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Oct 5, 2011, 11:12 am
Wednesday 10/5/11 Day 19
Washington Post: Who are the 99 percent?
“I am young. I am educated and hard working. I am not able to pay my bills. I am afraid of what the future holds.”
Who are the 99 percent? Part 2
“I did everything I was supposed to and I have nothing to show for it.”
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Sep 23, 2011, 11:18 am
The Eighth Annual Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest, the cornerstone fundraiser for children’s charity A Leg To Stand On (“ALTSO”), is taking place on Thursday, October 13 at 583 Park Avenue in New York City.
Hedge fund managers and hedge fund related industry professionals will perform to raise mone... Comment - Like
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Sep 12, 2011, 1:32 pm
HedgeCo News - The World Bank's private-sector lending arm, the International Finance Corp, is investing$100 million in a new hedge fund recently launched by Christofferson Robb & Co, according to Reuters.
The hedge fund, based in London and New York, will "Put up cash to cover unexpected loan lo... Comment - Like
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Aug 17, 2011, 6:44 am
New York (HedgeCo.net) - Hedge fund manager and investor, Concept Capital Markets, LLC., has been acquired by hedge fund broker/dealer Alaris Trading Partners, LLC.
“Bringing our two companies together will allow us to capitalize on each other’s best practices, enhance our already high level of ... Comment - Like
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Aug 10, 2011, 12:47 pm
Here’s a excerpt from an article we did with some top Nordic hedge fund managers, asking them to comment on Standard & Poor’s downgrade of U.S. government bonds from AAA to AA+.André Havas, Head of Investor Relations Optimized Portfolio Management Stockholm AB: “The world has not recover... Comment - Like
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Aug 10, 2011, 10:28 am
HedgeCo News - The 11th annual New York International Film & TV Finance Summit, presented by BNA / CITE will convene September 22nd -23rd, 2011, to explore ways in which independents can find financing to make, distribute, and market films – even in a challenging economic environment.
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Jul 29, 2011, 9:01 am
HedgeCo News - Brighton House Associates (BHA) has released their quarterly report, which explores trends within the alternative investment industry during the second quarter.
Some highlights from the report include:
- The second quarter of 2011 was characterized by tumultuous global markets and unc... Comment - Like
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Jul 26, 2011, 2:22 pm
HedgeCo Blogs - A new order impacting all SEC registered investment advisers (and certain state registered investment advisers) that provide advisory services to hedge funds and/or separately managed accounts and receive performance-based compensation for such advisory services.
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Jul 25, 2011, 10:07 am
HedgeCo News - Over the weekend there were hedge fund fraud related convictions in the US, Australia and Germany. All have been sentenced to jail time.
US: Five employees for hedge fund manager A&O Resource Management Ltd were sentenced for their part in a $100 million fraud scheme.
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Jul 7, 2011, 8:15 am
Stockholm (HedgeFonder.nu)- SEB's True Market Neutral fund has become the first Nordic fund of hedge funds to receive an ”AA” rating by worldwide financial-market intelligence leader Standard & Poor (S&P).
"This is a stamp of approval for the fund, which has delivered stable returns for our cus... Comment - Like
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Jun 27, 2011, 10:16 am
HedegCo News - New York-based limited liability company Stanphyl Capital GP, LLC (Stanphyl) has launched a long/short equity hedge fund.
The new hedge fund, Stanphyl Capital Partners, LP., launched earlier this month out of NYC. Managing member Mark Spiegel reported the current AUM at $2M.
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Jun 27, 2011, 10:11 am
Global wealth management giant UBS has appointed John Dyment, president and founder of $9 billion Greenwich hedge fund, Shumway Capital Partners, as UBS's Global Head of Hedge Fund Distribution.
Based in New York, Dyment will be responsible for the management and development of UBS’s strategical... Comment - Like
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Jun 21, 2011, 1:04 pm
Stockholm based hedge fund manager, Carlson Fund, has launched a Global Energy fund. The fund invests in traditional energy companies globally, emerging markets included. Prime investment targets are oil and gas companies as well as in the service industry.
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Jun 21, 2011, 9:41 am
HedgeCo News - Sadis and Goldberg was named the best law firm in the United States at the Hedgeweek USA Awards. The awards were for excellence among hedge fund managers and service providers for the U.S. industry's best performers and their ability to demonstrate consistency and depth of expertise a... Comment - Like
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Jun 21, 2011, 9:31 am
The June 27, 2011, issue of The New Yorker, on page 42, “A Dirty Business”, George Packer, writes about the biggest insider-trading case in history, and has an exclusive interview with Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, whose office pursued the in... Comment - Like
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Jun 7, 2011, 12:22 pm
Stockholm (HedgeFonder.nu) - Leading Swedish hedge fund investor, Merrant Alpha Select, has continued to outperform its peers, according to global hedge fund research provider Morningstar.
