http://news.prlog.org/tag/hedge-fund/hedge fund - Latest News (Press Releases) - Read news before it's newsen-us3600 http://www.prlog.org/12158376-greenwich-mid-month-update-hedge-funds-add-047-in-may.htmlHedge funds posted another month of growth in May, rising 0.5% on average. Distressed Securities was once again the strongest performing strategy, gaining 3.0%. Equity markets were mixed during the month, as the S&P 500 TR up and MSCI World down. http://www.prlog.org/12151261-greenwich-global-hedge-fund-index-up-049-in-may.htmlHedge funds had mixed results in May with nearly a perfect 50/50 split between gainers and losers. Over all, the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index showed modest growth of +0.49% in preliminary May results. http://www.prlog.org/12141563-hedge-fund-compensation-report-2013-earnings-bonuses-hiring-trends.htmlHedge Fund Compensation Report - 2013 earnings, bonuses, hiring trends. Hedge fund professionals are enjoying fat wallets once again. Their average cash compensation rose 15 percent to $314,000, according to the 2013 Hedge Fund Compensation Report. http://www.prlog.org/12141509-hedge-fund-news-steve-cohen-dan-loeb-bill-ackman-david-tepper-david-einhorn.htmlHedge Fund News Steve Cohen, Dan Loeb, Bill Ackman, David Tepper, David Einhorn http://www.prlog.org/12136474-reenwich-mid-month-update-hedge-funds-improve-079-in-april.htmlHedge funds were up 0.8% in April posting fourth straight month of growth in April. Distressed Securities managers led all strategies. Regionally, Asia’s developed markets also had a strong month. 66% of constituents reported positive performance. http://www.prlog.org/12132412-david-tepper-carl-icahn-steve-cohen-top-paid-hedge-fund-managers.htmlDavid Tepper, Carl Icahn, Steve Cohen - Top Paid Hedge Fund Managers. David Tepper, 55, continues to make a good case that he is one of the great hedge fund investors of all time. http://www.prlog.org/12128274-real-estate-analyst-hedge-fund-investment-team.htmlReal Estate Analyst Hedge Fund Investment Team. Real Estate Analyst Hedge Fund Investment Team The Investment Analyst will be part of a 10 person investment team in hedge fund that manages $5.3 billion in assets. http://www.prlog.org/12121962-hedge-fund-manager-john-paulson-reborn-talks-of-launching-new-hedge-fund.htmlHedge Fund Manager John Paulson Reborn- Talks Of Launching New Hedge Fund Liking the tan btw… So it seems Hedge Fund Manager John Paulson took flack for considering a move to Puerto Rico, a move that would have cut his tax bill. http://www.prlog.org/12116008-venture-capitalist-keith-gilabert-to-host-radio-show-on-derivative-trading.htmlKeith Gilabert will be offering a series of shows based on his book “Alternative Investments, Trade Like a Hedge Fund Manager”. The first show will explore and discuss the use of derivatives in a portfolio as a hedge. http://www.prlog.org/12113444-hedge-fund-sac-capital-founder-steve-cohen-buys-real-estate-for-60-million-in-hamptons.htmlHedge fund SAC Capital founder Steve Cohen Buys Real Estate for $60 Million in... http://www.prlog.org/12111675-greenwich-global-hedge-fund-index-up-118-in-march-and-386-for-the-first-quarter-2013.htmlHedge funds are off to a good start for 2013 as the first quarter comes to a close. http://www.prlog.org/12092649-greenwich-global-hedge-fund-index-up-055-in-february-with-mixed-initial-results.htmlHedge funds show mixed results for February but all strategies remain positive YTD in what was a difficult environment for many hedge funds. Initial estimates reveal February’s leading strategy is Event-Driven followed by Long-Short Equity. http://www.prlog.org/12089329-kingdom-ridge-capital-adopts-trackvias-cloud-based-crm-solution.htmlKingdom Ridge Capital, LLC, a long/short technology hedge fund, has selected TrackVia’s easy to use cloud-based database for its customer relationship management system. http://www.prlog.org/12080745-kingdom-ridge-capital-attending-the-spie-advanced-lithography-symposium.htmlKingdom Ridge Capital, LLC, an emerging long/short technology hedge fund, plans to attend the 2013 SPIE Advanced Lithography Symposium that will be held February 24th through the 28th at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California. http://www.prlog.org/12080201-kingdom-ridge-capital-attending-mobile-world-congress.htmlKingdom Ridge Capital, LLC, an emerging long/short technology hedge fund, will be attending the 2013 Mobile World Congress that will be held February 25th through the 28th at the Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain. http://www.prlog.org/12074123-greenwich-global-hedge-fund-index-up-262-in-january-led-by-long-short-strategies.htmlAll hedge fund strategies reported positive returns for January on average. Long-Short Equity managers led the way, posting a strong +3.66% on average. Long-Short Credit managers are next, returning +2.39%. Multi-strategy followed with +2.23%. http://www.prlog.org/12051858-james-carville-confirmed-keynote-speaker-at-institutional-investors-19th-annual-alpha-hedge-east.htmlIndustry thought-leaders