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Onshore hedge fund servicing in Switzerland
André Valente – The opportunity to leverage onshore administration services for hedge fund managers is gathering momentum in Switzerland. And UBS Fund Services in Switzerland plans to be at the forefront, according to André Valente (pictured) who heads up the […]
Hedge Funds Pressure SoftBank on $25.5B Dish Offer for Sprint
The Street – Following Dish Network’s $25.5 billion offer to buy Sprint (S) on Monday, large hedge fund investors await a response from SoftBank, which previously offered to buy the telecom. In a brief Wednesday phone conversation, Leon Cooperman, head […]
Eze Software Group’s RealTick EMS Issued U.S. Patent for Electronic Trading
Hedge fund tech provider Eze Software Group has issued a patent for its management system, the RealTick® EMS. The patent covers the proprietary technology and methodology for the staging of electronic orders into a neutral (aggregation) account for execution, providing […]
Top-earning hedge-fund chief takes home $2.2 billion in 2012
CNN – Last year was a tough one for hedge funds, but the 25 top-earning hedge fund managers still managed to pull in a combined $14.14 billion in 2012, according to an Institutional Investor magazine ranking. The 12th annual “rich […]
Big Get Bigger in Annual Manager Ranking
Hedge Fund Alert – The number of firms with at least $10 billion of gross fund assets reached 90 at year-end, up from 74 a year earlier, according to the latest update of Hedge Fund Alert’s Manager Database (see rankings […]
Lehman Brokerage to Pay Hedge Funds, Banks After 4 Years
Bloomberg – Defunct brokerage Lehman Brothers Inc. (LEHMQ) is set to pay more than $15 billion to hedge fund and bank customers after 4 1/2 years in liquidation. Brokerage trustee James Giddens, who previously faced payment demands by New York […]
U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Partners with the S&R Foundation
The S&R Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports talented individuals with high aspirations in the arts and sciences, today announced that the U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth will serve as an associate partner for the Foundation. U.S. Trust […]
Hedge Funds Currently Standing at $536 Billion
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds and UCITS hedge funds sector are currently standing at US$536 billion and US$215 billion respectively, EurekaHedge reports. Highlights from this month’s report: 1Q 2013 witnessed positive asset flows of US$20 billion with hedge funds […]
Silver Slump Splits Hedge Funds From Ingot Hoarders: Commodities
Bloomberg – Hedge funds are betting on cheaper silver for the first time since at least 2006, splitting from investors accumulating close to the biggest hoard ever and the analyst consensus for prices to rebound from a bear market. Speculators were the […]
The importance of hedge funds
BusinessDay – In line with our aim of informing readers of opportunities within the alternative investment space, we decided to do a review of hedge funds for this month’s fund review. First, a warning: hedge funds are complex, sophisticated investments […]
Hedge fund manager Paulson to start fund for tax reduction
LifeHealthPro – Legendary hedge fund manager John Paulson, who made an estimated $15 billion for investors by shorting the real estate market before its 2008 crash, is starting a fund to help investors reduce their tax bill. Tax reduction strategies […]
Q1 2013 positive for hedge funds, says Altin
HedgeWeek – The first quarter of the year was overall positive for hedge funds, according to Swiss alternative investment company Altin. Appetite for risk continued to dominate markets and led to good returns for risky assets, especially in the US, […]