Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Veteran Investor John Mauldin joins a Hedge Fund group
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Investment Guru and New York Times Best Selling author, John Mauldin has joined the Pro Hedge Fund team. Mauldin is a widely recognized and a leading figure ininvestment management; he was the author of […]
State Street selected top Global Custodian in Hedge Fund Administration Survey
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – State Street Corporation, one of the world�s leading provider of services to institutional investors have been selected as the top Global Custodian for 2005,marking the second consecutive year that the firm received the top […]
Empire Capital launches new hedge fund trading ETF’s
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Empire Capital in Mt. Vernon, NY has launched a new hedge fund, the Empire Capital Growth Fund. The new partnership will devote its trading activities tobuying and selling Exchange Traded Funds [ETFs]. The portfolio […]
The SEC Tags Hedge Fund Advisers for Integration and Public Offering Violations
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – On July 8, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued an administrative order and brought cease-and-desist proceedings (the “Order”) underthe Securities Act. the Investment Advisers Act, and the Investment Company Act against […]
Blackstone Group set to unveil a new Hedge Fund
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Blackstone Group is reportedly gearing up to launch a new hedge fund according to news reports. This is another step by a major private equity firm to jointhe ever-growing hedge fund industry. According […]
Attacks on London unlikely to cause crisis for Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The recent attacks on London�s transportation system may not cause serious setbacks to the hedge fund establishments, according to experts. While the marketsexperienced losses last week resulting from such attacks, analysts don�t think the […]
Van Global Hedge Fund Index climbs 1.4 percent in June
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Van Global Hedge Fund Index rose 1.4% net of fees in June according to Van�s preliminary data just released. Kevin Campbell, Vice President of Van said,”Hedge funds performed well for the second consecutive […]
Convertible Arbitrage Strategy recovers in June-Barclays/GHS Hedge Fund Index
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Convertible Arbitrage Hedge Fund Index reversed losses following the past two months of declines according to new data just released by Barclays/GHS HedgeFund Index. The new data shows that hedge funds made modest […]
Rapid Growth of Hedge Funds increases financial market risks-S&P
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The rapid growth of assets managed by the global hedge fund industry has led to increases in potential risks facing financial markets and also the banks, whichdo business with hedge funds, according to Standard […]
Senior Equity Analyst at Prudential crosses over to Hedge Fund
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A senior analyst at prudential Securities has defected to Hedge Fund Management arena according to news reports. This trend is in keeping with strategies usedby traditional asset managers who continued to move over to […]
New Study shows that new Hedge Fund managers outperform veteran managers
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A new study conducted by the Chicago based hedge fund tracker, Hedge Fund Research, shows that new emerging hedge fund managers running hedge fund portfoliosfor less than two years outperform experienced managers. While new […]
Pension Fund Trustees uneasy about Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Pension Fund Trustees are reportedly uneasy about hedge funds, according to a new study just released. Many pension funds still need additional informationabout hedge funds. The new 88-page reports stated, �In our interviews with […]