Author Archives: Editor
Start-Up Firms Face Marketing Challenges
Traders Magazine – When Anthony Cambeiro left a large hedge fund to found Anthology Capital Group, the trader was surprised by how difficult it was to get investors to seriously consider his fund, in spite of the long and successful track […]
City Garbage Collectors Become Sophisticated Hedge Fund Investors
Forbes – According to the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the average AFSCME member earns $45,000 per year and receives a pension of about $19,000 upon retirement. The notion that these workers are “sophisticated investors” who can […]
Scranton Council pursues hedge fund financing
The Times Tribune – Scranton City Council is pursuing a plan to borrow up to $18 million from a hedge fund to cover this year’s budget gap, council officials have said. The financially strapped city has been struggling for months […]
UCITS Hedge Fund Index – July 2012 Performance
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The UCITS Alternative Index Global is up 0.84% in July bringing its year to date performance to 0.50%, while the UCITS Alternative Index Fund of Funds is up 0.83% bringing its yearly performance to -1.58%. In […]
Hedge Funds Are Buying Spanish Real Estate After Slump, FTD Says
Bloomberg – Hedge funds and private-equity firms are buying Spanish real estate after prices slumped, Financial Times Deutschland reported, citing Adolfo Ramirez-Escudero, the head of investment at CBRE Group Inc.’s Spanish business. Ramirez-Escudero advised on four property deals valued at more […]
Armajaro set to launch financials hedge fund
Reuters – Armajaro Asset Management, the hedge fund founded by commodities trader Anthony Ward, is set to launch its new financials hedge fund in October, part of the firm’s push to diversify further into equities. The Armajaro Global Financials Fund […]
Credit Suisse: Hedge Funds Up 1.02% in July
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index closed up 1.02% in July as six of the seven index component strategies reported positive results for July. Following the market events of 2008, increased attention has […]
James Sinclair Welch, Bronxville hedge fund chief’s son, freed after Yellowstone club death
NewsDay – A Bronxville teenager out for a late-night drive in an all-terrain vehicle was charged with negligent vehicular homicide under the influence of alcohol after a crash that killed his passenger and prep-school roommate at the luxury Yellowstone Club […]
Fall-out from ‘hedge fund’ shooting
PF – The shock waves from the shooting and suicide involving two dodgy asset managers in Cape Town last week are reverberating widely, with indications that investors in a “hedge fund” could face losses of almost R2 billion. The high […]
Texas Permanent’s plan to change hedge fund portfolio hits a snag
Pensions & Investments – Texas Permanent School Fund’s slow journey toward direct investment in hedge funds hit a traffic jam, thanks to the state education agency’s decision that the permanent fund must reconsider a proposal to terminate three of its […]
Credit Suisse: Overall Hedge Fund Industry Up 0.96% in July
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta Index (“CSLAB”), which aims to reflect the performance of the overall hedge fund industry, finished up 0.96% in July.The Managed Futures strategy was the most significant contributor to performance, finishing […]
People Moves: Hedge Fund Veteran Joins Northern Trust
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – $4.6 trillion hedge fund administrator Northern Trust, announced today that Tony Glickman has joined in a global client solutions role designed to harness the full value of its hedge fund services, custody, banking and operations platform on […]