Category Archives: Developing Stories
Rajaratnam Says Government Case Against His Hedge Fund Is Unconstitutional
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The billionaire hedge fund manager is arguing that authorities violated his constitutional rights by taping telephone conversations between Rajaratnam and his clients, the Wall Street Journal reports. Hedge fund managers and stock traders have been closely […]
Asia Private Equity Hedge Funds To Recieve $200 Million From Texas Retirement Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The seventh-largest U.S. public pension fund is reported to be investing $200 million in Asia private equity hedge funds. Bloomberg reported this morning that the Teachers Retirement System of Texas fund has assigned $100 million each […]
Hedge Funds Launching UCTIS Onshore Funds In Europe
New York (HedgeCo.net) – According to research from HedgeFund Intelligence, more than half of the Europe’s hedge fund firms have either launched onshore Undertakings on Collective Investment in Transferable Securities, (UCITS) hedge funds or are considering it. Some of Europe’s […]
Hedge Fund Managers Moving into the Mutual Fund Space
New York – (HedgeCo.net) – There is a growing trend in the investment management community. Hedge fund managers are crossing over into the traditional money management space of mutual funds. That is exactly what Greg Levinson of Schooner Investment Group […]
Brevan Howard Hedge Fund Co-Founder To Leave Firm
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Jean-Philippe Blochet has left Europe’s biggest hedge fund firm, Brevan Howard, Bloomberg reported today. “Following his return from sabbatical last year, Jean-Philippe Blochet has decided to cease to be an active member of Brevan Howard Asset […]
Hedge Fund Billionaire John Paulson puts his money on Citigroup
New York (HedgeCo.net) – According to a regulatory filing, Hedge Fund manager John Paulson’s of the $12.5 billion Paulson & Co. bought 300 million shares of Citigroup worth $1.45 billion. This move puts Paulson & Co. alongside other hedge funds […]
Hedge Fund Touradji drops Gold ETF and puts Gold Equity in Focus
New York (HedgeCo.net) – As the price of gold hits record highs, the $2.7 billion energy focused Hedge Fund Touradji drops holdings in the worlds largest gold-backed EFT the SPDR Gold Trust and brings its stake in Barrick Gold Corp […]
Australian Hedge Fund Returns Dip After 7 Positive Months
Bloomberg: The Australian Fund Monitors Index, which tracks more than 200 hedge funds managed from within the country, ended its longest stretch of gains in almost two years. Australian Fund Monitors shows a YTD return of 14.61% with 30% of funds […]
