Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Van Global Hedge Fund Index Posts Slight Losses for March
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Van Global Hedge fund index posted slight losses for Mach, with a decline of 0.9% for the month. According to Van�s Preliminary report, �the Index posted a0.1% net return, reflecting the average net […]
Merrill Lynch to Expand its Brokerage operations in Asia
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The growth of Asset Management in Asia has prompted Merrill Lynch to expand its Brokerage operations in Asia. Merrill Lynch�s Brokerage operations sufferedsignificant cut backs following the meltdown in the technology sector that led […]
Mutual Funds Offering Hedge Fund Strategies Open to 401[K] Retirement Plans
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – New Mutual funds investments offering hedge fund strategies are now available to some pension fund managers. According to released reports, Newport Group andLake Partners have just unveiled a new fund which will allow pension […]
Hedge Fund Structures – How a Unit Trust Implicates Broker Dealer Status
Special from Jay B. Gould and David A. Goldstein, White & Case LLP SAN FRANCISCO (www.hedgeco.net) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has historically taken an expansive view regarding the activities that would subject an individual or an […]
Fairfield Group and Trafalgar Capital unveil new Hedge Fund
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Trafalgar Capital Management LLP, a U.K. based asset manager and the U.S. based Fairfield Greenwich have jointly launched a new hedge fund, according to DowJones news release. The new fund called Trafalgar Advanced Fund […]
Roman Departs Goldman Sachs for a Hedge Fund Partnership
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Emmanuel Roman has announced his departure from Goldman Sachs to join a hedge fund management firm as a partner. According to Reuters, Roman joined GLG HedgeFund Partnership according to a statement released Tuesday. He […]
Fund of Hedge Funds and International equities seen as the best opportunities for next two years
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A new poll conducted by JP Morgan Asset Management shows that new trading opportunities will come from international equities as well as from hedge fund offunds operations. According to the new released study, which […]
More UK Pension Fund Managers allocated more assets to Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A growing number of Pension fund managers in the United Kingdom have steadily allocated more assets to the fastly growing hedge fund industry. According to newpublished reports, about 75 of the U.K. based Pension […]
Asian Hedge Fund Assets Surpass $85 Billion
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Asia-Pacific hedge funds continue to gather additional assets as investors� demand for hedge fund management instruments is gathering momentum. According toSinclair, ABN AMRO’s global co-head of hedge fund coverage, the total assets managed by […]
Hedge funds are Flat at Close of First Quarter
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – According to Reuters, U.S. Hedge funds ended first quarter with flat returns, thus marking an extension of the current low-return environment. While this lowreturn period tells little about what returns may be posted for […]
Bermuda to Streamline Investment Processes and Bureaucracy
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Bermudan government has decided to cut down on red tape and streamline its investment processes and unnecessary bureaucracy. The announcement was made bythe Bermudan Finance Minister Paula Cox. According to her, the changes […]
L.A. Pension Scheme to Invest in Hedge funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Los Angeles Fire & Police Pension System has announced its plans to invest with hedge fund managers during the later part of 2005. According to thereport, the fund is organizing a search for […]