Category Archives: Hedge Fund Launches
New Ticonderoga Launch As Hedge Funds Embrace ETFs
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Institutional broker dealer, Ticonderoga Securities has launched an exchange traded funds (ETF) desk, led by industry veteran William Bauer. Bauer joins Ticonderoga with more than 18 years of institutional equity and derivative sales and trading experience, […]
European Long/Short Equity Fund Launches on Merchant Capital’s UCITS Platform
New York – Merchant Capital, the leading UCITS III platform provider to the global hedge fund industry, has today announced that its first client is now fully operational. Robert Maxwell of Tressis SV (“Tressis”) will act as investment adviser to […]
Hedge Fund Regulation Certification Launch
The Ireland-based Hedge Fund College has announced the launch of its Certificate in Hedge Fund Regulation, the first regulatory certification in the hedge fund industry. “Never has it been more important for the hedge fund industry to demonstrate a greater […]
Cowen Launches Hedge Fund Focused RTS Global Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Cowen Group, Inc. announced the creation of Ramius Trading Strategies LLC , a subsidiary of Ramius Alternative Solutions LLC, and the launch of the RTS Global Fund. The multi-manager RTS Global Fund offers clients exposure to hedge […]
Hedge Fund D.E. Shaw Forms Distressed-Assets Team
New York – (HedgeCo.net): According to a story published in today’s Financial Times, hedge fund firm DE Shaw is positioning itself to purchase portfolios of distressed and illiquid assets. The firm, which counts about $28 billion in assets under management, launched […]
Nautical Capital Management LLC Launches Commodity-Based Funds
New York – (HedgeCo.net): Nautical Capital Management LLC, an asset management company specializing in the development and management of diversified commodity portfolios, announced today the launch of its commodity-based absolute return strategies. The firm offers investors both systematic and discretionary absolute […]
UPDATE:London Nominees Ltd. Launch Football Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The London Nominees Football Fund launched on Feb 1, 2010, with approximately $40 million in assets under management. The investment panel includes ex international players, coaches and leading industry experts offering investment in clubs, players, related […]
The Top Ten Hedge Fund Launches Of 2009
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Assets raised by hedge fund startups in 2009 fell 36% from the previous year, marking the second year in a row that new fund assets declined significantly, according to the biannual AR New Funds Survey, published […]
Hedge Fund Manager Salus Alpha Launches UCITS III Commodity Arbitrage Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – UCITS III hedge fund manager Salus Alpha has launched a new Commodity Arbitrage fund which the company believes is an innovation both in the UCITS III and in the hedge fund world. The investment approach of […]
UCITS III Compliant Fund of Hedge Funds Launched By HSBC
New York (HedgeCo.net) – HSBC has launched a Sterling Class of its HSBC UCITS AdvantEdge fund of hedge funds. The Fund will comply with the new ‘reporting’ tax regime for offshore funds, allowing UK investors to be taxed at capital […]
