Monthly Archives: September 2005
SEC Chief Accountant to leave Commission
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Securities and Exchange Chief Accountant, Donald Nicolaisen announced that he will be leaving the agency in October, 2005. Nicolaisen joined the agency in 2003, and he was instrumental in helping the agency introduce […]
Hong Kong urges Asian Governments to review Hedge Fund oversight policies
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hong Kong has urged Asian governments to review their oversight policies on hedge fund activities. The Hong Kong Financial Secretary, Henry Tang said such strategy is needed because hedge funds have continuously become more […]
Ferrell Capital Management moving offices
Greenwich, CT September 7, 2005 – Ferrell Capital Management is pleased to announce we have moved to new expanded offices at 9 Greenwich Office Park, Greenwich, CT 06831. William G. Ferrell, CEO of Ferrell Capital and 20 year resident […]
More Hedge Fund Blow-ups likely – Gabelli
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) -Mario Gabelli, one of Wall Street’s biggest names, has remarked that there may be additional hedge fund blow-up stories in the future. Gabelli was speaking at the Reuters Hedge Fund Summit in New York. He […]
Traditional Money Managers face challenges from brain drain to Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Traditional money managers such as mutual funds and others have continued to face real challenges coming from the brain drain of its best money managers to the growing hedge fund industry. Since the late […]
Dutch Regulators worried about lack of Transparency of Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) -ATM, the financial market watchdog for the Netherlands said it is worried over the lack of transparency of hedge funds. While the industry regulator stopped short of introducing new regulations for hedge funds operating in […]
Hurricane Katrina fuels complex weather derivative trades by Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hurricane Katrina’s recent action in the southern part of the United States is fueling complex weather derivative trades by hedge fund managers. According to reports from London, many hedge fund investors have continued to […]
Is a Hedge Fund Shakeout Coming Soon? This Insider Thinks So
OF all the sectors of the financial universe, the hedge fund world is probably the most secretive and almost certainly the most alluring. … Open only to institutions and the wealthy, hedge fundsoffer sophisticated models of risk, access to the […]
Lufthansa CEO says company will avert any hedge fund attack
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Wolfgang Mayrhuber, the CEO of Lufthansa Airlines said his company will fight to avert possible hedge fund attacks. According to news reports, hedge funds have bought shares in the German airline firm. Mayrhuber told […]
Cayman Islands Judge appoints Kroll [Cayman] Ltd to liquidate Bayou Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A Cayman Islands judge has appointed the firm, Kroll [Cayman] to help in liquidating the assets of four of the Bayou hedge fund subsidiaries operating in the country. The four funds, Bayou Offshore Master […]
Investor Sues Bayou Hedge Fund’s founder
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – An investor with the failed Bayou Hedge fund has filed a lawsuit against the asset manager for the funds invested in the firm. According to Dow Jones, South Cherry Street has logged a complaint […]
VAN releases September Market Sentiment Indicators
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Van Hedge Fund Advisors International, LLC (“VAN”) has released its September market sentiment indicators for U.S. equities, the U.S. Dollar and the U.S. Treasury 10-year Note. The VAN Macro Sentiment Indicators are “based on […]