Goldman, Putnam Vets Prep Maiden Market-Neutral Fund

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.


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    Occupy GAIM Fizzles

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    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…