Monthly Archives: November 2005
Hedge Funds: The House of Izzy Englander
Fortune – Izzy Englander built one of the most successful hedge funds around. But will his investors stick with him once they realize that the next big hedge fund scandal may be brewing right under their noses? By Marcia Vickers […]
KGR Capital UK-listed fund of Asian hedge funds
KGR Capital is pleased to announce the proposed launch, in November, of KGR Absolute Return PCC Limited, a Guernsey incorporated, London-listed, closed-end investment company. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein is acting as Sponsor to the launch and Kleinwort Benson (Channel Islands) Fund […]
Hedge Fund Self-Regulation May Bring Redemption – Bloomberg
Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) — It has been a terrible few weeks for hedge funds. In London, GLG Partners LP, one of the biggest companies in the industry, is under investigation. In New York, Refco Inc., one of the main brokers, […]
Copell Financial: October Review
Judging from the last two days of trading in October, the US equity market has returned to solid footing. According to Bloomberg news, as Monday was drawing to a close the headline read: the biggest two day rally in almost […]
Hedge funds in front line
Legal & General yesterday named Peter Chambers as its investment chief in a move that will see more of the insurer’s top fund managers running hedge funds. L&G is the biggest shareholder in the FTSE 100 and Mr Chambers said […]
Stocks Finish Higher
Stocks moved higher on Monday amid some merger news, positive economic reports, and month-end portfolio adjusting. However, gains were tempered ahead of Tuesday’s Federal Reserve meeting on interest rate policy. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 37.3 points, or 0.36%, […]
Cayman Chapter of Hedge Funds Care joins international youth charity
In 1988 the hedge fund industry professionals first established Hedge Funds Care, a charitable organisation focused on assisting young victims of abuse. Since that time, chapters have opened in New York, San Francisco, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, Toronto and as of […]
Hedge Funds May Be Stung by Losses in October
Some of the year’s best-performing hedge funds are nursing big losses for October, stung by reversals in energy stocks, takeovers and investments overseas. Some large hedge fund managers are facing losses of 5 to 10 percent for the month, according […]
Japanese L/S Akamatsu Hedge Fund to launch on the Schneider platform
LONDON, ENGLAND (HEDGECO.NET) – The Akamatsu Fund, a Japanese Equity Long/Short Fund will launch in the coming weeks on Schneider�s hedge fund platform, part of the Schneider Group, a UK financialservices company. Akamatsu will be a research driven fund that […]
Sequoia to launch global CTA hedge fund
SEOUL, KOREA (HEDGECO.NET) – A Multi-strategy CTA fund named Sequoia has announced it will launch a new global CTA fund, according to a press release. The CEO of the fund, Park Chang-Ki has developedthe �computerized futures trading model, which targets […]
British manager says Hedge Funds should accept regulation
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – London based hedge fund manager Gartmore said hedge funds should accept the upcoming proposed regulation. They feel this because hedge funds are becoming morecommonplace, and also maturing. Such regulatory oversight according to Gartmore, should […]
Growth in Hedge Funds creates greater demand for hedge fund risk management systems
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The global growth in hedge fund management portfolios has led to a greater demand for hedge fund risk-management systems, according to a Reuter�s news report. Riskmanagement experts believe such demand resulted from increasing concerns […]