NEW YORK and WILTON, Conn. (April 4, 2006)—Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and AIG Financial Products Corp. (AIG-FP), a leader in financial derivatives products and a wholly owned subsidiary of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), today announced […]

ST. THOMAS, USVI – Last Atlantis Capital Management, LLC (St. Thomas, USVI) announces the launch of The LACM Proprietary Options Program in The Last Atlantis Master Fund. Within Proprietary Options, program traders implement internally developed arbitrage strategies that correlate with […]

HedgeCo Q&A with Michael T. Jackson, the retired chairman and CEO of the San Francisco-based registered investment advisor EGM Capital corporation. Six years ago, Michael T. Jackson was preparing for a much-deserved retirement. The firm he founded, the former EGM […]

Towson, MD, March 28, 2006 — Campbell & Company is pleased to announce that, effective today, March 28, 2006, the firm will close its Financial, Metals & Energy (“FME”) and Global Diversified portfolios to all new investors. Simultaneously, all funds […]

HedgeCo.Net – Valuation and risk professional Dr. Susan M. Mangiero has launched the first blog devoted exclusively to the topic of pension financial risk and fiduciary implications. The blog(http://www.pensionriskmatters.com) will serve as a resource for trustees, board members, consultants, money […]

HedgeCo.Net – Rockwater Hedge, LLC, an investment management firm that offers sophisticated municipal bond investing strategies, today announced that Dr. George Handjinicolaou, a veteran in financial markets, has joined as an Advisory Board Member. “George’s expertise, namely in financial engineering, […]

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) – the global hedge fund and alternative investment industry association – has today welcomed the Financial Service Authority’s (“FSA”) recommendation to allow UK retail investors to invest in funds of hedge funds. The FSA […]

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 21, 2006 — Managed Funds Association (MFA) announced today that it has hired Robert J. Conant as vice president, business development, a new position, based in New York. His appointment is effective immediately. Mr. Conant joins MFA […]

ST. THOMAS, USVI – Last Atlantis Capital Management, LLC (St. Thomas,USVI) announces the promotion of Joe Burke as the firm’s ManagingDirector of Trading. Mr. Burke assumes responsibility for the firm’strading operations. In addition to managing Last Atlantis’ trading staff, Mr. […]

NEW YORK, NY, March 15, 2006 — The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index is up 0.34% for February 2006, according to Oliver Schupp, President of the Credit Suisse/ Tremont Hedge Fund Index. “January’s rising market trend in the US equity […]

TORONTO, March 7, 2006: SciVest Alternative Strategies Inc. (“SciVest”), a manufacturer and distributor of innovative alternative investment products, is pleased to announce that it is broadening itsstrategy offering with the launch of five new funds, aimed at meeting increasing investor […]

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 7, 2006 -The world’s media wroteabout hedge funds a record 39,989 times in 2005, a 43% jump from 2004and more than six times as often as in 2000, according to 100 Times aDay: Hedge Funds […]