Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Hedge Fund take-over deals slowing
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge fund take-over deals seem to be slowing down according speakers at the Reuters Hedge Fund Summit. Conference attendees were also told that it is likely that older hedge fund managers who may be […]
Jacob Schmidt in New Venture
Jacob H Schmidt, the international financial markets expert and global hedge fund consultant and Adjunct Professor of Investments at the American Webster University has set up a new venture, Schmidt Research Partners as a division of SFP-International Limited, a firm […]
Hardt Group Investments AG launches Incubator Participation Fund
Vienna, London, Zug – September 12, 2005 – Over the past 18 months HARDT GROUP has focused on the identification and seeding of talented early stage Hedge Fund managers. “Based on our deep experience and the broad industry relationships of […]
Hong Kong urges Asian Governments to review Hedge Fund oversight policies
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hong Kong has urged Asian governments to review their oversight policies on hedge fund activities. The Hong Kong Financial Secretary, Henry Tang said such strategy is needed because hedge funds have continuously become more […]
SEC Chief Accountant to leave Commission
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Securities and Exchange Chief Accountant, Donald Nicolaisen announced that he will be leaving the agency in October, 2005. Nicolaisen joined the agency in 2003, and he was instrumental in helping the agency introduce […]
Traditional Money Managers face challenges from brain drain to Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Traditional money managers such as mutual funds and others have continued to face real challenges coming from the brain drain of its best money managers to the growing hedge fund industry. Since the late […]
More Hedge Fund Blow-ups likely – Gabelli
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) -Mario Gabelli, one of Wall Street’s biggest names, has remarked that there may be additional hedge fund blow-up stories in the future. Gabelli was speaking at the Reuters Hedge Fund Summit in New York. He […]
Ferrell Capital Management moving offices
Greenwich, CT September 7, 2005 – Ferrell Capital Management is pleased to announce we have moved to new expanded offices at 9 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich, CT 06831. William G. Ferrell, CEO of Ferrell Capital and 20 year resident […]
Hurricane Katrina fuels complex weather derivative trades by Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hurricane Katrina’s recent action in the southern part of the United States is fueling complex weather derivative trades by hedge fund managers. According to reports from London, many hedge fund investors have continued to […]
Dutch Regulators worried about lack of Transparency of Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) -ATM, the financial market watchdog for the Netherlands said it is worried over the lack of transparency of hedge funds. While the industry regulator stopped short of introducing new regulations for hedge funds operating in […]
Cayman Islands Judge appoints Kroll [Cayman] Ltd to liquidate Bayou Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A Cayman Islands judge has appointed the firm, Kroll [Cayman] to help in liquidating the assets of four of the Bayou hedge fund subsidiaries operating in the country. The four funds, Bayou Offshore Master […]
Lufthansa CEO says company will avert any hedge fund attack
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Wolfgang Mayrhuber, the CEO of Lufthansa Airlines said his company will fight to avert possible hedge fund attacks. According to news reports, hedge funds have bought shares in the German airline firm. Mayrhuber told […]