Hedge Funds Beat The US Stock Market Index

Hedge Funds have made some small gains throughout the month of February, according to a recent report from Reuters. On average, the gains that hedge funds posted were just enough to beat the US stock market index. However, not all hedge funds had a great month.

In particular, it was the larger funds that took the biggest hits. Although there was an increase of about half a percent, it wasn’t quite enough to recoup the losses from the year so far— January saw a decrease of almost 2.5 percent. However, even this loss was a better result than those incurred by the Stock Index (5.4 percent).

A further breakdown shows the biggest gains came from macro hedge funds (over 1.9 percent), while the heaviest hedge fund losses came from those with investors who are gung-ho about changes in strategy.

But not all major players took a hit— big-name hedge fund Renaissance Technologies had a good month, enjoying gains upwards of 3 percent.

 

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100 Women In Hedgefunds Event: Existing and Proposed Regulation and its Impact on Clients

Education Session No. 595:
AIFMD Update: Existing and Proposed Regulation and its Impact on Clients
 

When: March 8, 2016 at 6 PM
Where: New York, New York
How do U.S. fund managers market in Europe in the AIFMD era? The new European regulatory environment has left us with more questions than answers:
  • How are U.S. fund managers currently reacting to AIFMD?
  • What is reverse solicitation and how does it work?
  • Are there private placement exemptions to be aware of?
  • Is it easy to passport in Europe?
  • What are the ramifications of falling outside the AIFMD guidelines?

Join us as our panelists discuss the do’s and don’ts of marketing in Europe, including reverse solicitation, marketing passports, and private placement opportunities. These valuable insights will help inform the audience on the best options for raising money in Europe.

Participants:

Thomas Alabaster, Latham & Watkins LLP
Brandon Gay, The Carlyle Group
Elizabeth MacGaw, J.P. Morgan
Imelda Shine, Intertrust Group Ireland
Nancy KowalczykModerator, Latham & Watkins LLP

Event Details:Date: March 8, 2016
Time: 5 PM Registration.
We will begin promptly at 6 PM; please arrive early. Since it is disruptive to everyone when latecomers enter the session, those arriving after an education session has begun will only be admitted at the discretion of 100WHF and the host. Please note the start time on this invite and plan to arrive early.
Networking and cocktails will follow.
Hosts: Latham & Watkins and Intertrust
Location: 885 Third Avenue, 13th Floor, New York, NY 10022-4834 – Directions
RSVP: RSVP Now

If you have any questions about this event, please contact the New York Education committee.
This event is NOT FOR ATTRIBUTION. All 100WHF events are private events and we require that no one reports publicly on any aspect of them.
Admission is free, but there is a $25 charge if you register and do not attend, even if you cancel in advance. No-show proceeds will be donated to the beneficiary of 100WHF’s most recent US philanthropic initiatives.
If you have no-show fees in arrears, the system cannot register you for an event. You can view and pay for any outstanding no-show fees online from your Member Profile
Space is limited. No walk-ins will be permitted.
Biographies

Thomas Alabaster, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP
Tom Alabaster, is a corporate partner based in London and a member of the Investment Funds Practice Group. Mr. Alabaster focuses on advising sponsors, investors and other market participants on fund formation, investment firm structuring and related on-going regulatory and compliance issues. Mr. Alabaster has been named as one of Private Fund Management’s 30 under 40 in fund formation. He has been described as “quickly becoming US managers’ go-to adviser for AIFMD guidance”.

Before Latham, Mr. Alabaster served as a senior counsel at The Carlyle Group and as Carlyle’s Chief Compliance Officer for EMEA. Prior to Carlyle, he practiced investment management law at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York.

Brandon Gay, Vice President & Counsel, The Carlyle Group
Brandon Gay is Vice President and Counsel at The Carlyle Group and is based in Washington, D.C. Mr. Gay joined Carlyle in 2012 and focuses on various compliance matters, including AIFMD compliance. Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Gay was an associate at Covington & Burling LLP. He earned a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, a Certificate in Business and Public Policy from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.A. from Yale University.

Elizabeth MacGaw, Executive Director, J.P. Morgan
Elizabeth MacGaw is an Executive Director of J.P. Morgan’s Private Bank and has been a member of the Alternative Investments Group since 2007, based in New York. Elizabeth is primarily responsible for structuring a diverse array of fund investments across the private equity, hedge fund and real asset space. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Elizabeth was an Associate at Cambridge Associates in Washington, D.C., working primarily with endowments and foundations. Elizabeth received a Masters in Business Administration from Duke University Fuqua School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington and Lee University. She currently lives in Brooklyn with her husband and three young children.

