Category Archives: Success Stories
European Hedge Fund Awards 2010
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Swedish independent investment management firm Merrant Fund Management has won the title of; “Best New Fund of Hedge Funds” for their Merrant Alpha Select Fund at the European Hedge Fund Review award 2010. “It’s very satisfying to […]
Secondary Hedge Fund Market Hits Six Month High
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Thet October edition of the Hedgebay index reports that the highest average trade price in six months may signal the return of stability to the secondary hedge fund market. “The patterns we see in secondary market trading […]
Hedge Funds Care Raises $100K at 1st Annual Stamford Grand Prix Event
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge Funds Care helped to raise around $10,000 for child abuse treatment and prevention at a three-hour go-kart race on Sunday, CtPost.com reports. Hedge fund managers, high-net worth individuals and bankers sponsored 30 teams with names […]
Man Acquisition of Hedge Fund GLG Showing Over $15 Billion New AUM
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Alternative investment management company Man Group has said that the integration with newly bought hedge fund GLG has advanced well, with marketing campaigns under way. The first product to blend Man flagship fund AHL and GLG […]
Update: London Broker Dealer Trades $2.75 Billion In First Year
New York (HedgeCo.net) – London based distressed debt firm, Yorvik Partners LLP., has completed its first 12 months of operations having successfully traded $2.75 billion of distressed and esoteric credit products since its inception. “Whilst we thought there was a real […]
Hedge Fund Mergers & Acquisitions: Highbridge/Gavea
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund owned by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Highbridge Capital Management, has purchased a majority interest in Gávea Investimentos, a $6 billion Brazil hedge fund manager. Gávea was co-founded in 2003 by Chairman and Chief Investment […]
2010 HFMWeek U.S. Hedge Fund Services Awards Luncheon
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Global hedge fund administrator and prime broker, Conifer Group LLC., has been nominated as a finalist in the 2010 HFMWeek U.S. Hedge Fund Services Awards. A luncheon for the awards will take place on Tuesday, October […]
50 Cent Gets $200 Million From Hedge Fund Film Partners
New York (HedgeCo.net) – George Furla’s Hedge Fund Film Partners has invested $200 million in actor/rapper 50 Cent’s film company Cheetah Vision, according to Variety magazine. “The thing about 50 Cent is that, just like in his music career, he […]
UBS Awards $116 Million To Standard Life Investments Hedge Fund Portfolio
New York (HedgeHo.net) – Standard Life Investments has been selected by UBS PACE Select Advisors Trust to manage a 25% (approximately $116.5m) component of its UBS PACE Alternative Strategies Investments. In managing its portion of the hedge fund, Standard Life Investments […]
Cayman Ranked #1 For Hedge Funds, Specialized Finance
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The world’s largest domicile for hedge funds, healthcare insurance captives and catastrophe bond transactions, has been named the top specialised financial center by The Banker, a banking and finance magazine, in it’s 2010 IFC Rankings released […]
Hedge Funds Care Golf Tournament Raises Over $170,000
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge Funds Care’s 3rd Annual East Coast Golf Tournament raised a record of over $170,000 for the support of the charity’s grantees. “With over 30 foursomes participating in this year’s tournament, the turn out of the […]
HedgeServ Scores High in Hedge Fund Administration Survey
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund administrator HedgeServ has received the highest overall average score in Global Custodian magazine’s 2010 Hedge Fund Administration Survey. “We are very pleased to have scored so highly in all of the survey’s categories in our […]
