Yearly Archives: 2005
Fund managers rethink investing strategies
Globe and Mail: Bring on the world. Canadian pension fund managers are ready to embrace new investing strategies as they deal with the stubborn problem of underfunded retirement plans. Despite several strong years from Canadian stock markets, most domestic pension […]
Gold Rises on Speculation Price Decline May Draw Interest From Hedge Funds
Bloomberg: Gold rose on speculation hedge funds may increase their holdings of the precious metal after prices fell 3 percent from a 17-year high. Gold for immediate delivery traded at $466.40 an ounce at 11:48 a.m. Sydney time, down from […]
South African Hedge Funds Return Average 3.9%
I-Net Bridge: For September, the 26 funds participating in the Nedgroup Hedge Fund Review delivered an average return of 3.9% net of fees, beating the sluggish bond market, which rose 0.1%, but lagging strong gains of 10% in local equities. […]
Tokyo Hedge Funds Club tops 1,000 members
Tokyo Hedge Funds Club, the informal network of professionals in the Japanese hedge funds industry, has seen explosive growth. Since the club’s launch only five months ago, the network has grown to more than 1,000 members. Its networking evenings in […]
Aruba Networks raises $25M funding – San Jose Business Journal
San Jose Business Journal: Aruba Networks Inc. said on Monday it has raised another $25 million in funding, bringing its total investment to $84 million. The Sunnyvale wireless networking equipment company said the new round was led by Artis Capital […]
Hedge funds swell to $1.3 trillion – CNN/Money
LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge fund assets overseen by single managers rose to more than $1.3 trillion in 2005 from $1.0 trillion a year before, as holdings expanded despite a run of patchy performance, according to Hedge Fund Manager Magazine. Hedge […]
Refco Troubles Snare Moscow Hedge Fund – The Moscow Times
Reuters: Moscow-based hedge fund VR Group, named by Refco as a major creditor, said Friday that it would challenge the terms of the U.S. broker’s bankruptcy filing and that its operations were not under threat from the case. VR-related entities […]
Japanese investors embrace more hedge fund risk
MSNBC: Twice as many Japanese institutional investors use hedge funds as US institutions, contradicting their reputation for being among the most conservative investors, new research will reveal thisweek. The research from Greenwich Associates, the financial consultancy, says that at the […]
Uri Party to Clip Confidentiality on Hedge Funds
Digital Chosun – Uri Party to Clip Confidentiality on Hedge Funds The ruling Uri Party said Sunday it wants to revise regulations so domestic and foreign financial institutions can exchange information to monitor the doings of overseas hedge funds. “We […]
Insider view: Private equity and hedges: More friends than foes
( www.bizjournals ) – Private equity fund managers have anxiously watched as hedge funds, a traditionally short-term-oriented group of investors, have encroached upon their turf. The dynamics in the private equity landscape are intense enough without them having to worry […]
Invasion of international hedge funds
The Australian – Mass global hedge funds with billions of dollars in their pockets, constantly trawling the world for opportunities to make a quick profit, have changed thelandscape for takeovers in Australia in recent years. Even before a major takeover […]
Closed-end launches dominate
( www.trustnet.com ) – Market hits autumn with an increase in product assurance but with falling tranche size All but one of the structured products issued in September were closed-ended, with only the Old Mutual Prosper 80 plan operating an […]
