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Hedge Fund Sponsored Man Booker Prize 2012 Shortlist
Deborah Levy, Hilary Mantel, Alison Moore, Will Self, Tan Twan Eng and Jeet Thayil are the six shortlisted authors in contention for the Man Booker Prize 2012. Sponsored by hedge fund giant Man Group PLC., the Booker Prize Foundation works to promote the art of literature for the public benefit through various schemes, initiatives and [...]
Former SEC Official Joins Hedge Fund Law Firm
Former SEC Official J Matthew B. Comstock has joined hedge fund law firm Murphy & McGonigle, P.C. as a partner in its Washington, D.C. office. Comstock brings to the firm experience advising clients with respect to securities trading practices, broker-dealer financial responsibility, and provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. “We are very pleased to have Matt join our team,” said James A. [...]
Hedge Fund Advisory Firm Decosimo Ranked Among Global Top 15
According to the world rankings report recently published by the International Accounting Bulletin, Moore Stephens International Limited (MSIL) is now ranked 12th in the combined list of networks and associations as its fee income increased to US$2.2 billion, a growth of 6.8 percent. “We are proud to be a part of one of the largest [...]
New York Hedge Fund Launch: Spiegel’s Long/Short Stanphyl Fund
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. The Strategy – Stanphyl runs a highly concentrated (three to ten “best ideas”) [...]
Dyment Joins UBS as Global Head of Hedge Fund Distribution
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 strategically important hedge fund franchise, with global functional responsibility for sales, [...]
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“Top-tier Republican Donor” Backs NY Same Sex Marriage
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. Some comments in the Times include: – “An unexpected source: a [...]
AIMA Launches Brazil Hedge Fund Initiative
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), has launched an initiative to engage with the Brazilian hedge fund industry and announced the appointment of a local representative, Michelle Noyes of BRZ Investimentos. “The maturity and sophistication of the Brazilian hedge fund industry has been noted internationally, and what is clear is that there is not only [...]
Estate Planning with Hedge Fund Performance Allocations (part one)
As the economy improves, advisors have experienced a reemergence of hedge funds and hedge fund managers are again focused on their performance allocations as an optimal asset to engage in tax-efficient wealth transferring. Further, the recent (and potentially temporary) increase in the federal gift tax exemption from a previous $1,000,000 to now $5,000,000 per individual, [...]
9th Annual Midwest Benefit for Hedge Funds Care
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 In support of Hedge Funds Care, a global non-profit organization that works to prevent and treat child abuse, the gala will be held at [...]
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