Category Archives: HedgeCo News

Hedge Funds in Emerging markets

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET)- Emerging market hedge funds who are investing in Exotic stocks, collectively labeled B.R.I.C. such as Brazil, Russia, India and China, are seeing some stormy weather ahead. Charles Dallara, the head of the lobby group that […]

Shanghai Hedge Fund Ball

 WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Morgan Stanley is throwing an Asia-specific hedge fund ball. The Shanghai hosted gala is exclusive only to Morgan Stanley’s 7% of prime Oriental hedge fund brokerage clients. Established veterans expanding existing funds need to […]

Concept Clash – Differing Duties Under Investment Advisers Act and Delaware Partnership Law

Many of the hedge fund managers that have registered as investment advisers as a result of the new hedge fund adviser r gistration rule that became effective as of February 2006, are experiencing their first examination by the Securities and […]

Entry Of Hedge Funds Into Private Equity Poses Multiple Challenges To Managers, Vendors, SEC, Investors

NEW YORK, June 12, 2006 –  “Hybrid hedge funds that are initiating positions in private equity investments face many challenges,” said Michael Tannenbaum, Founding Partner at Tannenbaum,Helpern, Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP, speaking to a group of reporters in New York. Besides […]

Former Ohio State Official Pleads Guilty

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Terrence Gasper, the ex-state official, has pled guilty in Franklin County Common Pleas Court to charges he traded investment opportunities for gifts. Prosecutors say Terrence Gasper is charged with a felony count of violating […]

Hedge Fund solutions by Credit Suisse and Paladyne Systems

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Paladyne Systems LLC, a solutions provider for the hedge fund industry, announced a strategic alliance with Credit Suisse to deliver a partnership that allows Credit Suisse clients to access both the Paladyne technology platform […]

Yorkville Advisors Hires Former SEC Branch Chief

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Yorkville Advisors, LLC, a firm engaged in providing financing solutions to growing companies in the small-cap sector worldwide, today announced that it has hired Eric Hansen as Senior Legal Counsel. Mr. Hansen, 43, reports […]

Dow Jones Indexes to Launch Blue Chip BRIC Index

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced that it will expand its existing index family by launching the Dow Jones BRIC 50 Index, a blue-chip index measuring the performance of the […]

New Ecostructure Portfolio Fund to Foster Environmental Innovation

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Ecostructure Capital LLC will be launching its first hedge fund, The Ecostructure Portfolio Fund, with approximately $2 million in assets under management. The Ecostructure Portfolio Fund will support the financing of large-scale, ecologically beneficial […]

Russian Hedge Funds see Record Money

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) –  The E.U. and U.S. hedge fund markets have seen some recent fluctuation in reliability in the past weeks, but Emerging Markets are still doing remarkably well. Investors are still investing in BRIC, (Brasil, Russia, […]

Aima Gives Financial Instrument Directive Warning

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Today, the Alternative Investment Management Association, AIMA, issued a clear warning to hedge fund managers not to drag their feet on implementing the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID”). MiFID, which is due to […]

Former UBS Manager to set New Hedge Fund Record

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Jon Wood is planning to raise up to $6 billion for a new hedge fund. If all goes as planned he will have set a record for the largest start up in the European […]