Monthly Archives: May 2003
Hope of big savings in shake-up of fund rules
THE proposed overhaul of rules covering investment funds could lead to the formal regulation of some hedge funds in the UK and will bring big savings to the fund management industry, analysts claim. The Financial Services Authority’s proposals will loosen […]
Chelmsford, Mass., Networking Startup Lands $30 Million in Venture Capital
May 22–CHELMSFORD, Mass.–Computer networking startup Acopia Networks Inc. has landed $30 million in its second round of venture capital funding. The 16-month-old company, which is set to release its first product next month, will use the cash to ramp up […]
Barings is back with Asia play
THE Barings name, missing from Asia since Nick Leeson’s bets on the Nikkei Average sank the bank in 1995, is set to return with a new hedge fund next month, writes Lachlan Colquhoun. Baring Asset Management is teaming with research […]
Chairman Donaldson Briefs Baker’s Panel on SEC’s Roundtable
WASHINGTON (HedgeWorld.com) – The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission told a subcommittee of the House of Representatives that he believed the SEC’s round table on hedge funds lastweek was a resounding investigatory success. It was an “excellent example […]
New Firm Launches Principal Protected Note
TORONTO (HedgeWorld.com) – A startup Canadian hedge fund firm launched its first hedge fund – a principal protected note – and has additional funds in the works. Pro-Hedge Funds Inc. launched Pro-Hedge Principal Protected Notes, Univest Series 1, a structured […]
Measuring Risk
Most investment fund managers attempt to quantify risk through a variety of numerical measures. When discussing risk in their portfolios, they will use terms like �standard deviation,� �Beta,��Sharpe Ratio,� and many others to give the listener a sense of how […]
“Measuring Risk” by Christopher Tarrach – Portfolio Manager, Tarrach Holdings
Most investment fund managers attempt to quantify risk through a variety of numerical measures. When discussing risk in their portfolios, they will use terms like �standard deviation,� �Beta,��Sharpe Ratio,� and many others to give the listener a sense of how […]
Mountain View, Calif., Company to Launch Address-Book Software
May 21–Mountain View’s Plaxo is expected to announce today the launch of its free software, Plaxo Contacts 1.0, that enables users to easily and promptly update their computer’s address book. The company, founded by Sean Parker, co-founder of Napster, and […]
Venture Capitalists to Speak on “Venture Capital and the State of Michigan” at Leadership Policy Conference
ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 21, 2003–A panel of experts will discuss “Venture Capital and the State of Michigan” to raise the level of understanding of venture capital and its impact oneconomic development at the Leadership Policy Conference. The roundtable discussion […]
Harvard Business School Holds Seventh Annual Business Plan Contest; Winning Teams Tackle Problems of Industry, India
BOSTON, April 29 (AScribe Newswire) — Today’s economy requires a “special type of entrepreneur,” said one of the judges in the final round of the seventh annual Harvard Business School (HBS)Business Plan Contest yesterday. The six contending student teams — […]
SEI Plans Two Public, SEC-Registered Hedge Funds
OAKS, Pa., (HedgeWorld.com) – SEI Investments Management Corp. began the process for selling at least two registered hedge funds of funds by registering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SEI registered two feeder funds planned to be sold publicly, SEI […]
Horizon Funds Adds Futures Program to Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund
TORONTO (HedgeWorld.com) – Cornerstone Trading Co. Inc. is the second investment program to be added to the Horizons Tactical Hedge Fund, a Canadian retail hedge fund. With seed assets of C$150,000 (US$111,128), the hedge fund is allocating two-thirds of its […]