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Foreign hedge funds could lose as Europe tightens rules
Economic Times – Europe’s move to tighten regulation of the hedge fund industry could give home-grown funds an edge over foreign rivals, many of which are still trying to absorb the new rules on attracting investor cash. The rules, known […]
Hedge Funds Not Ready For AIFMD, Research Says
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – New research by BNY Mellon highlights a compliance shortfall among alternative investment funds (AIFs) on the eve of the deadline for Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) authorisation. While 82 per cent of managers canvassed confirmed […]
Samlyn Capital Holds $150 Million Stake in Allergan
WSJ – Samlyn Capital LLC, a hedge fund founded by a veteran of SAC Capital Advisors LP, has built a $150 million stake in Allergan Inc. AGN +0.95% and is weighing whether to support Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. VRX.T +0.06% […]
Peak to manage equities hedge fund at Henderson
FN – In an interview with Financial News, Henderson chief executive Andrew Formica said he planned to put Peak in charge of a team managing long/short international equities in the fourth quarter. Peak stepped back as a manager of hedge […]
Hedge fund scam: more rulings
Personal Finance – Michal Calitz, the financial adviser who was paid R8.4 million in share profits from the Relative Value Arbitrage Fund (RVAF), which was, in fact, a scam, has been ordered to compensate two more clients who lost money […]
Lake Capital in talks to back Engine Group
City AM – The Engine Group, owner of PR firm MHP Communications and ad agency WCRS, is set to announce a major investment by Lake Capital by the end of the week. The London-based company’s 13 agencies provide services including […]
Argentina teeters on brink with hedge fund creditors
IT – In Rebel Without a Cause, the anti-hero played by James Dean is challenged to a lethal game of chicken in which two cars must race towards a cliff. The loser is the driver who jumps out first. Investors […]
HedgeCoVest “The Hedge Fund Alternative Investment Platform” Adds Another Industry Leader
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – HedgeCo Networks, LLC, a preeminent service provider to the hedge fund industry and operator of the world’s most trafficked data base for hedge fund information (Hedgeco.Net) is pleased to announce that Pershing Advisor Solutions has been selected as […]
Study: The Majority of Hedge Funds Are Unprepared For AIFMD
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – With around one week to go before the deadline for authorisation, some 47 percent of alternative investment fund managers participating in a snapshot global survey have still not filed under the Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive […]
U.S. SEC targets 10 firms in high frequency trading probe: SEC document
HedgeWorld – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been seeking information on 10 registered broker dealers as part of an ongoing investigation into high-frequency trading strategies, according to an internal SEC document reviewed by Reuters. The firms listed are […]
Top Hedge Fund Strategies: Driven, Long/Short Equity, Fundamental and Emerging Markets Equity
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Credit Suisse’s mid-year Hedge Fund Investor Sentiment Survey reports that the second half of 2014 looks set to be a strong period for capital allocations to hedge funds. Of the investors surveyed, 97% indicated that they […]
Credit Suisse: Institutions to ramp up hedge fund investments in second half of 2014
P&I – Institutions intend to be more active hedge fund investors in the second half of 2014 than they were in the first. Fully 97% of the 284 institutional asset owners surveyed in June by Credit Suisse Capital Services said […]