Tag Archives: hedge fund
MFA Commends CCP Working Group Report
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – Press Release – Hedge fund, funds of funds and managed futures funds group, the Managed Funds Association (MFA) has commended the working group paper, “Report to the Supervisors of the Major OTC Derivatives Dealers on […]
Former Morgan Stanley Traders Launch Commodity Trading Advisor
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – Cinneas Foreign Exchange LLC, an alternative investment management firm specializing in momentum based trading in the foreign exchange market, have announced the launch of a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA). The Cinneas investment process combines technical, […]
Highbridge multi-strategy fund rises 20 percent
Reuters UK – Highbridge Capital Management, one of the world’s biggest hedge fund firms, saw its flagship fund rise 20.5 percent in the first half of the year, according to an investor letter, as performance in the industry rebounds. Highbridge’s […]
From Peloton To Profit
Forbes – A year ago, Conrad Levy was a player in one of the most spectacular blow-ups in hedge fund history. Peloton Partners, the fund at which Levy was chief compliance and operating officer, collapsed after an outsized bet on […]
Highbridge multi-strategy fund rises 20 percent
Reuters UK – Highbridge Capital Management, one of the world’s biggest hedge fund firms, saw its flagship fund rise 20.5 percent in the first half of the year, according to an investor letter, as performance in the industry rebounds. Highbridge’s […]
K+S, Potash Sellers Sink as Rival’s India Contract Roils Market
Bloomberg – K+S AG, Europe’s largest maker of potash for fertilizers, and competitor Israel Chemicals Ltd. fell in local trading after a Russian rival’s contract in India prompted speculation that prices will come under pressure. The drop mirrors declines at […]
Winton to Start Japan Fund, Hire H.K. Staff in Asian Expansion
Winton Capital Management Ltd., the U.K. hedge fund with $12 billion in assets, will start a new fund in Japan and hire staff in Hong Kong as it expands when rivals such as Citadel Investment Group LLC retreat from Asia. […]
Hedge funds for Average Joes?
ABC News – Irish-American author J.P. Donleavy, in his wonderful book The Unexpurgated Code, details the difficulties of social climbing in England if you are not to the manor born. People who try to invest in hedge funds will find […]
ALTIN Hedge Fund Group Goes For Full Disclosure
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – ALTIN, the London and Swiss-listed fund of hedge funds, has released a full disclosure of its underlying investments and weightings. ALTIN has adopted a position of total transparency, and holds one of the world’s longest […]
At Nadel hearing, new fund surfaces
Herald Tribune – At a bail hearing in which Arthur G. Nadel was sent back to his cell to come up with better co-signers, a federal judge heard from the receiver in the case about a previously unknown multimillion-dollar hedge […]
