Mar 11 2009 | 2:55am ET
A trio of former Goldman Sachs and Putnam Investments executives has set up shop in Boston, readying a market-neutral hedge fund for launch this spring. Vernon Square Capital’s maiden quantitative offering will focus on U.S. small- and mid-cap stocks.
Vernon Square was founded last year by Robert Earl, formerly of Goldman Sachs and Barclays Capital, and Richard Weed and Geoff Kelly, both formerly of Putnam.

Feb 8 2012 | 9:31am ET
Direxion president and CIO Dan O’Neill says portfolio diversification is about...

Feb 2 2012 | 2:37am ET
Claren Road Asset Management co-founder Sean Fahey isn't doing much to endear...

Feb 2 2012 | 6:15am ET
On January 31, the SEC held an all-day conference to deliver a clear message: CEOs...
Jan 23 2012 | 11:26am ET
South Florida’s version of Occupy Wall Street—Occupy Palm Beach Country—is staging what I’ve been told is a less-than-impressive protest outside the GAIM conference site. Read more…