Monthly Archives: September 2004
Refco Launches Principal Protected Notes Linked to S & P Hedge Fund Index and Managed Futures Fund
NEW YORK, NY (HEDGECO.NET) – Refco Securities, LLC (�RSL�) announced that it has commenced the sale and distribution of the Refco Diversified Alpha Notes � USD I (the �Notes�). The principalprotected Notes are 10-year, US dollar denominated, euro Medium Term […]
Barclays Launches new hedge fund tracker index
ENGLAND, UK (HEDEGECO.NET) – Barclays Bank of England has announced the launching of a new hedge fund index. The new index, according to bank sources, is geared towards the small investors. The newindex, called the Protected FTSE Hedge Fund Plan […]
Temasek set to begin hedge fund management
SINGAPORE (HEDGECO.NET) – Singapore’s state investment agency Temasek Holdings has announced it is entering the hedge fund investment management arena. According to released statements, the firm willorganize a hedge fund partnership to manage investment assets for institutional clients in Asia. […]
Dramatic Increase in Institutional Demand For Hedge Funds to transform the industry
NEW YORK, September 13, 2004 � Institutional investors� appetite for hedge funds will dramatically increase over the next five years, causing a significant shift in the structural and operationalunderpinnings of the hedge fund industry, according to a study of leading […]
Van Global enters into Strategic Alliance with Tactic Series Funds of Canada
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Van Global Hedge Fund Advisors LLC has entered into a strategic alliance with the Canadian based Tactic Series Funds Inc. This agreement will enable Tactic Funds�to provide unique alternative investment strategies to the Canadian […]
Hedge Fund borrowing increases new report says
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – A new report by the Australian Financial Review shows that hedge funds and other financial institutions such as securities firms borrowed more money from banksduring the first quarter of 2004. According to the new […]
Institutions in Europe Slow in adopting hedge fund strategies
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HedgeCo.Net) – Attendees at a just completed European Pension Funds and Insurers conference were told that the growth of European institutional investment in hedge funds may beslower than previously anticipated. This tendency may produce less impact […]
Hedge Funds made modest gains in August Van Global Says
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The Van Global Hedge Fund Index gained 0.2% net of fees in August, according to new preliminary report released by Van Hedge Fund Advisors International LLC (VAN).According to Van, the index gained a cumulative […]
Rapid Asset Turnover may harm the Hedge fund Industry manager says
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Michael Goldman of Pioneer Investments is worried that constant switching of assets in and out of hedge fund portfolios may be harmful to the hedge fund industryas a whole. Goldman said that long-term relationships […]
8 Thoughts of an Emerging Hedge Fund Manager
Written by Timothy S. edited by J.C. � Without naming any names or numbers (due to the industry�s strict rules regarding advertising), let�s just say my multi-year track record speaks for itself. I had built up my account at my […]
SEC AND CFTC OBTAIN ASSET FREEZE AGAINST HEDGE FUND AND ITS ADVISER
Special from Jay B. Gould and Zeeshan A. Ahmedani, White & Case, LLP WASHINGTON, D.C. (HEDGECO.NET) – On September 1, 2004, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the �SEC�) and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the �CFTC�) simultaneously filed […]
SEC overreacted on mutual fund/hedge fund abuses analyst says
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – As the mutual fund/hedge fund trading scandals mark their one-year anniversary, some analysts within the US fund industry think the US Securities and ExchangeCommission may have overreacted to such abuses by proposing significant changes […]