Tag Archives: accredited-investors


Morgan Stanley Launches Enhanced Protection for Hedge Fund and Prime Brokerage Clients

June 18, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Morgan Stanley is offering enhanced asset protection to its prime brokerage clients, announcing an expansion of its prime brokerage offering with the launch of new custodial services for long securities held by Prime Brokerage clients. […]

May Performance Up 4.06%, Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Confirms

June 16, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – “Hedge funds finished up 4.06% in May, capturing the largest monthly gains since February 2000." Oliver Schupp, President of Credit Suisse Index, said, Emerging Markets funds were the strongest performers, finishing up 6.96%. The Emerging […]

G8 Endorses Lecce Framework

June 15, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – G8 Finance Ministers announced their endorsement of a global regulatory framework for financial institutions worldwide, "We agreed to create a coherent framework which builds on work done by the IMF, World Bank, OECD, FSB, FATF, […]

Confluence Whitepaper Outlines Hedge Fund Reporting and Control Challenges

June 15, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Financial administration automation specialist, Confluence, released a new whitepaper for hedge fund administration executives, entitled "Hedge Fund Reporting: The Change Imperative". "Mandates from investors, regulators, and auditors are driving significant change in hedge fund back […]

Cayman Islands Monetary Authority Gains Full IOSCO Membership

June 11, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) was formally admitted as the 189th member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) at the meeting of the Presidents’ Committee at IOSCO’s 34th Annual Conference in Tel […]

SEC Outlines Securities Regulators Guidelines

June 11, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro, speaking at the IOSCO 2009 Conference, said today that in light of the current economic crisis and in an attempt to restore confidence to investors, the US is currently examining how […]

Hedge Fund Paulson & Co Buys $100 Million CB Richard Ellis Stock

June 10, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Real estate services company, CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. has reached an agreement to sell in a direct placement 13,440,860 shares of its Class A common stock for gross proceeds of approximately $100.0 million, to […]

Ex Hedge Fund Trader Vs. Ex Wife, High Powered Hide and Seek

June 10, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – In a bizarre hedge fund story sent to me by a reader, an ex JP Morgan Director and ex trader for hedge funds Tudor and Brevan Howard has been traced by his ex wife’s investigators […]

BlackRock In Talks For Largest Global Hedge Fund Transaction On Record

June 9, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – BlackRock, Inc. confirmed that negotiations are ongoing with U.K.’s third-largest bank, Barclays Bank plc, about the potential purchase of Barclays Global Investors (BGI), including the iShares business. “The discussions are not yet concluded and there […]

Hedge Fund Prime Brokerage Provider Expands To Chicago

June 4, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – NorthPoint Trading Partners, LLC has opened a new office in Chicago, IL., with 12 year industry veteran, Michael Ferro, as head. Ferro has held positions at Genworth Financial, Knight Capital Markets, and X-Change Financial Access. […]

Bowne and HedgeOp Join Forces to Launch Hedge Fund Compliance Software

June 3, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Bowne & Co., Inc. has signed an alliance with HedgeOp Compliance to offer two new compliance solutions for hedge funds and other registered investment advisers. The first of the hedge fund tools, ‘Bowne ComplianceTrak’, is […]