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The full text of the press release is reprinted below, and can also be found here.
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Christopher Murray, owner, director, and writer of Hedge Fund Productions, provides audiences with monthly mini hedge fund clips on his website www.hedgefundproductions.com. These “webisodes” are based on four male slackers who arbitrarily decide to form a false hedge fund because they have nothing better to do. The allure of the hedge fund lifestyle is [...]
New York (Nov. 3, 2009) Award winning blog and social network The Glass Hammer (www.theglasshammer.com) and Stone House Consulting, LLC have released a survey featuring surprising new insights into the buy-side industry.
Respondents to The Glass Hammer / Stone House Consulting survey represent more than 75 investment management firms with nearly $7 trillion in assets under [...]
Hedge Fund Charity on the 4th
We know about Hedge Funds Care is an organization devoted to helping children. Below is a letter the organization sent out to the hedge fund community regarding this weekend.
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July 3, 2009
Dear Friend,
This coming weekend is July 4th, and in the United States that really is the beginning of summer. And [...]
Startup Hedge Funds Find it Difficult to Attract Investors in Tough Financial Times
In the wake of the Madoff scandal and the financial crisis of 2008, hedge fund investors are less willing to invest in startup hedge funds. Despite an increase in startup hedge fund performance this year, the hedge funds’ total assets under management have [...]
The video below discusses the following issues this week:
Connecticut Does Not Pass Hedge Fund Bill
A Connecticut bill seeking to enforce transparency regulations on hedge funds was not brought to a vote at the state house of representatives. According to the Wall Street Journal, the House failed to vote on it before the 2009 legislative [...]
SEC Wins Major Hedge Fund Fraud Case Against Michael Lauer, Head of Lancer Management Group
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that a district court judge today granted its motion for summary judgment against the architect of a massive billion-dollar hedge fund fraud. Michael Lauer of Greenwich, Conn., was found liable for violating the anti-fraud provisions [...]
StarInvest Group, Inc. Enters into Share Exchange Agreement with EXX.com
StarInvest Group, Inc (OTC BB: STIV) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with EXX.COM (“EXX”). Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, StarInvest agreed to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of EXX, in [...]
Concept Capital
Website: http://www.conceptcapital.com/
Location: 527 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-419-3900
Regulations: member FINRA and SIPC
Other: Division of Sanders Morris Harris Group (NASDAQ: SMHG)
Description from Website:
Founded in 1995, Concept Capital is a leading institutional broker and total solutions provider for global investment managers. Concept Capital provides a full suite of prime brokerage services, proprietary [...]
Prime Brokerage Veteran Joins Concept Capital As Managing Director and Head of Hedge Fund Service Sales
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Concept Capital, a leading institutional broker and total solutions provider for global investment managers, today announced prime brokerage veteran Rob Davis has joined Concept Capital as Managing Director and Head of Hedge Fund Service Sales for ConceptONE, the [...]