Imelda Shine, Managing Director, Intertrust Group Ireland
Imelda Shine is Country Managing Director Intertrust Ireland and was responsible for successfully establishing and growing Intertrust’s business in Ireland.
Imelda was also instrumental in the creation of the Intertrust AIFMD offering in Ireland resulting in the formation of an AIFM, Intertrust Alternative Investment Fund Management (Ireland) Ltd in 2015, of which Ms Shine is Executive Director and Head of Investment. She has experience in multi-asset class investments across both traditional and alternative asset classes. She also has alternative investment experience that spans multi-strategy hedge funds of funds, venture and growth capital private equity funds of funds and direct real estate.

Prior to joining Intertrust, she worked in asset management in both the US and Ireland for over fifteen years where she held a number of executive roles as product specialist and product manager for global and international equity and fixed income funds at Bank of Ireland Asset Management, OppeheimerFunds, LGT Asset Management (formerly GT Global) and Franklin Templeton.

Nancy Kowalczyk, Attorney, Latham & Watkins LLP
Nancy Kowalczyk is counsel in Latham’s Chicago office and is a member of the firm’s Investment Funds Practice.

Ms. Kowalczyk focuses her practice on the representation of investment advisers, private investment funds and broker-dealers. She has significant experience representing hedge funds and their sponsors. She also advises clients regarding regulatory and compliance issues, mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures involving investment advisers, broker-dealers and funds, private offerings of securities, and fund formations.

About Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins is a global law firm with more than 2,200 attorneys in 13 countries. With over 60 international practice and industry teams, the firm is positioned to address our clients’ most complex transactional, regulatory and litigation needs. Latham attorneys collaborate seamlessly across offices to provide regulatory advice to clients in their local jurisdictions and globally.

About Intertrust
Intertrust is the world’s global quality leader in the trust and corporate services sector, providing a broad range of commercial, legal, tax and administrative services to multinational corporations, financial institutions, alternative investment funds and entrepreneurs from every corner of the world. Today, we have over 1,800 specialists working from 37 offices in 26 countries, including the world’s most important financial centers.

About 100 Women in Hedge Funds (http://ift.tt/1HlOSiV)
100 Women in Hedge Funds is a global, practitioner-driven non-profit organization serving over 13,000 alternative investment management investors and professionals in 20 locations through educational, professional leverage and philanthropic initiatives. Formed in 2001, 100 Women in Hedge Funds has hosted over 500 industry education events globally, connected more than 350 senior women through Peer Advisory Groups and raised over $38 million for philanthropic causes in the areas of women’s and family health, education and mentoring.

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KPMG LLP INVITES YOU….

KPMG LLP INVITES YOU TO 

“Hedge Fund Startups: Learn the Essentials to Launch and Grow in Today’s Complex Environment”

WHERE:

KPMG LLP
345 Park Avenue
(Between 51st & 52nd Street)

WHEN:

January 213:30-7:30 p.m., including cocktail reception

Click here to register and for more information.


And for free Wall Street and hedge fund industry news, event invitations and updates, please feel free to connect to me on both LinkedIn and Twitter.
Also, as we have many active and very large investor mandates and searches for compelling hedge funds, please let me know if you work with or otherwise know any compelling hedge funds (great team and track, AUM $100MM-$1B, any leading HF strategy) that are looking for more investors and to appreciably grow their AUM.

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The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) — “Institutionalize Your Brand to Effectively Raise Capital”

On behalf of Crawford and the respective event sponsors, I am pleased to invite you to the following complimentary January hedge fund event, which features top industry speakers and thought leaders:
The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) — “Institutionalize Your Brand to Effectively Raise Capital”
When: January 144:00-8:00 p.m., including cocktail reception, at
Where: K&L Gates, 70 West Madison Street, 2nd Floor, Chicago,
HFA’s Symposium Institutionalizing Your Brand to Effectively Raise Capital will provide actionable insights and timely advice from industry experts.

Our speakers will discuss:

  • Capitalizing on The JOBS Act: What you need to know;
  • Raising capital – key metrics and effective networking opportunities;
  • Communication tips, traps and best practices;
  • Technology’s role in sales and marketing.

This event is hosted and sponsored by K&L Gates. Space is limited. RSVP today!

Please note: Fund managers and investors/allocators will receive priority registration for this event. Registrations will be reviewed and are subject to approval by the event organizers.

Click here for tickets and more info.


And for free Wall Street and hedge fund industry news, event invitations and updates, please feel free to connect to me on both LinkedIn and Twitter.

