Category Archives: Philanthropy
Brokerage Firm Scores Knockout With Boxing Charity Event
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Brokerage firm partners at Hennion & Walsh, held a successful Silk City Charity Boxing Event this month in New Jersey. “Giving back to the surrounding communities is a cornerstone of our corporate culture,” said Rich Hennion . “Organizing this […]
Google & Autism Speaks Invite Hedge Funds To Listen
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – In an effort to link private investors and hedge funds to innovative autism-related business developments, Autism Speaks, a leading autism nonprofit, is teaming up with Google to hold the 2014 Autism Investment Conference. The event will be held March 4-5 […]
Warren Buffett’s $1 Million Hedge Fund Bet
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Billionaire philanthropist Warren Buffett made a decade long bet with hedge fund manager Protégé Partners that funds that invest in hedge funds couldn’t beat the stock market , profit wise. The prize, Berkshire Hathaway stock worth almost $1.3 million as of the end […]
Hedge Fund Manager Funds Anti-Keystone XL Advertising “Sucker Punch”
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The hedge fund manager that signed the Giving Pledge with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates is attacking the Keystone XL oil pipeline plans. The State Department “reported no major environmental objections” to the proposed $7 billion pipeline on Friday, the AP reports. “Our efforts to […]
Hedge Fund Blackrock’s VP Wins Effecting Change Award, 100WHF Raised $1.27M
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – 100 Women in Hedge Funds has raised $1.27 million for Best Buddies International through their New York Gala and other fundraising events in 2013. Best Buddies is a global nonprofit that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendship, integrated employment […]
Hedge Funds Care Has Three Events For November
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – On the top of the list showcasing the philanthropy of the hedge fund industry is Hedge Funds Care, or Help For Children, who will be holding events across the US this month. Hedge Funds Care was […]
Hey Banksy: Hedge Fund Manager Wants To Collaborate To Help Sandy Victims
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Former managing Director at Deutsche Bank and CEO of hedge fund Saiers Capital (formerly Alphabet Management), has offered street artist Banksy $100,000 to donate to a charity of his choice. “The rumor is that you are in […]
Renaissance Technology Hedge Fund Founder Wins Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy
New York (HedgeCo.Net) -The American mathematician who founded one of the world’s most successful hedge fund companies, Dr. James Harris Simons and his wife, economist Dr. Marilyn Simons are this year’s recipients of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, which recognizes those who use […]