Merrant Alpha Select has the second highest Sharpe ratio and the third lowest standard deviation of all the 270... Comment - Like
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Jun 6, 2011, 9:29 am
HedgeCo News - A survey report released today by RBC Dexia and KPMG predicts that hedge fund managers will continue to create EU-domiciled hedge funds to complement their Cayman Islands or other offshore offerings, but that the QIFs and SIFs were gaining popularity versus the UCITS framework.
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Jun 1, 2011, 11:33 am
Stockholm (HedgeFonder.nu) - Long/short European equity fund CB Hedge is up +2.27 for April 2011 and up +4.1 in the last 12 months.
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May 23, 2011, 8:56 am
HedgeCo News - In the upcoming May 30th issue of The New Yorker, the article by Jeffrey Toobin, “Madoff’s Curveball”, covers the the money Fred Wilpon, the chairman and chief executive of the New York Mets, lost in Madoff’s hedge fund Ponzi scheme and what it means for Wilpon’s future with... Comment - Like
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May 20, 2011, 12:20 pm
The Hedge Fund Association (HFA), an International not for profit industry trade and nonpartisan lobbying organization devoted to advancing transparency, development and trust in alternative investments is holding the first HFA Golf Event of the year on Thursday May 26, 2011 at Doral Arrowwood in Ry... Comment - Like
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May 19, 2011, 5:57 am
Stockholm (HedgeFonder.nu) - Some of the biggest names in Europe’s hedge fund industry won awards at The Eleventh Hedge Funds Review European Performance Awards in London yesterday.
Swedish hedge fund manager, Brummer & Partners, won the award for "Best fixed income hedge fund" and "Best non-direc... Comment - Like
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May 18, 2011, 12:30 pm
Stockholm (HedgeFonder.nu) - Swedish hedge fund manager AlfaKraft, which specialises in quantitative hedge funds investing in energy and commodities, posted strong results in April. One of their hedge funds, the ALFA Commodity Fund, is up 9,89% for the month.
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May 17, 2011, 10:40 am
London based investment boutique, Derwent Capital Markets, yesterday launched the highly anticipated “Twitter” hedge fund. The fund, domiciled in the Cayman Islands, will be Europe’s first to utilise sentiment derived from real-time social media data analysis.
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May 17, 2011, 10:33 am
HedgeCo News - - A group of three hedge fund managers, Paul E. Singer, a "top-tier Republican donor," Steven A. Cohen and Clifford S. Asness have decided to back, financially and otherwise, the establishment of same-sex marriage in the state of New York, the New York Times reported.
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May 16, 2011, 11:25 am
HedgeCo News - Financial News has announced it's first listing of the 40 under 40 Rising Stars of Hedge Funds, acknowledging the talent of men and women from all corners of the hedge fund industry.
"The list, which was whittled down from a longer list of 100, was drawn up by a panel of four over thr... Comment - Like
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May 9, 2011, 12:16 pm
Stockholm (HedgeFonder.nu) - Investors are buying hedge funds while selling low risk mutual funds according to statistics from Nordic stock analyst company, Nordnet.
"Investors are still waiting for direction when it comes to investing, due to the recent debt crisis." Jan Dinkelspiel, Head of the Sw... Comment - Like
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May 9, 2011, 11:31 am
Stockholm (HedgeFonder.nu)- Nordic hedge fund manager Catella Capital recently launched two hedge funds, the Nordic Fixed Income Opportunity fund and the Nordic Long Short Equity fund. The funds were timed to launch at the start of 2011.
"The Nordic market offers attractive fundamentals and the inv... Comment - Like
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May 5, 2011, 10:18 am
HedgeFonder.nu - The Merrant Alpha Select Fund, a fund of hedge funds run by Independent Swedish investment management firm Merrant, has been nominated for a HFMWeek 2011 award as "Best Fund of Hedge Funds Newcomer".
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May 3, 2011, 9:12 am
HedgeCo News - The SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT) Conference, which will convene 1,500 participants including global leaders, capital allocators and hedge fund managers at the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas May 11 to 13, 2011, has sold out, according to the $7.78 billion global alternative inv... Comment - Like
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Apr 27, 2011, 10:02 am
HedgeCo News - Midwestern hedge fund managers and other alternative investment industry members will be meeting for the 9th Annual Midwest Open Your Heart to the Children Benefit on May 19th in Chicago, Illinois.
