Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Is a Hedge Fund Shakeout Coming Soon? This Insider Thinks So
OF all the sectors of the financial universe, the hedge fund world is probably the most secretive and almost certainly the most alluring. … Open only to institutions and the wealthy, hedge fundsoffer sophisticated models of risk, access to the […]
VAN releases September Market Sentiment Indicators
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Van Hedge Fund Advisors International, LLC (“VAN”) has released its September market sentiment indicators for U.S. equities, the U.S. Dollar and the U.S. Treasury 10-year Note. The VAN Macro Sentiment Indicators are “based on […]
Investor Sues Bayou Hedge Fund’s founder
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – An investor with the failed Bayou Hedge fund has filed a lawsuit against the asset manager for the funds invested in the firm. According to Dow Jones, South Cherry Street has logged a complaint […]
Hurricane Katrina poses test for hedge fund insurance
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) -Many hedge fund managers with significant cash at hand have made investments in property catastrophic insurance, a multi billion dollar business. Now with the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in the gulf, such managers are […]
German Government to investigate role of Hedge Funds in skyrocketing oil futures
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – German government authorities have stated that it will be investigating the role of hedge funds and speculators in bidding oil futures. According to news reports, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder’s government will look into the role […]
Connecticut officials to consider Hedge Fund Reforms
West Palm Beach, FL ( www.hedgeco.net ) – Officials in the state of Connecticut are discussing the formation of a task force to examine the possibility of reforming the state’s hedge fund laws. Such action is a response to the […]
Arizona authorities seize $101 million in Hedge Fund Probe
West Palm Beach, FL ( www.hedgeco.net ) – Arizona authorities have seized about $101 million from an account which may be associated to the Bayou Management LLC, the Connecticut based hedge fund manager currently being investigated by regulators. According to […]
Mutual Fund Director criticizes Hedge Funds
West Palm Beach, FL ( www.hedgeco.net ) – According to Bloomberg news reports, Tom Muldowney, the managing director at Savant Capital Management in Rockford, Ill. has criticized hedge funds for their high costs. Muldowney suggested that investors could avoid high […]
Suicide note surfaces in Bayou Hedge Fund probe
West Palm Beach, FL ( www.hedgeco.net ) – The ongoing investigation of the Bayou Hedge Fund Group is revealing details about the problems of the fund. Eric Wilder, assistant Director of the Department of Banking’s Securities Division, confirmed to Associated […]
Pro-Hedge Funds unveils its Energy Fund of Funds
West Palm Beach, FL ( www.hedgeco.net ) – Pro-Hedge Funds, has announced it is introducing its diversified Pro-Hedge Fund Multi-manager Energy Hedge Fund. According to the pressrelease, the fund is the first, “such fund to be launched in the Canadian […]
Systematic Absolute Return AG to launch new hedge fund
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Swiss based Systematic Absolute Return AG is gearing up to launch its second fund of hedge funds product according to Investors Offshore report. The new strategy, called the SAR Highland Fund is expected […]
VAN Hedge Fund Advisors unveil comprehensive hedge fund report 2005-2015
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Van Hedge Fund Advisors International, LLC (“VAN”) has released a detailed new study about the current state of the hedge fund industry according to BusinessWire. The new report called Hedge Fund Demand and Capacity […]