Category Archives: HedgeCo News

SEC and CFTC announce $50 million Distribution to former clients of Princeton Economics International, Ltd., and Princeton Global Management, Ltd.

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodities and Exchange Commission announced that a court-appointed receiver will be distributing $50million back to former customers of Princeton Economics International, Ltd. and Princeton Global Management, […]

Hedge Funds Help Boost Revenues of Investment Banks new study shows

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A new study conducted by Credit Suisse First Boston shows that hedge funds helped to push Investment Bank revenues up in 2004. According to the study,investment banks gained about $25 billion from its hedge […]

Hedge Fund growth may aid global financial security

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Officials attending a financial forum in Tokyo agreed to closely watch hedge fund exponential growth in addition to beefing up corporate governance as newefforts increase global financial well-being. The forum also stressed the importance […]

The New Energy Hedge Fund Center Introduces Online Seminar on Fundamentals of Energy Hedge Funds

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The new Energy Hedge Fund Center {EHFC} has announced it will be introducing an online seminar on the Fundamentals of Energy Trading on March 15, 2005. EHFCdirectors, Dr. Gary M. Vasey and Mr. Peter […]

New Reports says US Hedge Funds must grow in size to stay competitive

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A new released report has suggested that US based hedge fund managers must grow in size regarding the level of assets under management to stay competitive inthe fastly evolving and growing hedge fund industry. […]

S&P Hedge Fund index gain 0.83% in February

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The new released S&P Hedge Fund Index data shows that Hedge funds gained 0.83 percent in February after getting off to a slow start in 2005. The releasestated that, �S&P Hedge Fund Index (S&P […]

New Report shows Hedge Funds were not responsible for Natural Gas Price surges in 2004

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A new report compiled by the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) has shown that hedge funds trading activities were not responsible for the price surges andvolatility seen in the gas and oil futures markets […]

Reuters Plans to acquire two Hedge Fund Research operations

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Reuters Inc. plans to acquire two hedge fund related operations according to company statements. The deal involves the Reuter�s wholly owned subsidiary; Lipperwhich is planning to buy two hedge fund businesses, TASS(R) Research from […]

Japan’s largest banking group takes stake in Hedge Funds

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Mizuho International, Japan�s largest banking group has taken stake in hedge funds according to Reuter�s news. Mizuho purchased a 20 percent stake in CaliburnCapital Partners, a newly formed hedge fund management firm, founded by […]

Hedge Fund and Private Equity Fund Use of Related Performance – So That’s the Difference!

San Francisco, CA (www.hedgeco.net) When a hedge fund or private equity fund manager (collectively, “private fund managers”) decides to organize a new fund, perhaps the most relevant information thata potential investor could be presented with would be the past performance […]

William Donaldson Scolds Hedge Fund Lawyers

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net)- William Donaldson, the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission recently scolded the role of Hedge Fund Lawyers for their activities in the recentmarket timing scandals and late trading abuses which recently rocked the industry. […]

Leverage levels applied by Hedge Funds dropped to one third in 2004

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net)- The financing leverage levels applied by hedge funds continues to drop from the record levels of the pre -Long Term Capital Management days. According to areport by the Bank for International Settlements {BIS}, the levels […]