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Apr 27, 2011, 8:54 am
HedgeCo News - FrontFour Master Fund, Ltd., an affiliate of hedge fund investor FrontFour Capital Group LLC., has written a letter to the stockholders of Fisher Communications, Inc., criticizing the current board of directors and nominating new candidates. Fisher's stock has recently declined by 48... Comment - Like
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Apr 26, 2011, 7:13 am
HedgeCo News - After nearly seven weeks of testimony, the high-stakes insider trading trial of hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam has been handed to a federal jury in New York's Southern District.
Although there was no conclusion on the first day of deliberation, some are quick to tally the long odd... Comment - Like
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Apr 26, 2011, 5:05 am
Nordic Business Media - Adrigo Hedge, managed by Adrigo Asset Management AB, is a so called “Specialfond” according to the Swedish Act (2004:46) of Investment Funds and the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority.
Interviewees: Göran Tornée och Håkan Filipson, Adrigo Asset Management
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Apr 21, 2011, 1:10 pm
HedgeCo News - According to a new hedge fund industry study, Sizing The 2010 Hedge Fund Universe: A PerTrac Study, the single-manager hedge fund industry recovered in 2010 with assets under management (AUM) increasing 11% over 2009 to $1.6 trillion.
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Apr 21, 2011, 12:44 pm
HedgeCo News: The Star Dynamic Global Bond was launched on the 11th April 2011. The new fixed income – developed markets UCITS hedge fund aims to produce consistent total returns and outperform an index of developed global bond markets over a market cycle.
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Apr 19, 2011, 4:24 pm
The day.functionality stopped.The way.redundancy appeared.Had naught to do with the day or the way.Yet remains the end of many a day.the last we saw, ofthat last black dawn,May my son never seePraise be.For there was never one. Comment - Like
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Apr 8, 2011, 9:01 am
HedgeCo News - Retirement plans, endowments, foundations and other large investors are looking for hedge funds, funds of hedge funds and investment managers with strong capabilities in global and emerging markets, according to the 2011 Consultant Search Forecast.
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Apr 8, 2011, 4:53 am
Nordic Business Media (HedgeFonder.nu) - Entrepreneurial banking specialist, Coeli AB, has acquired the 43 million-euro ($61 million) Plenum Power Surge hedge fund. Coeli takes over the management of the hedge fund from Plenum Investments.
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Apr 4, 2011, 3:04 pm
HedgeCo News - NY-based Medley Capital LLC has announced the acquisition of credit hedge fund manager Viathon Capital LP and all its related entities.
"This transaction combines the analytical and credit strengths of the two organizations." Brook Taube, Managing Partner at Medley said.
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Mar 28, 2011, 10:53 am
HedgeCo News - Global Fund Exchange has announced the launch of the AquaTerra Fund, a new investment vehicle which invests in global opportunities in agriculture, water and natural resources.
The AquaTerra Fund is a carve-out of the existing agriculture, water and natural resources strategies of th... Comment - Like
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Mar 24, 2011, 6:53 am
HedgeCo News - Over 200 guests attended the 2011 HedgeCo Spring Networking Event on the evening of the 22nd. Celebrating the end of winter, there was food, drink and networking with other members of the alternative investment community.
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Mar 23, 2011, 9:14 am
HedgeCo News - As the Sri Lankan born-American hedge fund manager charged with 14 counts of conspiracy and securities fraud awaits trial, speculation is mounting about who will be testifying against him.
MarketWatch - U.S. federal prosecutors plan to call Lloyd Blankfein, the chief executive of Gol... Comment - Like
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Mar 22, 2011, 8:31 am
HedgeCo News - The Cayman Islands signed its twenty-second Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with India yesterday.
The Cayman Islands is on the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) 'white list' of jurisdictions that implement international tax standards for investor... Comment - Like
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Mar 18, 2011, 8:33 am
HedgeCo News - Hedge fund giant Man Group has made an immediate $1 million commitment via its Charitable Trust to relief efforts in Japan.
“We have all witnessed through TV coverage the scenes of devastation in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami." Peter Clarke, Chief Executive of Man, said, "... Comment - Like
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Mar 18, 2011, 8:31 am
HedgeCo News - The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) has appointed Edward Foreman, a Tax Partner at Price Waterhouse Coopers, as Director of its Midwest Chapter.
“It’s an honor to serve as the Director of HFA’s Midwest Chapter. I have watched the hedge fund industry evolve and become an important ... Comment - Like
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Mar 16, 2011, 2:34 pm
The Fresh Air Fund is again in need of host families for this summer. If you or someone you know is able to host, please sign up now.
In 2010, The Fresh Air Fund's Volunteer Host Family program, called Friendly Town, gave close to 5,000 New York City boys and girls, ages six to 18, free summer exper... Comment - Like
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