Category Archives: hedge-fund-research
Leon Cooperman Offers His Take on The Fed Rate Hike
New York (HedgeCo.net) – With so much attention being paid to the Fed and when the process of raising rates might start, it doesn’t hurt to hear from a well-respected hedge fund manager. Omega Advisors CEO Leon Cooperman recently offered […]
Pension Funds Behaving Like Individual Investors
New York (HedgeCo.Net) Over the last five years, corporate pension funds have quadrupled their allocations to hedge funds, but some of those funds may be having regrets as the hedge fund industry has lagged the overall market during this bullish […]
Glenview Offshore Opportunity Fund Tops Barron’s Hedge Fund List
New York (HedgeCo.net)- The annual Barron’s Hedge Fund List was recently released and for the second straight year, Glenview Offshore Opportunity Fund came in at number one. The fund managed by Larry Robbins accumulated a three-year annualized gain of 57%. […]
Hedge Funds Reach Nearly $2.2 Trillion
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds returned $59.5 billion in performance-based gains for the first quarter of 2015, their highest Q1 gains on record since 2006 which brings the total industry AUM to a record high of nearly $2.2 trillion, […]
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services Calls for Industry Standards in Reporting
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services has issued a call to the hedge fund industry to adopt standards in reporting to better address demands from both investors and regulators. The recommendation follows a key finding from a […]
Hedge Funds Out Perform Market in April
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – After taking flack from investors as well as the press for a lackluster performance in 2014, the hedge fund industry seems intent on reversing that in 2015. So far in 2015, hedge funds are turning the […]
A Number Of Streaks In Oil Trading And Production
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The oil market has been on a wild ride over the past year. After prices for West Texas Intermediate Crude peaked at $107.68 last June, the price per barrel fell to as low as $42.41 in […]
Manny Roman Reports FUM up 7% to $78.1 Billion At Hedge Fund Man
New York (HedgeC0.Net) -Manny Roman, Chief Executive Officer of hedge fund giant Man Group, reported a a good start to the year from a performance perspective which, together with the latest acquisitions, contributed to an overall 7% increase in FUM over […]
David Einhorn’s Bearish Case Against Shale Oil Companies
New York (HedgeCo.NET) At last week’s Sohn Investment Conference, Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn made headlines when he expressed a very bearish opinion toward fracking or shale oil companies. Einhorn argued that the costs of capturing the oil far exceed the […]
29 Hedge Funds opened in Florida in 2015
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Miami and South Florida is back in the news as the area continues to attract hedge funds and financial companies. In a column named “Hedge funds eye Florida’s ‘New Manhattan’“, CNBC’s hedge and private equity funds […]
Private Equity Investment Volume Remains Strong in Q1 2015
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Private equity investment volume remained strong in Q1 despite a seasonal slowdown in overall private equity activity, according to the Private Equity Growth Capital Council’s (PEGCC) Trends Report for the first quarter of 2015. Investment volume […]
