Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Credit-oriented Hedge Funds are vital sources of capital – Fitch Report
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The newly released Fitch Report said, �Credit-oriented hedge funds have become a vital source of capital to the credit markets.� According to the report, hedgefunds which specialize in credit markets help to provide vital […]
Hedge Fund’s lending practice under attack
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge funds� lending practices have been criticized by traditional lenders such as banks and other Wall Street firms who charge that hedge funds have invadedtheir money lending arena in a bid to achieve absolute […]
Low Hedge Fund returns in 2005 unlikely to stop new asset inflows
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Declining hedge fund returns in 2005 is unlikely to reverse the trend of investors devoting more assets into hedge funds managed vehicles. The majority ofhedge fund losses in 2005 were recorded in portfolios of […]
Hedge Funds may have turned the corner
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge Fund analysts increasingly believe that hedge funds may have turned the corner following the past consecutive three months of declines. According to thedata provided by Cogent Dynamic Averages, hedge funds gained 1.6 percent […]
Tremont CEO warns that Hedge Funds are after top clients of Mutual Fund companies
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – An executive manager at Tremont Capital Management has warned that hedge funds are going after top clients of mutual fund firms as they expand theiroperations. Robert Schulman, CEO of Tremont Capital Management which is […]
$50 billion of capital in Hedge Fund Industry is leveraged via structured products – Optima study
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – New study conducted by the New York based hedge fund manager; Optima Investments said, �That about $50 billion in total hedge fund capital is invested instructured products.� The study also concluded that while hedge […]
McCreevy sides with the European Hedge Fund Industry
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Internal Market Commissioner for the European Union, Charlie McCreevy has taken sides with the European hedge fund industry. McCreevy has vowed thatregardless of the growing concerns over hedge fund exposure risks, he would […]
M&A seen boosting returns for Hedge Funds in the coming months
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Robust activities in Merger and Arbitrage along with equities may boost hedge fund returns in the coming months according to Swiss Capital Group. The groupalso believes that heavy inflows into hedge funds coming from […]
Hedge Fund investors may allocate more assets to Hedge Funds in 2005-Deutsche Bank
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A new study conducted by Deutsche Bank concluded that Hedge fund investors across the board are not worried about the state of affairs with the global hedgefund industry. The study said hedge fund investors […]
U.S. Securities Regulators to take light approach towards regulation of Euro Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner Roel Campos said Tuesday that his office will be taking a light approach to regulating overseas hedge funds. The U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission under William Donaldson introduced and passed […]
Hedge Funds Strike Back
Vienna, – 13th of July 2005 – Although the press and politicians seem to have found again a scapegoat in Hedge Funds, calling for stricter regulations and once again talking about the hedge fundbubble – investors don�t seem to be […]
Hedge Fund Industry should consider code of conduct-AIMA
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The global hedge fund industry should consider adopting a code of conduct standards to help reduce the concern over high risk and transparency questions, whichcontinues to pose challenges for the industry. The Alternative Investment […]