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Hedge Fund Research: Venture Funds Raise $17.5 Billion In 2012
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Private equity funds in the U.S. raised nearly as much capital in the first three quarters of 2012 as during the entire 2011 calendar year, according to new hedge fund research from Dow Jones. During the first three […]
Cory Booker lures Wall Street millions to Newark few have seen
NewsDay – Cory Booker strides to the lectern at a June reception honoring hedge-fund founder Bill Ackman. Pershing Square Foundation, Ackman’s philanthropic organization, had pledged more than $25 million since 2007 to help Booker’s poverty-wracked Newark, New Jersey, improve schooling, […]
U.S. Hedge Funds Buy Spanish Sovereign Bonds, Sunday Times Says
Bloomberg – U.S. hedge funds, encouraged by the European Central Bank’s pledge to preserve the euro, have been buying Spanish government bonds, the Sunday Times said, citing unidentified debt traders. Foreign investors bought an estimated 25 percent of the bonds the […]
Hedge fund commods bets up in banner week for gas, gold
Reuters – The net long money held by hedge funds and other big speculators in U.S. commodity markets rose in the week to Tuesday after strong buying in gold and natural gas, trade data showed on Friday. The rise – […]
The hedge fund industry’s man in North Carolina
MarketWatch – Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) is a vocal supporter of a proposal to sweep away restrictions on hedge-fund advertising No one might have expected it, but one of the most controversial proposals in the recent Jumpstart Our Business Startups […]
Hedge Funds Trail Stock Rally With 0.6% September Return
Reuters – Hedge funds rose 0.6 percent last month, trailing a global stock rally after the European Central Bank announced specifics of its bond-buying plan and the U.S. Federal Reserve said it would buy mortgage-backed securities. Multistrategy, global macro (BBHFMCRO) […]
Hedge funds climb in 3rd qtr but still lag stock market
Reuters – Hedge funds climbed 2.6 percent in the third quarter, buoyed by rallying global stock markets, and some of the industry’s most famous investors saw their portfolios leap into double-digit return territory. Hedge funds, on average, gained 0.8 percent […]
Hedge Fund Event: Alternative Asset Summit Oct. 17-19th 2012 at Wynn Las Vegas
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – This year’s Alternative Asset Summit is being held October 17-19th, 2012 at Wynn Las Vegas. The hedge fund Summit is a networked event structured for industry professionals by industry professionals. Last year’s Summit had over 400 attendees, 50% Investors and 30% […]
Paulson Funds Said to Further Cut 2012 Losses Last Month
Bloomberg – John Paulson, the billionaire hedge- fund manager coming off record losses in 2011, further pared declines in his Gold and Advantage funds last month, according to two people familiar with the matter. Paulson’s Gold Fund, which can buy […]
Sebi allows 2 Alternative Investment Funds to run in India
MoneyControl – Two more entities have received market regulator Sebi’s approval to set-up Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), a newly created class of pooled-in investment vehicles for real estate, private equity and hedge funds. The approval has been given to two […]
Hedge-fund lenders eye Nine Entertainment bid
MarketWatch – U.S. hedge funds owning more than 1 billion Australian dollars (US$1.02 billion) worth of Nine Entertainment Co.’s senior debt are considering a lender bid for the company as it gears up for an auction, the Australian Financial Review […]
How to Run Your Hedge Fund From a Prison Cell
Bloomberg – As if America’s hedge-fund elite didn’t have enough crises to worry about — riots in Spain, the fiscal cliff, Lindsay Lohan’s hotel brawl — the parade of underlings copping pleas to insider-trading crimes just keeps growing. Every week […]