Rapidly developing carbon trading markets are creating a range of promising opportunities for hedge funds to participate in this new sector, says a report from Man Investments, the world’s largest provider of hedge fund investments. Carbon markets, already trading significantly, […]

Man Investments, one of the world’s largest hedge fund providers, announced a new capital guaranteed product in its Man AP family. Man AP Spectrum Ltd combines for the first time the proven performance of the AHL Institutional Program with a […]

HedgeCo.net –WASHINGTON, D.C., May 14, 2007 — Managed Funds Association (MFA) said today that the conclusions reached by the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) on hedge funds, released May 8, 2007, signal a significant agreement among global regulators on […]

Kassirer Market Neutral Fund, a Cayman-based hedge fund primarily engaged in U.S. and Canadian merger arbitrage, earned 1.3% in April, another Kassirer hedge fund, the Kassirer Market Neutral Limited Partnership, earned 1.70% in April 2007. Mark Kassirer, CEO of Kassirer […]

EU finance ministers agreed at the recent Group of Eight meetings to allow the hedge fund industry regulate itself through a voluntary code of conduct, the German finance minister Peer Steinbruecksaid. “We all agree that a regulatory approach is the […]

Hennessee Group LLC, an adviser to hedge fund investors, announced yesterday that the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced +1.92% in April (+5.44% YTD). “While the strong equity markets have been a wind at the back of hedge fund performance, most […]

Hedge fund investor Fortress Investment Group LLC has acquired Florida East Coast Industries, Inc. (FECI) for approximately $3.5 billion, according to a press release. The merger agreement wasunanimously approved by FECI’s Board of Directors. Upon completion of the transaction, FECI […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced a settled administrative proceeding against Zurich Capital Markets Inc. for its role in providing financing to hedge fund clients that engaged in market timing of mutual funds and facilitating the hedge funds’ deceptive trading […]

Goodman & Company Investment Counsel Ltd. announced the launch of the Dynamic Global Value Balanced Fund, a balanced fund offering global diversification. The fund highlights active hedging as risk management, minimizing sensitivity to interest rate and credit spread changes and […]

  Daniel Moses Joins Longacre Longacre Fund Management, LLC (“Longacre”) is pleased to announce that Daniel Moses has joined the firm effective, May 7, 2007, as a Managing Director with senior research analyst duties on Longacre’s distressed strategies and primary […]

Integra Investment Management announced the launch of their new hedge fund, the Integra FX2 Master Fund L.P., with $10 million of their own money at launch, the new hedge fund opened its doors April first, 2007. The new fund was […]

Blackstone Group LP is planning to raise up to $2 billion for two new funds of hedge funds, according to recent reports, the Blackstone Strategic Alliance Fund LP and the Blackstone Strategic Alliance Offshore Fund Ltd. Blackstone said in April […]