Also, as we have many active and very large investor mandates and searches for compelling hedge funds, please let me know if you work with or otherwise know any compelling hedge funds (great team and track, AUM $100MM-$1B, any leading HF strategy) that are looking for more investors and to appreciably grow their AUM.

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QuantsGiveBack — “Winter Charity Party”

WINTER SOLISTICE CELEBRATION

TO BENEFIT
NEW YORK FIREFIGHTERS BURN CENTER

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Date: TONIGHT – Tuesday, January 12th 2016
Time: 6pm – 9pm
Location: Google Headquarters, 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY

Join Quant Fund Managers, Allocators, Algorithmic Traders, Investors, Quants and High Frequency Traders for our Winter Solstice Celebration benefiting the New York Firefighters Burn Center.

Enjoy great food and cool drinks at Google’s NYC Headquarters and celebrate the start of a New Year by networking with your peers. Attendance is complimentary for buy and sell side quantitative trading practitioners. A donation is requested upon entry to benefit the New York Firefighters Burn Center which cares for burned and wounded firefighters.

Attendees who represent a quant vendor or solution provider in the quant space are required to make a minimum charitable donation of $250 at the door and are subject to approval. Alternatively, your firm is welcome to become a QuantsGiveBack Charity Event Sponsor – please email info@quantsgiveback.org.


For free Wall Street and hedge fund industry news, event invitations and updates, please feel free to connect to me on both LinkedIn and Twitter.
Also, as we have many active and very large investor mandates and searches for compelling hedge funds, please let me know if you work with or otherwise know any compelling hedge funds (great team and track, AUM $100MM-$1B, any leading HF strategy) that are looking for more investors and to appreciably grow their AUM.

Hope To See You There!

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Evan Katz, Hedge Fund Association (HFA) Board Member, Discusses Hedge Funds, Institutional Investors & Successful Fundraising

Feel free check out a short (three-minute) but very informative and highly insightful interview with Evan Katz, a Managing Director at Crawford Ventures, Inc., and an elected Director on the Hedge Fund Association (HFA) Board of Directors.

Mr. Katz discusses hedge funds, institutional investors and successful fundraising, especially by mid-size funds and emerging managers.  He is interviewed here, as an expert on these topics, at the HFA’s recent annual “Hedgeopolis” hedge fund and institutional investor conference in Manhattan (Nov. 9-10, 2015).

Also, as Crawford works with hundreds of institutional and family office investors that collectively allocate many billions of dollars to hedge funds, please feel free to contact Mr. Katz (EKatz@CrawfordVentures.com) if you work with or otherwise know any compelling hedge funds that are looking for more investors and to grow their AUM.

Evan Katz, Hedge Fund Association (HFA) Board Member, Discusses Hedge Funds, Institutional Investors & Successful Fundraising from Evan Katz on Vimeo.

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HFC 6th Annual Poker Tournament Fundraising Event

Hedge Funds Care, also known as Help For Children (HFC), is an international charity, supported largely by the hedge fund industry, whose sole mission is preventing and treating child abuse.

HFC has 2 goals:

•To raise as much money as possible to fund the programs that do the preventing and treating.

•To showcase the philanthropy of the hedge fund and finance industries.

This mission is accomplished by raising money and granting it to child welfare organizations throughout the United States, Canada, the Cayman Islands, and the United Kingdom.

Money raised is distributed locally to community-based nonprofit organizations that address child abuse in the following ways:

•    EDUCATION (PRIMARY PREVENTION) to enhance awareness and understanding of abuse and neglect for children, parents, and professionals in the community

•    PREVENTION services to at-risk children and families

•    INTERVENTIONS for children who have been physically or sexually abused and support services to non-offending family members

•    RESEARCH on best practices in child welfare

•    ADVOCACY to improve child welfare

•    TRAINING to equip paraprofessionals and professionals to provide child abuse prevention and treatment services


Join Help For Children in creating safety, security and stability in the lives of children who need it the most.

HFC has its’ 6th Annual Poker-Tournament-Fundraising-Event coming up in San Francisco, California on January 21, 2016 and we want you to register!

Tickets include a hosted bar and hors d-oeuvres. There is also an early bird special available for a few more days!

If you buy your tickets before December 15, you will receive an extra $500 in poker chips.

 Can’t make the event but want to donate a gift or contribution? No problem! You can do that here.

See details for the event on the flyer below:

 

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Upcoming Bloomberg Finance and Wall Street Events

On behalf of Crawford and Bloomberg, I am pleased to invite you to two forthcoming Bloomberg events, with top content and speakers:

Bloomberg Emerging Markets Panel Discussion

When: December 7, 4:00-6:00 p.m., followed by cocktail reception

Where: Bloomberg L.P., 100 Business Park Drive, Princeton, N.J.

