Monthly Archives: September 2006
Fear, No Fear, How Hedge Funds Might Save All of us
AXcess News – Over the last several months fear has crept into investors psyche. While some of that might be just prudence, the kind of fear that grips most of the folks who take the time to drop mea line […]
Hedge fund gets antitrust OK for McDonald
KWQC – An activist hedge fund received anti-trust clearance from the Federal Trade Commission to buy nearly 794 (m) million dollars in shares of McDonald stock. In a September 1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Oak Brook-based […]
Cayman Islands Mark 8,000th Hedge Fund
PR Newswire – The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority announced on 5 September that the jurisdiction now has more than 8,000 registered hedge funds, an increase of more than 2,000 funds compared to thebeginning of 2005. More than 1,000 new hedge […]
SEC Eying Broker-Dealer, Hedge Fund Ties
MSN MoneyCentral – The Securities and Exchange Commission will be monitoring hedge funds through their dealings with broker dealers, and those relationships will come under more scrutiny, thecommission’s director of enforcement said Wednesday. Linda Chatman Thomsen, speaking in New York, […]
Citigroup offers Alternative Investment Hedge Fund arm in Asia
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – Citigroup has launched an administration business hedge fund in Asia Pacific. The service will benefit hedge fund mangers by easing their administration burden. In effectclients will be outsourcing their administration requirements to Citigroup. In a statement, […]
AmericaVest Launches “10/10” Hedge Fund
AmericaVest Capital Management LLC has announced the launching of its new flagship hedge fund, the AmericaVest “10/10 Fundâ€Â. Drawing on over 70 years of collective experience in financial services, wealth management and asset backed investing. The hedge fund offers investors […]
Ex Goldman Sachs and Tudor Traders Join With KTH Fund Management To Launch the Westferry Global Markets Fund
HedgeCo.net ( New York ) — LONDON -SEPTEMBER 2006. Ex Goldman Sach trader Chris Clarke and ex Tudor Capital, Hans Summers join forces with KTH Fund Management to launch the Westferry Global Markets Fund. The offshore fund started trading in […]
Do Hedge Funds Hold Trade Secrets?
MSNBC – Fresh from his June victory against the Securities & Exchange Commission — in which a federal appeals court tossed out a controversial SEC rule requiring hedge funds to register with theagency — Phillip Goldstein is gearing up for […]
S&P revises hedge fund rating method, eyes growth
Reuters – Standard & Poor’s on Tuesday released enhanced criteria for rating hedge funds, a market segment expected to grow as investors and regulators press for greater transparency. The updated criteria include more quantitative analysis and more focus on operational […]
Fund of hedge fund assets rise
LONDON (Reuters) – Assets in funds of hedge funds, which let investors tap a suite of portfolios in one hit, climbed by more than $100 billion (54 billion pounds) in the six months to end-June, arise greater than in all […]
Hedge funds look to cash in on late filings by companies
As soon as Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. said it was under investigation for securities law violations that could delay routine regulatory filings, the Camarillo, Calif.-based maker of computer chips also learned it was about to be held up for ransom in […]
Singapore Encouraging Hedge Fund Growth
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – Tokyo is currently Asia’s biggest currency market, bur Singapore now too will target hedge funds, commodities trading and Islamic finance to sustain growth, said HengSwee Keat, managing director of the Central Bank of Singapore. After seeing […]