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Investcorp’s Emerging Hedge Fund Talent Fund Raises $2 Billion
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Investcorp’s hedge fund co-managers said they have raised over $2 billion for their Single Manager Platform. Debuted in 2005, the platform supports emerging talent in the hedge fund industry. Deepak Gurnani, managing director and co-head of […]
SGI Alternative Strategy Launch
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Security Global Investors (SGI) announced a strategic initiative to intensify its capital raising efforts for alternative global equity product offerings. The performance, transparency of the process and a 13-person investment team has garnered attention from hedge […]
6th Annual Hedge Fund Industry Award Winners
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Winners of Alternative Investment News’ 6th Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards were announced on Wednesday evening June 25th at a black-tie dinner and ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. The awards recognized hedge […]
EU Recommends a Tightening of Hedge Fund Transparency Laws
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- The EU Parliament has come up with new guidelines regarding hedge fund transparency and ‘asset stripping’. Also proposing some investigative measures and rules so that companies are not left in the dark on the investment policies of […]
2008 Hedge Fund Award Nominees
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- AdultVest was nominated among others for the ‘Hedge Fund Launch of the Year’ Award, the alternative investment fund is the world’s first Investment Community designed specifically for the Adult Industry. Other nominees include, Brevan Howard Asset Management, […]
Athamas Hedge Fund Launch
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- Athamas Capital, a Luxembourg domiciled alternative investment fund, has announced the launch of the Athamas Capital SICAV SIF Hedge Fund. (Specialised Investment Fund) Launched on June 1st, the hedge fund´s strategy is to achieve an absolute […]
Diamond Fund To Launch In London
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- The first publicly listed fund investing in rare white and coloured diamonds, the ‘diamond fund’ is to be launched on the London Stock Exchange, according to news sources. Diamond Circle Capital PLC hopes to raise $400 […]
MFA Submits Comments On Hedge Fund Committees
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Hedge Fund representative, the Managed Funds Association (MFA), has submitted comments on the Best Practices Reports released by the two Committees appointed by the U.S. President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG). The Asset Managers’ Committee […]
Strategy Sought at Global Hedge Fund Conference
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Hedge fund managers, gurus and ‘Out of the box’ guest speakers are gathering at the Grimaldi Forum to debate distressed investing issues and macro strategies for 2008. The 14th Annual Gaim International 2008, a global hedge fund industry conference is […]
GGHFI Reports Strong Hedge Fund Performance in May
West Palm Beach (Hedgeco.net)- The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index(GGHFI)reported May returns of +2.01% while the Greenwich Composite Investable Index returned +1.66%. The May Index currently includes 1345 constituent funds. By comparison, the S&P 500 showed gains of +1.29%, while […]
MFA Travels To China To Hold Alternative Investment Meetings
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- The Managed Funds Association MFA and CME Group (CME), a Strategic Partner member, recently arrived back from a jointly arranged trip to meet with Chinese government officials, policy makers and financial services representatives. The MFA and CME […]