Emerging markets are under increasing pressure from global growth risks. Discover what matters to portfolio managers, and how they are overcoming uncertainties and challenges in Latin America & Asia.

Join us for a panel discussion and networking reception hosted by Bloomberg’s Latino and Pan-Asian Communities. 

Hear from Alison Graham, Chief Investment Officer of Voltan Capital Management, Urvish Bidkar, Founding Partner and Portfolio Manager for Alpha4x Asset Management, and Deepinder Bhatia, Founding Partner and Portfolio Manager of Bayard Asset Management LLC. The conversation will be moderated by Katia Porzecanski from Bloomberg News.

Click here to register!

Bloomberg Middle Market Direct Lending Forum

When: December 16, 7:45-11:00 a.m.

Where: Bloomberg L.P., 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y.

Is the growing wave of investment firms lending to smaller companies just a fad or is it a larger and lasting shift in credit markets? Join us for two panel discussions as investors weigh in on the challenges and opportunities in middle market lending.

Hear from Brad Marshall, Senior Managing Director at GSO Capital Partners, Christopher Acito, Founder, CEO, and CIO of Gapstow Capital Partners, David Golub, CEO of Golub Capital, Patrick Adelsbach, Founding Partner of Head of Credit Strategies Aksia and Rob Allard, Founding Partner and CEO of Firebreak Capital. The discussions will be moderated by Larry Schloss, President of Angelo Gordon & Co.

Click here to register!

For free Wall Street and hedge fund industry news, event invitations and updates, please feel free to connect to me on both LinkedIn and Twitter. 

We also have many active and very large investor mandates and searches for compelling hedge funds, please let me know if you work with or otherwise know any compelling hedge funds (great team and track, AUM $100MM-$1B, any leading HF strategy) that are looking for more investors and to appreciably grow their AUM. 

Hope to see you at one of our panel discussions!

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HFC Annual Holiday Party 2015

Hedge Funds Care, also known as Help For Children (HFC), is an international charity, supported largely by the hedge fund industry, whose sole mission is preventing and treating child abuse. Its 2 goals are to raise as much money as possible to fund the programs that do the preventing and treating as well as to showcase the philanthropy of the hedge fund and finance industries.

Please join us for our annual HFC Holiday Party this December in New York City! The HFC community will gather to toast to the season and celebrate a successful year. Our event will take place on Monday, December 7 at American Whiskey at 247 West 30th Street. There is limited capacity so make sure you register ASAP. Tickets are $100 each.

If you are unable to attend the event but would like to give a gift, that is always welcome. Your contribution is 100% tax deductible and will change a child’s life. You can click here to register for the event or to contribute a gift. Thanks for your generous support!

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A Leg To Stand On’s Annual Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest

A Leg To Stand On’s (ALTSO’s) Annual Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest has been recognized as one of the most unique and highly anticipated fundraising events in both the charitable and financial sectors.

The event, featuring live music from bands comprised of hedge fund industry executives and other financial industry professionals, benefits the children’s charity A Leg to Stand On (ALTSO).

ALTSO transforms the lives of children with limb disabilities by providing them with free prosthetic limbs, orthotic devices, mobility aids, corrective surgery and mobility aids. The mission of ALTSO is to offer children who have lost their limbs in traumatic accidents or suffer from congenital disabilities the physical capabilities to access the opportunities and self-esteem earned through education, work and mobility.

Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest provides attendees with a unique situation where bands made up of hedge fund professionals perform to raise money for a great cause. It is really fun to watch hedge fund professionals come together and combine passions from different fields. These performers are not only passionate about helping children and supporting a good cause but are also passionate about music, which makes for a interesting night of networking, as well as great drinks, food, and dancing.

At this years event, ALTSO’s Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest NYC, raised nearly $500,000! It took place on Thursday October 15, 2015, and thanks to the generous support of major sponsors and nearly 1,400 attendees from the Tri-State finance, business and hedge fund communities, they raised almost half a million dollars!

“The kindness and generosity of our sponsors, industry executives and volunteers has already made it possible for ALTSO to transform the lives of over 13,500 children in 20 countries since the charity’s inception,” said C. Mead Welles, founder of ALTSO and hedge fund Octagon Asset Management in New York.

Welles continued: “Our 12th Annual Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest last week in New York, and our 4th Annual Rocktoberfest in Chicago, will enable us to treat nearly 2,000 more children with limb disabilities in the developing world next year. I continue to be grateful to all of ALTSO’s wonderful rock stars.”


Here is a fun video from last years event:

2014 Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest from A Leg To Stand On on Vimeo.

 

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