Yearly Archives: 2007
State Street Study Shows Institutional Investment In Hedge Funds Is On The Rise
HedgeCo.net – According to the 2007 State Street Hedge Fund Research Study, nearly two thirds of institutional investors are now allocating more than 5% of their portfolio to hedge fund strategies,while only 4% have no hedge fund allocation. In comparison […]
The “Index” Reports Positive Hedge Fund Returns
HedgeCo.net – The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index, one of the world’s largest hedge fund databases, reported returns of +0.87% in March, closely followed by the Greenwich Investable Index returning+0.86%. 84% of the 1,025 hedge funds reporting thus far had […]
Registration not only way for hedge funds
New York – There may be ways for U.S. lawmakers to keep a closer eye on hedge funds, the loosely regulated portfolios, without forcing them to register with the government, hedge fund manager and short seller James Chanos said on […]
Light hedgefund rules OK – Bernanke says
New York – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said that a “light regulatory touch” on hedge funds is justified because of the incentives that investorsand creditors have to monitor risks. “Because hedge funds deal with highly sophisticated counterparties and […]
Hedge Fund Manager To Launch Multi-Strategy China Fund
HedgeCo.net – UG Investment Advisers, a hedge fund manager with over $500 million invested in China’s Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor program, has announced that they are looking to raise$200, to $500 million more for the launch of a Greater China […]
State Street Hedge Fund Report
HedgeCo.net – State Street Corporation, the world’s leading provider of financial services to institutional investors, released a report on hedge funds as part of its series of proprietary reports designed to advance the dialogue around key themes and trends within […]
New York is the leader but London is catching up fast
New York still dominates the hedge fund industry but London is beginning to snap at the heels of its rival. Hedge funds were, of course, an American invention but – despite what was widely seen as a crackdown last year […]
Hedge fund LBO alliances deepen
New York- The growth of hedge funds and private equity firms from small shops into major institutions has broadened their reach across the globe and deepened their old arms-length relationship in the process. Once viewed as alpha animals trampling distinctly […]
Wall Street eclipsed as five hedge fund managers join the $1bn club
It is AGM season in the US and, as ever, boardroom pay tops the agenda at many shareholder meetings. Rebel investors in the finance giant Morgan Stanley, for example, were trying to push through a “say on pay” resolution yesterday […]
Paladyne in Alliance with Microsoft to Build Hedge Fund Technology
HedgeCo.net – Paladyne Systems, LLC announced it has formed an alliance with Microsoft Corp. to service the hedge fund industry with the Paladyne(TM) product line powered by the Microsoft softwaredevelopment platform. Craig Saint-Amour, capital markets industry solutions director for Microsoft’s […]
CEB To Raise $600 Million For Alternative Investments
For the past few years, Latin America’s energy sector has caught the attention of many private equity funds looking to invest in the region. In 2006, over $300 million was invested in the sector, almost a third of the $1 […]
Ogier Advises on the World’s Largest Ever Secondaries Fund
HedgeCo.net – Ogier, a leading Guernsey law firm, has advised on the establishment of another notable funds transaction. Roger Le Tissier, along with Bryon Rees and Rabie Abas, acted as Guernsey legal advisers to Coller Investment Management Limited, the leading […]