Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Current difficult hedge fund market seen as a challenge to hedge fund managers
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Prevailing trend less equity markets, high energy prices, and heightened security concerns have all cast a shadow over the ability of hedge fund managers todeliver absolute returns to their investors. While hedge fund returns […]
SEC Files Emergency Civil Action against unregistered hedge fund adviser
Special from Jay Gould SAN FRANCISCO, CA (HEDGECO.NET) – On August 23, 2004, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) filed an emergency action in U.S. District Court in Wichita, Kansas against a Wichita-based hedge fund and its unregistered […]
Hedge Funds not responsible for oil crisis manager says
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Hedge funds have continuously been blamed anytime that things go wrong with the markets. During the Asian currency crisis, some managers of the Asian economieseven charged that hedge funds were responsible for the financial […]
Alan Greenspan adds his voice to the Hedge fund regulation controversy again
The Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission Alan Greenspan has again added his voice to the issue of hedge fund regulations proposed by the SEC. Earlier Greenspan told a US HouseCommittee that hedge funds are important participants in […]
UK Pension funds increasing invest in hedge funds
UNITED KINGDOM (HEDGECO.NET) – A growing number of UK Pension funds have shown interest in investing with hedge fund managers, according to a recent Pioneer Investments survey. According to theresults of the survey, about 16% of those pension managers included […]
New Hedge Fund Start-up firms down significantly
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Hedge funds continue to face difficult times resulting from trend-less global equity markets. New hedge fund launches have dropped significantly from levels seenin the past. In fact, some of the largest hedge fund managers […]
St. Louis Law firm offers an alternative plan on Hedge fund regulation proposal
ST. LOUIS, MO (HEDGECO.NET) – A St. Louis based law firm, affiliated with hedge fund management firms has written a letter to the US Securities and exchange Commission, offering the agencyalternatives to its current hedge fund regulation proposals. In a […]
SEC Proposes Requiring Managers of Hedge Funds
����������� On July 14, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the �SEC�) voted 3 to 2 to publish proposed new rule 203(b)(3)-2 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the �Act�) that would require most hedge fund advisers to be […]
Teachers Retirement System of Texas to invest in hedge funds
Texas, USA (HEDGECO.NET) – Difficult times face the Texas Teachers retirement System [TRS]. According to published reports, the pension scheme does not have enough funds to pay promised benefits toits 610,000 active members unless it raises at least US$3.2 billion […]
Van Global Hedge Fund Index post losses for July
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Hedge funds continue with their losing streak into July, according to new results posted by Van Global Hedge Fund Advisors. The average hedge fund being tracked bythe index lost 0.9% for the month of […]
Apollo Advisors launches new Real Estate hedge fund
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Apollo Real Estate Advisors, one of the country’s largest real estate opportunity funds, has unveiled a new hedge fund according to Reuters wire reports. Accordingto the report, the Real Estate firm raised the sum […]
UBS to launch new fund of funds hedge fund
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – UBS Financial Services said that it would launch a new �fund of funds� vehicle, according to a regulatory filing. The asset manager said the new product wouldinvest mostly in hedge funds. UBS is targeting […]