Greg CoffeyGreg Coffey | Hedge Fund Tracker ProfileThe following piece on Greg Coffey is being published as part of our Hedge Fund Tracker Tool, our daily effort to track hedge funds in the industry.Resource #1: A star hedge fund manager, who is thought to have earned $300m (£186m) last year, has joined his former employer's closest rival.Greg Coffey, a 37-year-old Australian, reportedly outstripped the highest-paid chief executive in the FTSE 100 in 2007 by earning seven times more than Sir Martin Sorrell, the head of advertising group WPP. He left the GLG hedge fund last month, forgoing a $250m package designed to retain his services in order to set up his own fund.However, he will not have far to move because his new employer shares the same Mayfair ...

Hedge Fund ActivismCorporations & Activist Hedge FundsThe Conference Board Working Group on Hedge Fund Activism has released its final recommendations for those corporations and institutional investors that may find themselves involved in an activism campaign mounted by hedge funds.The recommendations were formulated by a heterogeneous group of high-level corporate and investor representatives, instituted under the auspices of The Conference Board Governance Center. They include guidelines on monitoring securities holdings, responding to requests for change, ensuring voting integrity, and overseeing hedge fund management. Working Group members include:• Major pension funds and asset management firms, including TIAA-CREF, Florida State Board of Administration, and Barclays;• Corporations at the forefront of corporate governance developments, including Pfizer, American Express, and The Coca-Cola Company; and• Industry associations and service providers such as Managed Funds Association, the National Investor Relations Institute, ISS-RiskMetrics Group, Standard ...

Boston Networking EventHedge Fund Group (HFG) Event in BostonThe Hedge Fund Group (HFG) is officially announcing our first Boston-based networking event on Wednesday October 22nd from 5-8PM at the Boston Harbor Hotel.The 3 hour networking session is being held to create an open forum for hedge fund managers to speak directly with other professionals in the industry. Cocktails and appetizers will be served. There will no speakers, or agenda besides providing a common space for 40-60 industry professionals to network.Thank you to Saratoga Prime Services for sponsoring this event. The goal is to provide a bi-monthly networking platform for professionals in the Boston area. For event questions please email Richard@HedgeFundGroup.orgEvent Details:Date: Wednesday October 22ndTime: 5-8PM ESTCost of Admission: $0Place: South Atlatnic Room of ...

Boston Hedge Fund GuideA Guide to Hedge Funds in Boston, MAHere is a short guide collection of articles on the hedge fund industry in Boston, Massachusetts. I am always looking for more valuable online tools and resources to add to these geographical hedge fund guides to the hedge fund industry. If you have a white paper or PowerPoint that I can include here please send me an email and I will post it for everyone's benefit.Boston Hedge Fund Resources:This short Powerpoint Presentation provides a comprehensive regulatory overview for operating hedge funds in the U.S., with emphasis on the State of New York and Massachusetts. The presentation covers the areas from SEC Compliance issues to Soft Dollar to Market Timing.Article: James Pallotta, Boston’s highest-paid hedge fund manager ...