Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Van Hedge Fund Advisors releases July Market Sentiment Indicators
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Van Hedge Fund Advisors International, LLC (“VAN”) has released its new market sentiment indicators for July for U. S. equities, the U.S. Dollar and the U.S.Treasury 10-year Note. The Macro Sentiment Indicators are based […]
Hedge Funds escape EU regulatory proposals for now
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The European Commission will not be proposing new hedge fund regulatory oversight later in July when the body launches a review of the European assetmanagement industry according to informed sources. The German Chancellor, Gerhard […]
UBS Forms New Hedge Fund Unit
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – UBS Asset Management has announced that it is forming a new hedge fund unit by merging two of its wealth management divisions. Chief Executive Peter Wufflisaid, “We integrate similar functions where it makes sense. […]
New Hedge Fund Industry Award Winners Announced by Alternative Investment News
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Alternative Investment News has released the list of winners of its 3rd Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards. According to the firm, this year top award went toMaverick Capital, which was named the Hedge Fund […]
Lipper Tass, Institutional Investor News, and Glocap release 2005 Hedge Fund Compensation Report
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Institutional Investor News, Glocap Search LLC and Lipper TASS have unveiled the 2005 Hedge Fund Compensation Report, the new report takes a critical analysisof the factors influencing the level of compensation for the U.S. […]
Federally registered Hedge Fund Advisers on the rise-new survey
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A new released survey has found that the number of federally registered investment advisers providing their services to hedge fund clients is on the increase.While on the other hand, the numbers of mutual fund […]
SEC Charges Hedge Fund Manager with fraud
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] has charged a hedge fund manager with fraud for allegedly lying and deceiving investors. According to the SECCharges, Jon Hankins of Tenet Asset Management Company a 33-year […]
Hedge Funds move into Municipal Bonds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Increasing number of hedge funds are embracing less risky municipal bonds, the strategy dubbed munitrade arbitrage, is a simple trade in U.S. municipal bonds.Analysts believe the strategy has become attractive to hedge funds from […]
Schroeder says U.S. officials want Hedge funds to be more transparent
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The German Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder is continuing his push for more regulations for the global hedge fund industry. In a prepared speech Schroeder saidthat U.S. government officials want more transparency for the global hedge […]
Bank exposure to Hedge funds on the rise-BIS
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Bank for International Settlements in Basel Switzerland has commented on the rising level of Banking Institutions� exposure to Hedge funds. According toBIS, while altogether banks had strengthened controls around hedge funds their exposure […]
Lackluster stock performance helps push investors towards Fund of Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The dull performance of both stocks and bonds continues to push new investors towards Hedge Funds, particularly the Fund of Funds category. According to datafrom the Chicago based Hedge Fund Research, the number of […]
Increasing number of economists see connection between Hedge Funds and the real estate bubble
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge funds have been accused of basically causing problems in the global economy even when there is no evidence to support such claims. During the financialcrisis of the Asian Tiger economies, some of the […]