provide comprehensive coverage of the hedge fund community http://www.prlog.org/12037559-greenwich-global-hedge-fund-index-increases-062-in-november.htmlAll strategies reported positive returns for November. Event Driven and Multi-Strategy strategies were November's top performers. Long-Short Credit continued to be 2012's star performer. Futures managers are the only negative performers year-to-date http://www.prlog.org/12035908-pl-analyst-in-hedge-fund-pl-and-riskvaluation-analysis.htmlP&L Analyst in Hedge Fund. Our client is a large multi-strategy (L/S) Fund seeking a talented individual to perform P&L and risk/valuation analysis (products include: fixed income, CDS, rates, equities and FX). http://www.prlog.org/12006305-quantitative-technologist-14-billion-usd-hedge-fund-new-york-city-hedge-fund-mandates.htmlQuantitative Technologist - 14 Billion USD Hedge Fund – New York City Hedge Fund Mandates. Our client is a very prestigious multi-strategy hedge fund who is looking to recruit a Quantitative Technologist into their New York team. http://www.prlog.org/11997738-independent-portfolio-manager-multi-strategy-hedge-fund-hedge-fund-mandates.htmlIndependent Portfolio Manager - Multi Strategy Hedge Fund - Hedge Fund Mandates Independent Portfolio Manager / Trader– Multibillion Multi Strategy Hedge Fund http://www.prlog.org/11990695-greenwich-global-hedge-fund-index-increases-111-in-september.htmlOver all positive trends continue for most strategies. Long-Short Equity strategies produce highest returns. Futures managers slip making them the only losing strategy for the month and year. Long-Short Credit remains the top performing strategy. http://www.prlog.org/11987444-hedge-fund-lawyer-stephen-bornstein-leads-new-investor-relationsmarketer-tools-tyler-capital-group.htmlHedge Fund Lawyer Stephen Bornstein will lead the development team at Tyler Capital Group. A leading provider of hedge fund solutions in executive search, quantitative analysis, and capital raising leveraging its strength in technology. http://www.prlog.org/11986191-hedge-fund-experience-working-as-an-analyst-in-long-short-equity-fund.htmlHedge fund experience - working as an analyst in a long - short equity fund. High performing long short equity hedge fund in New York is currently expanding and looking for an experienced analyst to join. Hedge fund analyst in a long short equity http://www.prlog.org/11984715-rebellion-research-to-present-at-predictive-analytics-world-boston-2012.htmlRebellion Research Chairman Alexander Fleiss will give a presentation on Applying Machine Learning to Global Economics http://www.prlog.org/11976942-greenwich-mid-month-update-hedge-funds-gain-081-in-august.htmlHedge funds posted positive results in August on average with GGHFI gaining 0.8%. All but 2 strategies posted positive returns. GGHFI’s gain lagged global equity index returns. 67% of constituent funds in the GGHFI ended the month with gains. http://www.prlog.org/11975374-hedge-funds-and-quantitative-investors-looking-for-exceptional-quants-hedge-fund-mandates.htmlHedge funds and quantitative investors looking for exceptional quants - Hedge fund mandates Hedge Fund Hires for Quants - Hedge Fund Mandates. Latest hires for hedge funds http://www.prlog.org/11973361-frank-nagy-financial-services-to-assist-gold-swan-capital-management-in-private-fund-offering.htmlGlobal business consulting firm to assist with consulting and preparing offering documents to BVI company fund http://www.prlog.org/11969519-greenwich-global-hedge-fund-index-increases-103-in-august.htmlPositive trend continues for all but one strategy in August. Long-Short Credit continues to be the dominant strategy this year. Event Driven strategy is the leader for the month. Year-To-Date results remain positive for all strategies http://www.prlog.org/11962305-september-11-commemoration-at-golden-networkings-high-frequency-trading-happy-hour.htmlHedge Fund, Alternative Investments, High-Frequency, Algorithmic and Proprietary Trading Firms Getting Together for networking at High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour, Hosted by Edgar Perez, Author of the forthcoming “Knightmare on Wall Street” http://www.prlog.org/11950323-greenwich-mid-month-update-hedge-funds-rise-093-in-july.htmlHedge fund managers posted positive results in July on average as the Greenwich Global HF Index rose +0.9% for the month. As indicated in our first estimates, Futures strategies were one of the best performers in July, returning an average of +2.3%. http://www.prlog.org/11941717-greenwich-global-hedge-fund-index-gains-123-in-july.htmlHedge Funds showed positive results for most strategies in July. Preliminary estimates have the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index up 1.23% for the month. Futures reported their best month this year with L-S Credit maintaining its strong YTD return. http://www.prlog.org/11933040-greenwich-mid-month-update-hedge-funds-rise-011-in-june.htmlHedge fund managers ended modestly higher in June as the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index rose 0.1% for the month but lagged global equity returns. Arbitrage strategies were the best performers, returning 1.0%. 