Monthly Archives: November 2004
Belgian Pension Fund Considering Hedge Fund investments
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The VKG Belgian Pension Fund is looking for alternative investments, according to a new release. Members of the retirement fund include dentists, pharmacists, anddoctors. Currently the fund has about EUR 500 million in its […]
Van Hedge Fund Advisors Releases November Market Indicators
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The Nashville based Van Hedge Fund Advisors International; LLC (“VAN”) has announced its November market sentiment indicators for U.S. equities, the U.S. Dollarand the U.S. Treasury 10-year Note. The indicators reflect the outlook of […]
Another top bank official quits to begin new Hedge Fund
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDEGECO.NET) – Another high profile manager at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein [DrKW] has announced his intentions to begin his own hedge fund management venture. According toDow Jones, Jorge Villon, said he is quitting his current job at […]
Lawyers warn investors to use caution in selecting Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Lawyers have warned hedge fund investors to use caution in choosing which hedge fund managers to invest with. The warning resulted from the potential problemswhich could arise when former hedge fund partners suddenly decides […]
New Eton Park Hedge fund opens with $3.5 billion
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The Eton Park Hedge Fund has opened its doors with about $3.5 billion in assets according to Bloomberg report. The new fund, Eton Park Capital Management LP, wasput together by former Goldman Sachs partner […]
Paul Roye says Examinations will help SEC identify Hedge Fund compliance problems
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Paul Roye, director of the SEC’s division of investment management said in a statement that routine SEC examinations help the agency to identify complianceproblems for US hedge funds. Roye said, “Examinations permit us to […]
Manager says South African Hedge Funds in danger of blow-ups
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The product development head at SYmmETRY Multi-Manager’s firm, Kyle Hulett, has told conferees at the Hedge Funds World Africa 2004 conference in Cape Town SouthAfrica that the South African hedge fund industry may be […]
In funds
In funds, it can be a matter of timing Arbitrageurs take advantage of price inefficiencies By KATHLEEN GALLAGHER [email protected], Journal Sentinel Sunday, November 30, 2003 To understand the wrongs that New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is trying to right […]
Analyst goes fishing for tiny Keys bank
Street Smart Analyst goes fishing for tiny Keys bank By KATHLEEN GALLAGHER of the Journal Sentinel staff Sunday, November 30, 2003 Investment: TIB Financial Corp., Key Largo, Fla., is a holding company for TIB Bank of the Keys, which conducts […]
NEWSWEEK: Mutual Fund Manager Gary Pilgrim Made 49 Percent a Year on His Stake in PBHG Growth Fund While Fund Investors Lost 45 Percent a Year
<body.content> <block> <p>NEW YORK, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ — The case of fund manager Gary Pilgrim is perhaps the most startling example of alleged abuse of investors to come out ofthe mutual-fund scandal, reports Wall Street Editor Allan Sloan in the […]
18 states reject Wisconsin’s venture capital program
18 states reject Wisconsin’s venture capital program By BRUCE MURPHY [email protected], Journal Sentinel Saturday, November 29, 2003 Wisconsin’s venture capital program, which funnels state subsidies to a short list of certified capital companies (CAPCOs), was rejected by 18 states, according […]
Critics question merits of economic development legislation Bill would expand program that hasn’t done much to boost
Critics question merits of economic development legislation Bill would expand program that hasn’t done much to boost high- tech investment in Wisconsin By BRUCE MURPHY [email protected], Journal Sentinel Saturday, November 29, 2003 At the heart of the current discussion about […]