Monthly Archives: September 2007
FXCM’s Sentiment Aggressive Forex Managed Funds Up Over 25%
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- After a successful launch, FXCM’s Sentiment Aggressive Managed Funds are up over 25% in its first two months since inception. Clients had requested a more aggressive and highly leveraged version of FXCM’s popular Sentiment Fund, so […]
Hegde Fund Article Awards
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- It was announced today in a press release that Lehman Brothers’ research on the classification of hedge fund investment styles is one of this year’s Martello Award winners for best research article in alternative investments. Lehman […]
Bear returns to public debt market
MSN MoneyCentral-Bear Stearns returned to the public debt market on Thursday with a $2.5bn note sale, indicating that the troubled investment bank does not have any current funding crisis that wouldrequire it to find an outside investor to take a […]
Investors force Absolute Capital to allow redemptions on four funds
ABCmoney.co.UK- AIM-listed hedge fund manager Absolute Capital Management (ACM) has bowed to investor pressure and allowed investors in four funds currently being restructured to redeem up to 30 pct of their investments over the next 12 months. The firm, which […]
Hedge fund, private equity sectors seen at a peak
Reuters- The hedge fund and private equity industries have reached a near-term peak in their cycles after years of rampant growth, speakers at a Reuters Forum said on Thursday. “Private equity and hedge funds both have cycles, and I think […]
Dow Jones and RavenPack Collaborate to Deliver Dow Jones News Analytics
NEW YORK (September 27, 2007)  Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ) today announced the launch of a Dow Jones News Analytics Developer’s Kit, an application programming interface (API) that seamlessly integrates Dow Jones News Analytics’ enriched data directly into […]
Last Atlantis Inks Deal With Former Head Currency Trader At Tudor
ST. THOMAS, USVI – Last Atlantis Capital Management, LLC (St. Thomas, USVI) and Jerry Considine, former head currency trader at Tudor Investment, have partnered to introduce LACM Foreign Exchange, Share Class W within the Last Atlantis Partners Fund. The share […]
London shares open firmer; NY closes higher; Northern Rock gains
CNBC- Leading shares opened firmer as Wall Street closed higher with Northern Rock a major gainer in the blue chips on reports of a bid approach from Spanish businessman Jose Maria Ruiz-Mateos and that the group is opening its books […]
600 Energy and Environmental Hedge Funds Now Listed
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- The Energy Hedge Fund Center, LLC has announced that it is now tracking over 600 energy and Recent trends include the growth of carbon and environmental energy funds and, as the total universe of energy hedge […]
Yale University Fund Earns 28 Percent, Best Return Since 2000
Bloomberg- Yale University, the third-oldest U.S. college, generated its highest annual investment return in seven years, gaining 28 percent as global stock markets, hedge funds and buyout funds soared. Yale’s assets swelled to $22.5 billion in the 12 months ended […]
Tax Law Revisions May Slap Reinsurers, Hedge Funds
NY Sun- Eyeing new sources of revenue, the Senate FinanceCommittee is considering legislation that would close what some say are loopholes in the law that allow reinsurance companies and hedge funds to avoid taxes by setting up headquarters offshore.The panel […]
Hedge Funds in Hollywood
Slate- Popular culture, which is created by some of the least business-savvy people on the planet, has always been slow to latch onto business and economic trends. The covers of large-circulation magazines are a good contrary indicator. And TV, movies, […]