West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) - CNBC Arabiya is dedicating programming to arenas such as women in business, the environment, hedge funds and private equity, as the station moves to a more creative and interactive program schedule.
"We are experiencing an era of economic change for businesses, markets and funds in the Middle East." says Steven F. Hall, […]

Reuters - GAM, the hedge fund firm owned by Julius Baer AG, is preparing to launch a distressed debt fund of funds after watching asset prices reach "extreme levels", a company letter seen by Reuters said.
In a letter to investors seen by Reuters on Monday, GAM chief executive David M. Solo said: "We are […]

HedgeCo.net - HedgeCo Networks LLC today announced the launch of the next generation online analytical and reporting tool, the Hedge Fund Calculator.
Designed for hedge funds and funds of hedge funds, the calculator is available for a monthly or annual subscription service. HedgeCo says, "(the calculator) facilitates the rapid computation of quantitative statistics, net performance […]

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) - Argo Group, an emerging markets investment manager, announced the launch of The Era Shopping Park Iasi. Projected to generate EUR 18 million ($25.7 million) in annual rental income the launch is funded by Argo’s private equity fund, the Argo Capital Partners Fund 1, together with a local joint venture partner, […]

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) - Lend America announced the  launch of an exit strategy to help leading Wall Street firms and hedge funds quickly monetize their residential mortgage portfolios. 
As the 12th largest direct-to-consumer FHA lender in the US, Lend America is offering investors the opportunity to refinance performing mortgage portfolios within 10 days and […]

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) - Hedge Fund manager Gartmore Investment Management Limited is launching the Gartmore European Absolute Return Fund, to be co-managed by Roger Guy and Guillaume Rambourg, subject to regulatory approval.
The new fund will be a UCITS III limited issue vehicle with capacity set at £200 million, the fund’s three week offer […]

August 2008 - Reuven Enterprises is proud to announce the launch of ourCEO’s BLOG. The goal of this blog is to let investors worldwide have Mr.Ron Reuven’s first hand insight on the issues that face the financialmarkets today without the glamour and exaggeration that they may typicallysee from other available sources of information. […]

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) -  Hedge fund advisory firm D5 announced the launch of two new accounts, with each promising capacity of $50 million, for a possible $ 100 million on additional capital for the firm. The new accounts coincide with the hiring of mathematician and scientist Andrew Vizcarra as Director of research.
"Andrew’s 10 years […]

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 latest fund aimed at capitalizing on India’s emerging markets.
‘We are extremely excited about the launch […]

CityWire.co.uk- Punch-drunk investors have – perhaps a little predictably – interpreted the news as Paulson preparing to call the bottom of the market. And it is certainly an interesting development from the man widely considered to be the ‘greatest’ financial speculator since George Soros.
Some words of caution, though. All of today’s reports explicitly stress that the […]

New York (HedgeCo.Net) - Jacksonville, Florida-based Advantage Capital Equity Solutions is set to unveil its new asset based lending hedge fund at the end of this month according to an article published in FINalternatives.
The Advantage Capital Equity Fund II will locate nonperforming assets and purchase them at a discounted rate such as real estate taken […]

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Hedge funds Sequoia Capital, Sherpalo Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and DAG Ventures were led by Crosslink Capital in investing $15 million in entertainment network MEVIO.
Adam Curry, co-founder and president of the company said, "MEVIO is building a full-scale entertainment network that incorporates all of the positive elements of traditional […]