By February 2006, most hedge fund managers will need to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and thereby become subject to the SEC’s inspections and examinations program. It is clear from recent SEC enforcement actions that […]

(Hartford Courant: Ritu Kalra, Courant Staff Writer) When two financiers hung out a shingle and called themselves Fairfield Partners in Greenwich four decades ago, they were pioneers able to run the state’s first hedge fund in relative obscurity. Today, Fairfield […]

Paris, 29 September 2005 – Following the launch of a new hedge fund strategy called “Global Macro”, Systeia Capital Management, a hedge fund manager based in Paris, announced three internalappointments: Joël Gross has been promoted to the position of Futures’ […]

Red Star Capital Management LLC is launching its first hedge fund, Red Star Fund LP. The new fund will begin trading October 1st and is domiciled in Delaware. The Red Star Fund LP, in conjunction with its subsidiary Red Star […]

Miami, FL (September 27, 2005) – PRS Group announced today that Mr. Martin Loeser has joined the firm’s alternative investment team as a Portfolio Manager, Fund-of-Funds.  Prior to joining PRS, Mr. Loeser was Senior Investment Analyst at Ivy Asset Management, […]

Arlington Group and Eurekahedge today announced the formation of a joint venture to provide seed capital and support to Asian hedge funds and Asian long-only absolute return funds. Arlington will commit seed capital to the individual funds while Eurekahedge will […]

CHICAGO, IL – September 27, 2005 – Ritchie Capital Finance, the newly formed finance division of Ritchie Capital, is pleased to announce the creation of Ritchie Technology & Life SciencesFinance. Led by senior managing director, Bill DeMars, a financial services […]

Amplitude Capital has moved to a more spacious and custom-built space in the City of London that further enhances the resilience and control of its operational and trading capabilities andfacilitates operating from a modern open plan environment. The move was […]

HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- Hong Kong’s Securities & Futures Commission said Monday it is keeping the minimum subscription requirement for single-strategy hedge funds at US$50,000, citing “the need to ensure investor protection.” The SFC, which regulates the local securities and […]

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) –  The New York based asset manager, Rydex Investments has launched two new mutual fund vehicles that will offer investors hedge fund like trading strategies. According to officials of Rydex, the two new portfolios will […]

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Pension fund managers across the world expect the fees they pay to hedge fund managers to fall; senior industry leaders believe such reduction may be warranted partly due to the poor performance of hedge […]

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) –  New released research conducted by TowerGroup reveals the combined hedge fund assets of both single hedge funds and fund of funds will grow at anannualized rated of 15 percent between 2005 and 2008.  Such […]