59% of constituents ended with gains. http://www.prlog.org/11914241-hong-kong-pledges-currency-peg-after-yam-urges-review-the-speed-trader-workshop-2012-hong-kong.htmlThe Speed Traders Workshop 2012 Hong Kong: How Algorithmic and High Frequency Traders Leverage Profitable Strategies to Find Alpha in Equities, Options, Futures and FX August 4th, 2012 http://www.prlog.org/11906684-greenwich-mid-month-update-hedge-funds-decline-186-in-may.htmlHedge fund managers ended May lower as the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index fell 1.86% for the month. Futures strategies were the best performers. GGHFI's loss compared favorably to global equity returns. 31% of constituent funds ended with gains. http://www.prlog.org/11900476-global-banks-investment-secrets-revealed-to-ordinary-investors.htmlInvestment research firm decides to help ordinary investors profit, by revealing the investment strategies and targets, used by Hedge funds and investment banks. http://www.prlog.org/11894424-north-of-south-capital-announces-new-marketing-hire.htmlNorth of South Capital LLP, the specialist Global Emerging Markets fund manager, is pleased to announce a new in-house marketing hire. Mark Watson joins June 1, 2012, as Marketing Director. http://www.prlog.org/11892922-greenwich-global-hedge-fund-index-drops-148-in-may.htmlGreenwich Global Hedge Fund Index Drops 1.48% in May. Managed Futures lead all strategies 2.70%. Macro funds also posted significant gains adding 1.38%, while Long-Short managers declined 3.56% on average, lagging other strategies. http://www.prlog.org/11878098-greenwich-mid-month-update-hedge-funds-decline-046-in-april.htmlHedge fund managers produced mixed results in April but lost ground on average as the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index fell 0.46% in the month. L/S Credit, Fixed Income Arbitrage and Event Driven strategies were the best performers. http://www.prlog.org/11869624-koger-plans-product-roadshows-in-new-york-city-and-luxembourg.htmlKoger, Inc., a provider of software and services for the alternative fund industry, is hosting two back to back product roadshows. http://www.prlog.org/11866177-greenwich-global-hedge-fund-index-falls-025-in-april.htmlHedge funds fall 0.25% in April according to Greenwich Alternative Investments initial estimates. http://www.prlog.org/11845226-viteos-fund-services-achieves-straight-through-processing-with-fincad-analytics-suite.htmlFINCAD announced that Viteos Fund Services has enhanced its financial modeling capabilities by embedding FINCAD Analytics in its proprietary trade aggregation and middle office system, ASTTRA. http://www.prlog.org/11842449-greenwich-hedge-fund-indices-flash-report-long-short-credit-managers-lead-in-march.html• Long-Short Credit funds lead all strategies, gaining 1.06% • Long-Short Equity funds also advance, netting 0.55% • Futures and Macro funds lag other strategies, falling 1.64% and 1.00%, respectively http://www.prlog.org/11819945-long-short-funds-lead-greenwich-indices-in-february.htmlHedge funds measured by the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index advanced for the second month in 2012, driven by strong equity markets. The GGHFI gained 2.18% compared to global equity returns. 82% of constituent funds ended the month with gains. http://www.prlog.org/11806828-2012-sticky-hedge-fund-money.htmlBased on a survey of 29 FoF managers, pension plans, family offices, StreetID’s own Jesse Marrus said that he believes that as hedge fund capital inflows increase, “they will continue to hire to address investors concerns.” http://www.prlog.org/11800149-are-private-equity-funds-killing-as-many-jobs-as-they-create.htmlParvez Ahmed, an Associate Professor of Finance at the Coggin College of Business at the University of North Florida, was interested in knowing the answer. This week, he shared his opinions on the matter in an article he penned for Huffington Post. http://www.prlog.org/11797918-are-hedge-funds-still-black-boxes.htmlWhen Christophe Frerebeau first started working on Fundspire (a fresh startup for the hedge fund industry) in 2009, he found that most hedge funds were still considered to be “black boxes.” http://www.prlog.org/11795820-three-ways-to-persevere-on-wall-street.htmlArm yourself with these three tips to surviving the financial sector’s most difficult era. http://www.prlog.org/11795271-what-other-industries-is-wall-streets-decline-impacting.htmlIf you thought your landlord was cranky before, wait until he realizes that the plethora of Wall Street layoffs could reduce the demand for office space. http://www.prlog.org/11794731-greenwichai-indices-show-hedge-funds-off-to-strong-start-in-january.htmlHedge funds as measured by the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index posted strong results in January led by Long-Short Equity funds. The GGHFI gained 2.31% compared to global equity indices. 77% of constituent funds ended the month with gains.