Yearly Archives: 2007
Hedge Funds and Insider Trading
New York Times – A truism of investing is that to beat the market consistently, an investor must either take above-average risk or trade on inside information. That inevitably casts a cloud overhedge funds, which exist to beat the market. […]
Amarid Hedge Fund Launches New Movie Making Fund
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – Simon Fawcett, chief executive of hedge fund Aramid Capital Partners, announced that they are spearheading the launch of The Aramid Entertainment Fund, a hedge fund with a strategy of financing independent British films. Aramid was formed […]
FIM Advisers LLP’s Flagship Low Volatility Fund of Funds Reaches $1 Billion
FIM Advisers LLP’s (FIM) flagship low-volatility fund of funds, FIM Long-Invest, has broken $1 billion in assets as of December 31, 2006. The Fund had a very positive 2006 rising 10.57% net of fees in the USD share class despite […]
Ashburton prefers China to India
LONDON (Reuters) – A rise in Indian equities to record highs means they have become expensive and Chinese stocks offer more value in the short run, the manager of a newly-launched fund from investment firm Ashburton said. The Ashburton “Chindia” […]
Hedge funds bring in the money
CNN Money – NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — A record $126.5 billion flowed into the hedge fund industry last year, despite a weak fourth quarter for attracting new money, an industry tracker said Thursday. Hedge funds rebounded in 2006, nearly tripling […]
Are hedge funds a necessary evil?
Financial Express –Statements emanating from different quarters indicate that the desirability of allowing trading by hedge funds in the country is being examined. When and under what regulatory framework would the same be introduced, if at all? Hedge funds have […]
Hedge Fund RCB Indexes Up
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – RBC Capital Markets reported that for the month of December 2006 the RBC Hedge 250 Index had a net return of 1.41%. Bringing the year-to-date returnof the Index to 10.64%. These returns are estimated and will […]
Executive To Leave Position 2 Years After Hedge Fund Buyout
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – Cerberus CapitalManagement LP, the New York-based $16 billion hedge fund, announced that executive chairwoman Vanessa Castagna will leave her position Feb. 1, Rick Leto, president and chief merchandising officer forMervyns, will take over day-to-day management of […]
MFA to Host Premiere Program for Pensions, Endowments & Foundations
HedgeCo.net — WASHINGTON, D.C., January 18, 2007 — Managed Funds Association (MFA) will present its premiere program for pensions, foundations and endowments at the Association’s annual conference, Network 2007, February 11-13, at The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne, FL. Pension, foundation and […]
Emerging markets steal show among hedge funds-data
Reuters – Hedge funds that specialize in emerging markets climbed 20.49 percent in 2006, according to new data, reminding investors of the out-sized returns that made these loosely regulatedportfolios famous just a few years ago. The average emerging market fund […]
Overseas investors drive one-quarter of local hedge funds
The Financial Standard – A new report into the hedge fund industry by specialist consultant John Glass and Rainmaker has found while the local hedge fund market is $22 billion, it’s becoming a big exporter with one quarter of the […]
Hedge fund regulation ‘long way off’
Business Report – The hedge fund market is potentially “a long way off” from effective implementation of new rules, according to Clade Investment Management director Carl Liebenberg. Liebenberg, whose company that jointly manages the South African Investable Hedge Fund Index […]