Monthly Archives: September 2012
Hedge Fund Managers See Migration of Assets Into Equities
Forbes – As part of a fundraising event by hedge funds known as Trading Day for Kids, three of the industry’s titans convened to share their feelings on the likely direction of the markets over the next few weeks and […]
100 Women in Hedge Funds announces 100WHF/CAIA scholarship recipients
Opalesque – 100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF), Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company, LLC (PAAMCO), and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Foundation today announced the 10 recipients of the second annual 100WHF/CAIA Scholarships. The scholarship program, administered by the […]
Mitt Romney 2011 Tax Returns Reveal No Hedge Fund Secrets
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – After months of debate as to what is in Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney’s 2011 tax returns, they were made public on the campaign website. Expecting a bevy of hedge fund secrets, journalists and blogers were […]
Facebook Inc. (FB) Hasn’t Scared Hedge Funds Out of Private Equity
Insider Monkey – Facebook Inc. has caused many a headache in the investing world. After the so-called debacle that was the Facebook Inc. IPO, with the company now down 40% since its opening price, we found it interesting that many funds were increasing […]
German High-Frequency Bill to Affect Hedge Funds, Official Says
Bloomberg – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet will vote on a bill tomorrow that limits high-frequency trading even for market participants outside Germany and requires automated orders to be marked as such, a government official said. High-frequency traders will have to […]
Hedge fund reaps riches on drought-hit corn
Daily Rep – For three excruciating weeks in May, Renee Haugerud, the founder of New York hedge fund Galtere Ltd., agonized that her wager on corn was a massive mistake. She had started buying in March, when futures contracts averaged […]
How Savvy Seniors Beat Hedge Funds
Seeking Alpha – I recently had a discussion with a friend of mine who manages money for a hedge fund. The conversation was very illuminating, and also convinced me – once again – that savvy individual investors can beat the […]
Hedge Fund Insider Trading: Rajiv Goel Sentenced To Probation And Fines
New York (HedgeCo.Net) In the latest Galleon hedge fund indictment, Rajiv Goel, a former Intel Corp. executive, received leniency after apologizing saying he was “deeply ashamed….. I had a serious lapse of judgment and good sense.” The US federal court in New York on Monday sentenced him […]
Hedge Fund Performance up 0.84% in August
PRNewswire – The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 0.84% in August. A new monthly commentary offers insight into hedge fund performance through the month of August. Some key findings from the report include: Hedge funds, as measured […]
US institutions choose non-stock assets in volatile market
Reuters – U.S. pension funds, charitable groups, endowments and other large institutional investors are taking on more exposure in non-traditional “alternative” investments — such as private equity and hedge funds — to buffer against volatile stock markets, an investor survey […]
Hedge Funds Cut Bets as Prices Drop Most Since June: Commodities
BusinessWeek – Hedge funds cut bullish commodity bets for the first time this month as weaker manufacturing from China and Europe eclipsed central banks’ efforts to boost growth, driving down prices the most since June. Money managers decreased their net-long […]