Monthly Archives: June 2006
Hedge Fund Soccer Club
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Hedge Funds have begun to have a growing intrest in the football industry. In an article published by Times-online, many hedge funds like, Perry Capital, Och-Ziff Capital Management, and Citadel are playing parts as […]
Investors could get Hedge Fund cash back
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Portus Alternative Asset Management may be able to recover and return investor assets of up to $678.9 million. Portus, a now defunct hedge fund that left more than 25,000 investors unable to access their […]
Hedge Fund Article wins award
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The Canadian Chapter of the Alternative Investment Management Association announced today that Stephen Foerster is the winner of the 2006 AIMA Canada Research Award. Foerster was recognized for his paper entitled, “What Drives Hedge […]
Senate to Scrutinize Short Sales
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The Senate Judiciary Committee panel has scheduled a review into the short-selling activities of independent analysts and hedge funds for June 28. The panel is still revising a witness list, but they are overlooking […]
SEC Turns Attention to Hedge Fund Side Letters
CCH Wall Street – Ever since a larger number of hedge fund advisors were required to register with the SEC under its new and contested rule, the regulator has begun looking into the intricacies of these vehicles. Now the regulator […]
Strategist Ferguson Bets on Australian Dollar With Hedge Fund
Bloomberg – Craig Ferguson, a former senior foreign-exchange strategist at Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., has set up a hedge fund, betting the Australian dollar will surge to a 22-year high in the next 12 months. Ferguson left […]
Hedge fund managers don’t deserve fees
IPE.com – Hedge fund managers do not always deserve their high fees, according to a recent research report by Barclays Global Investors. While hedge funds do have some structural advantages, traditional investment firms also attract talented managers and provide their […]
Hedge funds vs. central bankers
LA Times – IT WAS SUPPOSED to be a summer of love  or at least of low volatility. Just two weeks ago, London hedge fund managers headed to the country for Hedgestock, a two-day event billed as “a Festival […]
Private equity leaders fear looming correction
MSN MoneyCentral – Leading figures in the European private equity industry are warning that deals are being financed too aggressively and that relaxed attitudes in the markets are tempting borrowersto take on too much debt. Sir Ronald Cohen, founder of […]
MFA Notifies Members of Publication Requirements for New York Limited Liability Entities
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Managed Funds Association (MFA) announced today that it is notifying its members that Governor George Pataki signed new legislation on May 31st to amend thepublication requirements applicable to limited partnerships (LPs), limited liability partnerships […]
AIMA Opens Hong Kong/China office and Apoints Manager
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the leading global hedge fund and alternative investment industry association, today announced the appointment of Alice Lee as Manager of its Hong Kong/China office. She joins AIMA from […]
Hedge Fund Valuation is a Big Deal for Pension Fiduciaries
By Susan M. Mangiero, Ph.D., CFA, AVA, FRM BVALLC – As earlier stated, asset valuation is the cornerstone of investing. (See “Do You Really Know the Value of Your Portfolio?”) The absence of good valuation numbers makes it virtually impossible […]