Category Archives: HedgeCo News
AI Private Equity Summary – 3/25/2025
Private equity is navigating a complex landscape today, with consolidation and strategic deals dominating headlines. Reuters reports that Walgreens Boots Alliance’s $10 billion take-private deal with Sycamore Partners, announced last week, continues to ripple through the sector. The transaction, set […]
AI Venture Capital Summary 3/10/2025
Venture capital activity kicked off the week with a blend of optimism and strategic shifts. The Financial Times reported yesterday that U.S. VC is riding its biggest wave in three years, driven by an AI frenzy. Massive funding rounds in […]
Private Equity and Hedge Funds Push Back Against Trump’s Carried Interest Tax Plan
(HedgeCo.Net) – President Donald Trump’s recent proposal to eliminate the carried interest tax provision has met with opposition from private investment industry groups. The current tax structure allows private equity and hedge fund managers to pay a lower capital gains […]
Qatar’s Strategic Moves to Attract Venture Capital and Diversify Economy
Qatar is actively enhancing its venture capital (VC) landscape through a strategic initiative led by the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). Launched in February 2024, the QIA’s “Fund of Funds” program commits over $1 billion to international and regional VC funds, […]
Graham Capital Thrives on Market Swings, Posts Strong February Gains
Graham Capital Management, a prominent macro hedge fund, turned February’s market turbulence into a winning streak, according to data tracked by Hedgeco.net. The Connecticut-based firm, led by founder Kenneth Tropin, saw its High Ground Fund climb 5.9% for the month, […]
TD Securities Charged in Spoofing Scheme
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against registered broker-dealer TD Securities (USA) LLC for manipulating the U.S. Treasury cash securities market through an illicit trading strategy known as spoofing. The bank was also charged for failing to […]
SEC Charges Advisory Firm With Violating Whistleblower Protection Rule
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Florida-based GQG Partners LLC, a registered investment adviser, for entering into agreements with candidates for employment and a former employee that made it more difficult for them to report […]
Advisory Firm Macquarie Investment To Pay Nearly $80m For Allegedly Overvaluing Assets
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced Registered Investment Adviser Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT) will pay a total of $79.8 million to settle charges for overvaluing approximately 4,900 largely illiquid collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) held in 20 […]
11 Institutional Investment Managers Charged with Failure to Report Certain Securities Holdings
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against 11 institutional investment managers for failing to file reports, known as Forms 13F, that they were required to file because they have discretion over more than $100 million in certain […]
SEC Charges Three Former Executives of Medly Health with Defrauding Investors
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged now-defunct digital pharmacy startup Medly Health Inc’s. co-founder and former CEO, Marg Patel, former CFO, Robert Horowitz, and former Head of Rx Operations, Chintankumar Bhatt, with defrauding investors in connection with capital […]
John Deere, to pay $10 Million to resolve alleged Bribery Charges
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that Deere & Company, which does business as John Deere, has agreed to pay nearly $10 million to resolve SEC charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) arising out […]
Six Credit Rating Agencies Hit with $49M in fines and charged with Significant Recordkeeping Failures
(HedgeCo.Net) The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against six nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, or NRSROs, for significant failures by the firms and their personnel to maintain and preserve electronic communications. The firms admitted the facts set forth […]
