Monthly Archives: January 2005
CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index up 1.61 in December, 9.64% in 2004
CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Is Up 1.61% In December; Event Driven Multi Strategy Sub Strategy Is Top Performer, Up 2.62% CSFB/Tremont Investable Hedge Fund Index Is Up 0.99% Net In December; Long/Short Equity Sub Strategy is Top Performer, Up 3.33% […]
Hedge Funds targeting the Asian market
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge fund managers are attracted to the growing opportunities in Asia. Market analysts believe part of the reason is that many of the Asian markets are farless researched compared to the markets in the […]
Man Group launches new Fund of Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Man Investments announced it is launching a new fund of hedge funds. The new product is called Man Glenwood Equity Opportunities. The fund is to be managed bythe Chicago based fund of hedge funds […]
Aetna Selects SEI Investments to run its Fund of Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Aetna Capital Management, LLC (ACM) has selected SEI Investments to administer its hedge fund of funds business. According to the press release, �SEI isutilizing its proprietary hedge fund operating platform to provide support and […]
Ginger Capital Hedge Fund is now being offered to potential investors
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Ginger Capital hedge fund will soon be offered to investors according to new press release. The new fund was set up by the ex-Goldman Sachs bankers, XuYanping and Christine Fu, working in conjunction […]
Van Global Hedge Fund Index gained 7.8 percent in 2004
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Van Global Hedge Fund Index posted a 1.6% net gain in December according to new released data. The index finished 2004 up 7.8 percent in a year generallymarked by difficult market conditions. Since […]
Trustee of Union pension funds to begin Hedge Fund investment
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Labor Union pension trustees and their employer representatives are joining the world of hedge funds, according to news reports by the Chicago tribune. Thisgroup has become the last to join the hedge fund investment […]
Jovian Capital launches new Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Jovian Capital Corporation has announced the launching of the Taliesin Multi-Strategy Fund, following the joint partnership agreement between the firm andTaliesin Capital Inc. The new fund hopes to deliver absolute returns to its investors […]
More Canadian Mutual Fund clients crossover to Hedge Fund investment arena
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – One of the big names in the Canadian mutual fund establishment, Frank Mersch, has defected to the hedge fund investment arena. Mersch was a former manager atAltamira Management Ltd., and he managed an equity […]
Abria wins Canada’s best Fund of Hedge Fund Award
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Abria Diversified Arbitrage Trust was honored by the Canadian first ever investment award at a gala in Toronto. The fund is managed by Abria FinancialGroup. The Abria fund is ranked the best Risk-adjusted […]
Singapore to allow Platinum Capital Management to market hedge funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Singaporean regulator, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has granted authority to the UK-based Platinum Capital Management to market its fund ofhedge fund products to investors in the country. Platinum�s Portfolio fund invests […]
Merrill Lynch predicts a rise in alternative asset management
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Merrill Lynch Asset Management has predicted a rise in the use of alternative asset management in Europe in 2005. According to published reports, Merrill Lynchcompared hedge funds to Apple�s iPod�s portable music system. The […]