Category Archives: Syndicated
Mariner Hires BlackRock’s Pellicciaro for New Hedge Fund
Bloomberg – Mariner Investment Group LLC, the $10 billion hedge-fund firm founded by William Michaelcheck, hired Eric Pellicciaro from BlackRock Inc. (BLK) to manage a global macro portfolio of a new multistrategy hedge fund. Mariner plans to hire several managers […]
Hedge fund manager Ackman says mistakes made in JCPenney turnaround
(Reuters) – Hedge fund manager William Ackman is turning up the heat on the man he handpicked to turn around struggling retailer JCPenney. The “criticism is deserved,” Ackman said on Friday of Ron Johnson, the former Apple executive who has […]
Hedge funds are lapping up candidates with near-zero experience
Quartz – Ten years ago, hedge funds were relatively unknown entities. Often they were made up of Wall Street vets who had tired of the corporate culture at big investment banks and saw opportunities to make more money by going […]
How Hedge Funds Are Slowing JOBS Act Rules for Small Businesses
Business Week – When President Barack Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act into law one year ago today, his goal was to make it easier for small businesses and entrepreneurs to raise capital. Supporters of the JOBS Act […]
Banks gone bad: Our evolved morality has failed us
New Scientist – We seem to be unable to punish bankers for their scandalous behaviour. That’s because our moral instincts can’t cope, says a professor of biological sciences and anthropology. ROB a bank and you risk a long stretch in […]
EDHEC-Risk Institute: UCITS hedge funds underperform their non-UCITS rivals, shows new study
Bobs Guide – This new research is drawn from the Newedge research chair on “Advanced Modelling for Alternative Investments” at EDHEC-Risk Institute. UCITS hedge funds are typically more volatile and underperform their non-UCITS hedge fund rivals, a new comprehensive comparative […]
How A Hedge Fund Could Get Into The Bitcoin Game
Business Insider – Alternative currency Bitcoin has seen a spectacular rise lately. The digital, decentralized currency that first emerged in 2009 is now trading above $141. It was trading around $35 in early march. Read Complete Article
Hedge Fund Survey Shows Misconduct Believed to be Widespread
Compliance Weekly – A recent survey of hedge fund professionals indicates that misconduct is widespread in the industry, and that a very large percentage of professionals in the industry are prepared to report wrongdoing under a program such as the […]
Hedge funds: Where rules are made to be broken
FierceFinance – CIOs and their tech teams often think that they are responsible solely for keeping the lights on and the systems humming. But what about what happens on the trading floor? Does an IT staffer have a role in […]
Corruption at Hedge Funds Even More Rampant Than You Think, Study Shows
Forbes – If a new report about hedge fund corruption is to be believed, the industry is overrun with unethical and illegal activity. Some 46% of people at hedge funds believe their competitors break the law or act unethically and […]
Simple Alternatives hires portfolio manager for hedge fund mutual fund
Pensions & Investments – Clark Jones joined Simple Alternatives as a portfolio manager for the firm’s S1 Fund, an $80 million long/short equity hedge fund-of-funds mutual fund. Mr. Jones’ position is new, part of an expansion of the company’s investment […]
Commodity trader CF Partners launches first hedge fund
Risk – CF Partners, active in the commodities market since 2006, has launched a long/short equity hedge fund after hiring Alvaro Ventosa from Spanish fund manager Cygnus Asset Management Commodity trader CF Partners has launched a long/short equity fund that […]