? - An introduction to thin provisioning
in On Storage, on November 1, 2009
An introduction to thin provisioning at On Storage An introduction to thin provisioning: One of the more important but often misunderstood advancements within data storage is thin provisioning. This article defines and discusses thin provisioning,...
Seen that? - The weekly trend in US stocks
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 24, 2009
The weekly trend in US stocks at The Hedge Funds Weblog The Major US index`s ( Dow 30 , SP 500 and NASDAQ 100 ) Closed in Weekly sells. They joined Russell 2000 which has been in a Weekly Sell for 3 weeks. The action in the Markets have reflected...
What is hedge fund third party marketing?
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 15, 2009
Third party marketers (3pm's) are essentially hedge fund brokers. They represent various hedge fund products and introduce and sell these products to qualified investors.
The Third Party Marketers Association estimates there are about 500 third party marketers in the United States. Not very...
Starting A Hedge Fund - Seminar
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 15, 2009
Starting A Hedge Fund In The Post-Madoff Era, a seminar organized by Andrew Schneider and Hedgeco Networks , 220 managers, investors and service providers came together at the U.S. Trust Building to hear Joe Goldstein and Ron Geffner, among others, discuss the future of startups in the hedge...
Seen that? - NYSE Value, is in Goldman`s mind
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 9, 2009
NYSE Value, is in Goldman`s mind at The Hedge Funds Weblog When you look at the numbers as a trader, you must shack your head and laugh.. We are watching the Millionaire boys club. In play, at full speed. The valuation of Intellectual property ,...
Seen that? - A Dirty Word: Filtering
in P2P File Sharing, on October 2, 2009
A Dirty Word: Filtering at P2P File Sharing Filtering has become a dirty word in the entertainment vs. P2P war. The entertainment industry trots it out regularly as the solution for stopping copyright infringement. The RIAA says that it's just...
Seen that? - NBA's Marc Cuban Blogs his Plans to Launch Betting Hedge Fund
in The Gambling Weblog, on October 2, 2009
NBA's Marc Cuban Blogs his Plans to Launch Betting Hedge Fund at The Gambling Weblog Cuban says he will launch betting hedge fund In a plan that goes against Pro-US sports and the US restrictions on gambling, internet-millionaire-come-NBA team ow...
Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest 2009
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 30, 2009
As one of Wall Street's most popular annual events, Hedge Fund Rocktoberfes t features bands whose members work in the hedge fund and finance industry. All of the five bands scheduled to perform on the main stage at this year's event are competing to raise the most for ALTSO; vying for...
Hedge Fund Charity Event With New Jersey Nets
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 23, 2009
After the urgency of finding a cure for Batten Disease was brought to the attention of representatives of The New Jersey Nets, the basketball team committed to joining hedge fund, Capstone Global Markets, on October 1st to raise money for the cause.
The New Jersey Nets' involvement at the f...
logiENERGY launches Peak Oil Fund
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 16, 2009
Hedge fund investor, logi ENERGY LLC ., has announced the formation of The Peak Oil Value Fund. Launched September 8, the new hedge fund is the first of its kind aimed at institutional and accredited investors.
"We believe that the effects of Peak Oil on the markets are a temporary Glob...
World Habitat Day - Oct. 5
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 15, 2009
The United Nations has designated the first Monday each October as World Habitat Day .
This year on Oct. 5 in Washington, D.C. and around the world, Habitat for Humanity is supporting this global observance, declaring that the lack of decent, affordable housing is unacceptable.
According to ...
Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest WildCard Play-Off
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 15, 2009
A Leg To Stand On is celebrating the sixth anniversary of their annual benefit, Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest . It is being held at B.B. King Blues Club in New York on Thursday, October 8.
The Rocktoberfest Wildcard Play-Off is being held tomorrow, September 16, at Sullivan Hall in New York, where ...
$4.5 billion go into Hedge funds in Aug 2009
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 9, 2009
Net inflows for hedge funds reached $4.5 billion in August, with over 50% of the reporting funds attracting capital during the month.
Preliminary reporting from Eurekahedge finds that August marks the 6th consecutive month of positive returns for hedge funds (up 13.1% YTD); hedge funds up 2...
Media misleads with Cerberus Hedge Fund Three-Year Lockup Announcement
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 3, 2009
This morning on the HedgeCo hedge fund blog , Aaron posted this interesting piece on Cerberus and the new three-year lock up policy that they instituted for their new hedge funds. The article points at the main stream media who insinuate that the new lockup they instituted will affect ex...
Hedge Fund Journal’s Funds of Hedge Funds/ Newedge Release Top 50 Research
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on August 27, 2009
The top 50 funds are certainly managing less, but they are not out of the game. Smaller funds, of course, are facing an even tougher time. Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research (HFR) has reported that over 200 funds of hedge funds liquidated in 2009. This is a significant increase on the last qua...
EM Market Moves
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on August 25, 2009
Looking at the charts of performance for emerging markets across the globe, analyst Alex Thompson noticed that while volatility varied from country to country, every chart had the same shape. Every trend line moved together.
MSCI Barra provides charts of the individual emerging markets ba...
Evan Rapoport on Capital Introduction - Excerpt
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on July 18, 2009
Capital Introduction is a service usually provided by hedge fund prime brokers. The biggest teams coming from the largest prime brokers, firms like Goldman Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, etc. These prime brokers have teams within their 'prime services' divisions that...
Hedge Fund Updates On Twitter
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on July 16, 2009
I've also started a twitter page for the stories on the go. Follow me at; http://twitter.com/alexakesson
With so much going on in the news these days I think I'll start doing a weekly news roundup here, short stories highlighting what's going on internationally in the alternative ...
MFA on Obama's Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on July 16, 2009
Richard H. Baker, President and CEO of the Managed Funds Association (MFA) wrote a letter to MFA members this afternoon, highlighting today's announcement by the Obama Administration requiring all advisers to hedge funds and other private pools of capital, including private equity and ve...
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 ab...
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 kee...
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 en...
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 Bro...
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 t...
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 ...
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 player...
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...
