Monthly Archives: June 2006
Amplitude Capital Selects Horizon for Cash Management Services
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Horizon Cash Management LLC, a leading cash manager for alternative investment funds, announced today that Amplitude Capital LLP, a London-based manager in trading electronic exchange-traded securities globally, has chosen the firm to provide comprehensive […]
First Urinetown. Now This?
Slate – Hedge funds, those investment vehicles for institutions and the very wealthy that have enjoyed explosive growth in recent years, are breaking out into popular culture. Early this year cameHedgehogging, a tell-some memoir by veteran Wall Streeter Barton Biggs. […]
Japanese Shares Will Rebound as Earnings Rise, Hedge Funds Say
Bloomberg – Japanese stocks will rebound from their biggest slump in almost five years because faster economic growth at home is boosting profits even as central banks raise interest rates globally, some hedge fund investors say. “Don’t worry about Japanese […]
Dreman Value Management LLC appoints new CFO/COO
Forbes – Dreman Value Management LLC (“Dreman” or “DMV”) a well-known Contrarian Value independent investment management firm with over $17 billion in assets under management is pleased to announce the appointment of Boris Onefater as Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer. […]
Canada’s hedge funds draw Wall Street attention
Reuters – Having built a portfolio that’s reached the $2 billion mark in just two years since its founding, Morgan Creek Capital is looking to overseas markets for new opportunities. The money management group is working to draw together a […]
Ex-KL trader ignored asset freeze
Palm Beach Post – In the latest twist in the saga of failed hedge fund KL Financial, head trader John B. Kim admits he defied a federal asset freeze by using money earmarked for investors to speculate on futures contracts […]
Hedge fund executives want publicity rules changed
Reuters – U.S. securities regulations restrict the hedge fund industry from defending itself adequately against a bad rap in public perceptions as being secretive and prone to fraud, top hedge fundofficials said at a conference on Wednesday. Hedge fund managers […]
Canada’s hedge funds draw Wall Street attention
TORONTO, June 14 (Reuters) – Canada’s small but rapidly growing hedge-fund industry is attracting increased attention from large Wall Street investment houses and from foreign institutional investors who are impressed, in part, by the fund firms’ expertise in oil and […]
Hedge funds take long-term view on India
LONDON (Reuters) – Most foreign investors in the Indian stock market have decided to sit out current volatility in the belief that rewards will justify the risks, according to delegates at an Indian hedge fund conference. India’s economic growth potential […]
Study says hedge funds aren’t a replacement for traditional funds
Real life doesn’t always live up to our expectations. It might be the ”dream job” that comes with unforeseen nightmares, or the fabulous vacation spot that leaves some visitors surprisingly nonplussed, or the big lifetime celebration  such as a […]
Shanghai Hedge Fund Ball
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Morgan Stanley is throwing an Asia-specific hedge fund ball. The Shanghai hosted gala is exclusive only to Morgan Stanley’s 7% of prime Oriental hedge fund brokerage clients. Established veterans expanding existing funds need to […]
Hedge Funds in Emerging markets
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET)- Emerging market hedge funds who are investing in Exotic stocks, collectively labeled B.R.I.C. such as Brazil, Russia, India and China, are seeing some stormy weather ahead. Charles Dallara, the head of the lobby group that […]