Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Hedge Fund assets to account for over 5% of total global financial assets by 2009
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Attendees at the annual Global Alternative Investment Management conference were told that the rate at which global hedge fund assets are growing, by 2009, hedgefund assets will constitute between 5% and 9% of the […]
CSFB/Tremont releases Indices for May 2004
NEW YORK, NY — The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index is down 0.23% for May 2004, according to Oliver Schupp, President of Credit Suisse First Boston Tremont Index LLC. �Exogenous factors continue to drive the overall market conditions – fears of […]
GLG Partners to launch two new Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – GLG Partners has announced that it will be launching two new funds in the coming weeks; the London based asset management group said it has raised about US $550million to be used as seed […]
MFA to intensify efforts against Hedge Fund regulation
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The Managed Funds Association, [MFA] an organization representing many hedge funds, including many of the largest and most influential hedge funds seeks tointensify its efforts against the proposed hedge fund regulation by the US […]
Ontario Teachers Pension Plan to increase its Hedge Fund allocation
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The second largest pension plan in Canada, the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, has announced intentions to increase its hedge fund allocations with an additional US$300 million. The new money will be allocated this year […]
Hedge Fund registration proposals may be stalling
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – In recent months, there has been increasing speculation that hedge fund regulation proposals by the SEC will be enacted into law. Some lawyers however, have begunto raise questions whether these proposed laws will ever […]
Hedge Funds do not pose dangers to financial security, industry experts say
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – According to statements made by industry experts, hedge funds do not pose any dangers to the global financial system; attendees of the recently concluded hedgefund GAIM conference in Lausanne Switzerland were told. According to […]
Martin Currie to launch a new Japan Hedge Fund
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Martin Currie investment boutique manager has announced plans to launch a new aggressive Japan hedge fund. The new fund, according to the released statements isneeded to compliment an existing Japan fund, which is more […]
Hedge Funds could help solve the European Pension time bomb
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – A new report compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers [PWC] concluded that hedge funds could play a vital role in stabilizing the faltering European pension system byinfluencing European industry regulators. Among its conclusions, the report stated, �In […]
GAIM Conference to discuss sustainability of Hedge Fund growth
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The 2004 Global Alternative Investment Management conference, [GAIM] will focus among other matters on the question of growth within the global hedge fundindustry, as more investors continue to flock to hedge funds in larger […]
Optima Fund Management launches new Emerging Markets Fund
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Optima Fund Management Company has announced the launch of a new hedge fund, dedicated to emerging markets. The Optima Emerging Markets Fund�s (OEM) will becomprised of emerging market managers. According to the press release, […]
Barclays Global closes hedge fund on launch day
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Barclays Global Investors, [BGI] a major international asset manager, has launched a new hedge fund. The new hedge fund will be dedicated to small caps, accordingto the released statement. The new small cap fund […]