Monthly Archives: May 2007
Parker Global Hires Former Fortis Director As Director Of Operations
HedgeCo.net -STAMFORD, CT, May 2, 2007 Parker Global Strategies (PGS) today announced that Faye Ryan has joined the firm as Managing Director, Director of Operations. Ms. Ryan will be responsible for the development and management of the firm operations including […]
High Volatility of Natural Resources a Source of Potential Alpha
HedgeCo.net – 3A SA, the SYZ & CO Group’s hedge fund management division, announces today the market launch of the ACE Natural Resources Fund, a new sub-fund focused on raw materials and natural resources within Alternative Capital Enhancement (ACE), 3A’s […]
Survey Of Affluent Americans Shows US Investors Looking Overseas
The U.S. Trust Survey Of Affluent Americans polled the top tier of wealthiest Americans about their economic outlook, investment behavior, wealth management, philanthropy and intergenerational wealth issues. A majority of the wealthy people surveyed believe hedge funds are good vehicles […]
Fauchier Partners Launches Special Situations Fund Of Hedge Funds
Fauchier Partners announced the launch of the Jubilee Special Situations Fund (JSSF), which will provide investors with returns more commonly associated with longer term and less liquid investments. JSSF was launched on 1 April with approximately $50 million committed. It […]
Goodwin Applies Stock-Analyst Past for Martin Currie Hedge Fund
Bloomberg- Duncan Goodwin’s bets for and against oil producers helped his hedge fund outperform most rivals and its own benchmark. He drew on his past as the U.K.’s top stock analyst to profit from falling stock prices at Exxon Mobil […]
Carbon trading gets competitive hedge
Hedge fund giant Man Investments has released a new report revealing carbon trading markets as the next frontier for the hedge fund sector. According to the World Bank, the international carbon market is trading more than $30 billion ($US […]
Hedge funds survey reveals lower gearing
MSN Money- Hedge funds reduced their gearing last year by about 10 per cent, according to a private survey by British regulators, lowering the potential for the failure of a major firm to create a domino effect across the financial […]
Reserve Liquid Performance – highest yielding Prime Money market fund
HedgeCo.net – NEW YORK, May 1, 2007 – The Reserve, the leading innovator in cash management, announced that its Liquid Performance Fund was ranked the highest yielding prime money market fund by Crane Data, as of 3/31/07.* “As hedge funds, […]
100 Women in Hedge Funds Awards
100 Women in Hedge Funds is today presenting their 5th Anniversary event, Raising Capital: Keys to success and new trends in the industry, in Stamford, CT. The event is hosted by UBS Investment Bank and All Bar None. The speaker, […]
$99 Billion Company Hires Hedge Fund Manager
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. announced the appointment of hedge fund manager, Thomas Juterbock, as Senior Portfolio Manager at Nikko Alternative Asset Management Inc., a New York-based subsidiary of Nikko AM Tokyo. Juterbock said, “I am thrilled to join the […]
Sarkozy turns on ‘predator’ hedge funds
Telegraph.com.UK- If there is one thing that unites both candidates in France’s presidential run-off this Sunday, it is a shared belief that Anglo Saxon hedge funds are the great villains of modern civilisation. Nicolas Sarkozy, the neo-Gaullist favourite, has […]
Morningstar expands hedge funds survey – Reuters.uk
Reuters- Morningstar Inc., which has already nearly doubled the number of hedge funds it tracks, wants to grow in the hedge fund industry, an executive at the well-known mutual fund rankings firmsaid on Monday. Chicago-based Morningstar, which developed a star […]