Category Archives: Hedge Fund Launches
Citadel marketing new fund with lower fees
Reuters – U.S. hedge fund Citadel Investment Group LLC plans to roll out several new funds, including one with lower fees that will aim to make money on currencies, interest rates and other trades based on broad economic trends, the […]
Chief investment officer for pension fund resigns
San Diego Union Tribune – The county pension board’s chief investment officer has resigned a week after a second hedge fund collapse in which employee retirement investments could lose as much as $78 million. David Deutsch, who held the job […]
Silk Invest/Danfonds Team to Launch 2 new Hedge Funds
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Specialist asset management firm, Silk Invest Ltd, has acquired Danfonds Frontier Fund SPC., a Cayman based hedge fund, in an all equity deal, Silk Invest also bought majority share in Danfonds Frontier Fund SPC, which will […]
Tontine Capital to Start New Hedge Fund After Losses
Bloomberg – Jeffrey Gendell, whose investment firm Tontine Associates LLC is liquidating two hedge funds after losses of more than 60 percent this year, plans to start a new fund in February. The Tontine Total Return Fund will invest in […]
Finvest to Launch Capital Protected Offering
Forbes – In light of the higher risks which are sweeping global markets, Finvest Asset Management is set to launch a new capital protected offering for investors who are seeking to generate annual returns of between 12-20 percent in a […]
RAB Capital plans to revamp flagship fund
Financial Times – RAB Capital is planning to restructure its flagship hedge fund, which plunged more than a third this year, and offering investors lower fees in return for agreeing not to withdraw their money for three years. It is […]
New Gottex Fund Emulates University Endowments
HedgeFund.Net – Swiss funds-of-funds firm Gottex Fund Management is launching a fund that will emulate the investment principles of U.S. “super endowments.” The new fund will emulate the investment principles of successful U.S. university endowment funds, such as Harvard and […]
Fortress Focuses on Middle East, North Africa for New Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Fortress Investment Group, who oversees more than $18 billion in assets, is starting a new hedge fund that will invest in markets throughout the Middle East and North Africa. The new fund, Fortress MENA, is set […]
Hedge Fund Advisor Hires Mathematician and Boosts Assets
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund advisory firm D5 announced the launch of two new accounts, with each promising capacity of $50 million, for a possible $ 100 million on additional capital for the firm. The new accounts coincide […]
MAM Launches Hedge Fund-Like Returns Strategy
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – California based Martin Asset Management (MAM) is replicating hedge-fund-like returns and risk factors through its ETF strategies without the heavy fees, lockups and non-transparent holdings, the boutique alternative investment firm said. "Our approach allows investors […]
