Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Tidewater Capital Management unveils new Hedge Fund
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Tidewater Capital Management, Inc. announced the launch of its latest hedge fund, the Tidewaters Partners Fund, LP. The new fund seeks to deliver fixed absolutereturns by investing in real estate opportunities. �The Tidewater Partners […]
New Proposed Hedge Fund to bet on sporting events
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban is planning to start a new hedge fund according to AP business news. The new fund according to the report will be managedby professional gamblers. Cuban said […]
Hedge Funds may soon be able to trade currencies directly in the currency markets
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – A new Reuter�s news report said hedge funds have increasingly gained better access to the global wholesale currency market. This convenience may soon enable themto trade currencies directly, as the boundaries between the dealer […]
British manager says Hedge Funds should accept regulation
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – London based hedge fund manager Gartmore said hedge funds should accept the upcoming proposed regulation. They feel this because hedge funds are becoming morecommonplace, and also maturing. Such regulatory oversight according to Gartmore, should […]
Sequoia to launch global CTA hedge fund
SEOUL, KOREA (HEDGECO.NET) – A Multi-strategy CTA fund named Sequoia has announced it will launch a new global CTA fund, according to a press release. The CEO of the fund, Park Chang-Ki has developedthe �computerized futures trading model, which targets […]
Japanese L/S Akamatsu Hedge Fund to launch on the Schneider platform
LONDON, ENGLAND (HEDGECO.NET) – The Akamatsu Fund, a Japanese Equity Long/Short Fund will launch in the coming weeks on Schneider�s hedge fund platform, part of the Schneider Group, a UK financialservices company. Akamatsu will be a research driven fund that […]
Growth in Hedge Funds creates greater demand for hedge fund risk management systems
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The global growth in hedge fund management portfolios has led to a greater demand for hedge fund risk-management systems, according to a Reuter�s news report. Riskmanagement experts believe such demand resulted from increasing concerns […]
Wachovia Securities Bank to Offer Hedge Funds Attractive Financing
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Wachovia Securities says it will offer hedge funds an attractive alternative source of long term funding, through a collateralized debt obligation. The new fundingarrangement has been structured through a new venture, Atlas Capital Funding, […]
Edhec Study says only 3 out of 13 hedge funds had negative returns in Oct
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The recovery of hedge funds from negative performance that began in September, continued into October according to a new study conducted by the French BusinessSchool, Edhec. Edhec reported only three out of thirteen hedge […]
Multi-Strategy Hedge Funds ideal for pension funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – One of the developments from the meltdown of the technology sector four years ago is the overhaul of asset allocation strategies among pension and endowmentmanagers. With the entry of CalPERS into hedge fund investments, […]
Analysts think Hedge Funds may replace Traditional Benchmarking Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – For quite some time fund managers have gauged their performance on beating indexes, analysts argue that another downturn in the stock market in the coming year maychange the way such managers measure their performance. […]
Collapse of European convertibles may force some hedge funds out of business
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The drying up of Europe�s convertible bond issuance may spell some serious consequences for some specialist hedge funds. According to published reports, theEuropean new convertible bond issuance is currently at seven-year lows, this problem […]