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Hedge Fund Apps: Merlin Compass iPad Application

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Merlin Securities, a leading prime brokerage services and technology provider, today announced the release of the Merlin Compass iPad application. Merlin Compass for iPad is a real-time analytics platform that provides portfolio managers with intraday performance, […]

Update: Hedge Fund Mergers: Quest Partners With Revere Capital Advisors

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Revere Capital Advisors LLC has partnered with Quest Partners LLC, an established New York based CTA. Revere, a New York and London based hedge fund firm, said the partnership reflects its ongoing commitment to source the […]

Prosecutor: No evidence Moodys schemed with Nadel

Herald Tribune – The latest salvo from U.S. attorneys comes in response to a claim by Nadel’s federal defenders that his hedge-fund partners, Neil and Christopher Moody, were key to setting up and attracting investors to the Sarasota-based funds. While […]

Och-Ziff Wins Lawsuit Against London Firm OCH Over Name Use

Bloomberg – Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, the hedge-fund firm run by Daniel Och, won a lawsuit against a London investment adviser and its founder to block the use of the Och name. OCH Capital LLP and Thomas Ochocki infringed the […]

2010 HFMWeek U.S. Hedge Fund Services Awards Luncheon

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Global hedge fund administrator and prime broker, Conifer Group LLC., has been nominated as a finalist in the 2010 HFMWeek U.S. Hedge Fund Services Awards. A luncheon for the awards will take place on Tuesday, October […]

Lasry’s Avenue Capital Group to Raise Fund to Invest in High-Yield Debt

Bloomberg – Avenue Capital Group, the hedge fund run by Marc Lasry, plans to raise a fund to buy different types of credit by selling shares to the public, a first for the firm. The firm has hired Randy Takian from Morgan […]

Hedge Fund Fumble

Forbes – Three years ago Randy Lerner, the billionaire owner of the Cleveland Browns football team, invested $40 million in a new hedge fund based in New York. Lerner thought it was the right call. His investment, he later claimed, […]

N.Y. hedge fund exec financed DeFazio hit ads

News Review – A New York hedge fund executive is behind the television ads aimed at defeating U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio. The ads delighted Robinson, infuriated DeFazio and brought national attention to the race and the fallout from a U.S. […]

EU designs hedge fund regulations

Karachi News – The EU finance ministers have tentatively agreed to rulings on European hedge funds.  The rulings will involve the previously unregulated hedge funds as well as other alternative investment firms. EU officials have been trying to determine ways […]

Hedge Fund Deals Mean Work for Am Law Firms

Am Law Daily – Five firms have landed roles on a pair of hedge fund transactions announced on Wednesday. Davis Polk & Wardwell M&A partners Louis Goldberg and Michael Davis are leading a team from the firm that is advising […]

Hedge Funds Short Plaza Accord Deal With China: William Pesek

Bloomberg – Of all the things Timothy Geithner expected when becoming U.S. Treasury secretary, examining a periodic table probably wasn’t one of them. Obsessing over the chemical elements is exactly what Geithner and his staff will be doing in the months […]

Deloitte’s Asset Management Services Launches Hedge Fund Emerging Manager Platform

Press Release – Deloitte announced today its asset management services practice has launched a global full-service hedge fund emerging manager platform offering a unique mix of traditional and non-traditional professional services across audit, tax, financial advisory and consulting. The program […]