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SYZ & CO Expands To Hedge Funds & FoHF’s In Spain
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – International hedge fund manager and Swiss banking group, SYZ & CO, has acquired 50% of the asset management company owned by Spanish alternative investment group N+1. The joint venture, named “N+1 SYZ Gestión”, will provide […]
Hedge funds using technicals tipped for 2009-2010
Reuters – Hedge funds using technical indicators are likely to fare better in the next two years than those purely basing their strategy on economic fundamentals, a survey of around 200 investors showed on Wednesday. The survey of asset managers, […]
Hedge Funds Outperform Equity in September
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge funds measured by both the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index ("GGHFI") and the Greenwich Composite Investable Index ("GI2") significantly outperformed equity indices despite posting their greatest losses since August 1998 during September. "It was […]
Getting Harder To Hedge
New York Post – Despite headlines about hedge funds that got decimated after making complicated bets on mortgages or energy, the most basic investment strategy of picking which stocks will rise and which will fall – known as long-short equity […]
Baer Capital Taps into India, Launches New Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Baer Capital has announced the launch of their new fund that invests in Indian equities, distressed debt and derivatives, further propelling Dubai’s prominence in the hedge fund industry. The Beacon India Alpha Equity Fund is the […]
New Hedge Fund Launches Total Record $19.5 Billion in First Half
New York, July 8, 2008 — The Absolute Return New Funds Survey, published in the July/August issue of Absolute Return magazine, shows that new hedge fund launches this year in the Americas totaled $19.5 billion, with the top five funds […]
Bedrock Rolls Out Multi-Strat Fund of Funds
FINalternatives- Bedrock Alternative Asset Management in May launched its Global Diversified Fund, a fund of funds covering private equity, hedge funds, real estate and commodities, combined with traditional stock and bond investments. The fund will invest in a 15 to […]
Investcorp’s Emerging Hedge Fund Talent Fund Raises $2 Billion
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Investcorp’s hedge fund co-managers said they have raised over $2 billion for their Single Manager Platform. Debuted in 2005, the platform supports emerging talent in the hedge fund industry. Deepak Gurnani, managing director and co-head of […]
Seeder Pulls Out, New York Hedge Fund to Liquidate
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – New York hedge fund Manhasset Capital will start the liquidation process later this month after the decision was made by the fund’s seeder to pull out their $100 million initial investment. A spokesperson for Fairfield […]
Hedge funds gain favour
Money Management- Despite tightening credit conditions, hedge funds are continuing to gain favour, with the latest Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index up 2 per cent in May. The president of Credit Suisse Index Company, Oliver Schupp, said the index had […]
GGHFI Reports Strong Hedge Fund Performance in May
West Palm Beach (Hedgeco.net)- The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index(GGHFI)reported May returns of +2.01% while the Greenwich Composite Investable Index returned +1.66%. The May Index currently includes 1345 constituent funds. By comparison, the S&P 500 showed gains of +1.29%, while […]
Ex-Morgan Stanley Japan experts launch hedge fund
Asian Investor – The Shaka Japan fund has been launched in New York by hedge fund manager Shaka Capital Management. It is a new start-up, launched in January of this year with partners’ capital, and has an estimated capacity of […]
