Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Hedge Funds Assets Hit $1.5 trillion
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A new survey conducted by the fourth Hedge Fund Manager Bi-Annual Hedge Fund Administrator, shows that the global hedge fund industry assets has reached the$1.5 trillion mark. During the past six months, new hedge […]
Investment managers warned to evolve with the market
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Investment management organizations should capitalize on the new investment demands so as to stay competitive in the years to come. Such was the messagedelivered to them at the “The 2005 SEI Investments Executive Conference: […]
Currency market swings create added risks for international funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Swings in the international currency markets are causing more risks for international hedge funds especially those funds that are not hedge against the dollarweakness. According to currency strategists, the decline of the dollar against […]
U.S. Hedge fund manager wants Ontario Securities Commission to intervene in merger plans
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) The Wisconsin based U.S. Hedge fund manager, Stark Investments called on the Ontario’s Securities Regulator to intervene in merger plans of a mining company withits parent, company Noranda Inc. According to Stark Investments, such merger […]
Hedge Funds still hold long positions in corporate bonds-Citigroup
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net)Hedge funds still have net long positions in the European euro and pound sterling corporate bonds according to a new survey conducted by Citigroup. The studyfurther showed that when such positions are liquidated, the market would […]
SEC Charges Hedge Fund Manager with Fraud
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the manager of Tiburon Asset Management and Tiburon Partners with fraud, according to the SEC. The hedgefund manager cheated investors out of millions of dollars by inflating […]
Van Releases May Market Sentiment Indicators
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Van Hedge Fund Advisors International, LLC (“VAN”) has released its may market sentiment indicators for U. S. equities, the U.S. Dollar and the U.S. Treasury10-year Note. According to the data, 63 percent of the […]
The Edhec Risk and Asset Management Research Centre releases research that is critical of the existing ratings systems
The Edhec Risk and Asset Management Research Centre releases research that is critical of the existing ratings systems: In 2002, EuroPerformance, which is the leading French firm for the dissemination of mutual fund data, approached the Edhec research centre to […]
CSFB/Tremont Engages Ernst & Young
CSFB/Tremont Engages Ernst & Young; CSFB/Tremont Investable Hedge Fund Index Values Verified Since Inception NEW YORK, NY, May 3, 2005 — To further enhance transparency in its index calculation, CSFB/Tremont has engaged Ernst & Young LLP (“Ernst & Young”) to […]
CFTC Economists say-Don’t Blame Hedge Funds for High Oil Prices
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge funds have always been blamed when things go wrong in the markets, for instance hedge funds have been blamed for the skyrocketing oil prices. Buteconomists from the Federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission {CFTC} […]
Hedge Funds Worry About Poor Performance of Collateralized Debt Obligation
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge funds that have purchased interest in the collateralized debt obligation in both the U.S. and Europe worry about the performance of that market. Severalmanagers with positions in such market believe that the returns […]
Albourne Partners says Hedge Funds are Vital for Exploring Market Inefficiencies
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Albourne Partners, an adviser to hedge fund investors, has noted that hedge funds are vital for exploring market inefficiencies. According to the statement,hedge funds have carved out a position for themselves in the investment […]