Category Archives: Success Stories

New Merger Forms Largest Northeast Accounting Firm: EisnerAmper LLP

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Eisner LLP and Amper, Politziner & Mattia, LLP announced today that they have combined their practices to form EisnerAmper LLP.  The newly formed entity will be the 14th largest accounting firm in the United States and […]

Hedge Fund Seeding Arm Of FRM Teams Up With Varna Capital

New York (HedgeCo.net) – The hedge fund seeding division of Financial Risk Management (FRM), and Varna Capital LLC (Varna) have formed a strategic relationship which involves FCA making a significant investment in Varna’s first fund. Varna is a newly formed […]

Hedge Fund Giant BlackRock’s Profit Up 98%

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Bloomberg reports that BlackRock’s second-quarter profit rose 98% after the acquisition of Barclays Global Investors boosted their income. “Going into the merger we knew that some clients would have to address concentration issues and that the […]

Greenlight’s Gold Offerings Attract Investors

New York Times Blogs: Greenlight Capital’s gold bets have attracted more than $130 million in two recent private offerings from investors eager to join in the hedge fund’s bets on the precious metal, which is seen as protection against inflation, […]

Hedge Fund Industry Review: May 2010

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – North American hedge funds’ assets under management crossed the $1 trillion mark for the first time since November 2008, the May 2010 Eurekahedge Report announced. Global hedge funds’ assets also exceeded the $1.5 trillion mark and […]

Chicago Hedge Fund Manager Gala Success

New York (HedgeCo.net) – HedgeCo Networks hosted a hedge fund manager showcase in Chicago last week. Six top hedge fund managers gave brief presentations to the audience before dispersing into separate roundtables for the Q&A portion of the event. “We […]

BNY Mellon Named Asia’s Best Hedge Fund Administrator

New York (HedgeCo.net) – BNY Mellon was named Best Fund Administrator – Hedge Funds and Best in Corporate Trust, winning 6 awards at Asset magazine’s Triple A Transaction Banking Awards 2010 in Hong Kong. Also winning the title of Best […]

Five Lipper Awards For J.P. Morgan Funds

New York (HedgeCo.net) – J.P. Morgan Funds, the mutual fund arm of J.P. Morgan Asset Management has been recognized by Lipper as a best performer in five categories. “These awards clearly demonstrate the strength of our investment capabilities across all […]

SSARIS Wins Fund of Hedge Fund Award

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund and FoHF manager, SSARIS Advisors, LLC, won the “Global Multi-Strategy over 3 years” award ($500 million -$1 billion) at the annual InvestHedge FoHF Awards ceremony held last night in New York City. SSARIS won […]

The Hedge Fund Fraud Casebook – Review

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Research and Markets has added John Wiley and Sons Ltd’s new report “The Hedge Fund Fraud Casebook” to their offering. An in-depth look at the first 100 cases of proven fraud at hedge funds. Some highlights: […]

Hedge Funds Care Raise Over $2 Million For Charity

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Child abuse prevention and awareness non-profit, Hedge Funds Care, said its 12th Annual New York Open Your Heart to the Children Benefit raised over $2 million this year at a New York gala last week. “Braving […]

Pharos Named Best Hedge Fund Manager 2010

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Pharos Financial Group won Best Hedge Fund Manager at the 4th Annual Hedge Funds World Middle East Awards held on March 1st in Dubai. The awards are hosted by Terrapinn as part of their annual Hedge […]