Yearly Archives: 2005
Martha Peterson to leave the Securities and Exchange Commission
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] announced today that Martha Peterson will be leaving the Commission. Ms. Peterson was the Counselor to formerChairman William H. Donaldson. She is leaving the �Commission to become Executive […]
Leading Edge investments to offer Alternative Investments
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Leading Edge Investments is gearing up to offer alternative investments. Clayton C. Jue, CFA, President and Chief Investment Officer of Leading Edge InvestmentAdvisors LLC, announced that the firm is recruiting Kevin F. Granger as […]
Hedge Fund returns in 2005 may fall short of expectations – Analysts
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge fund returns in 2005 may not match the achieved returns for 2004 according to hedge fund analysts. Even as many expect improving hedge fund returns forthe rest of 2005. Part of the problem […]
Wall Street is not working, blaming Hedge Funds is not the answer -Hedge Fund executive
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Dr. Joe Scifers, hedge fund manager and investment newsletter publisher says something is wrong with Wall Street and its process. Scifers believes that thestock market is still the best investment available. He said, “From […]
Credit-oriented Hedge Funds are vital sources of capital – Fitch Report
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The newly released Fitch Report said, �Credit-oriented hedge funds have become a vital source of capital to the credit markets.� According to the report, hedgefunds which specialize in credit markets help to provide vital […]
Narrowing spreads help Convertible bond Hedge Funds achieve positive returns in June – Edhec Study
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – New Edhec study shows that Hedge funds that trade convertible bonds returned to positive territory in June as a result of the narrowing spreads. The activitiesin the convertible arbitrage arena also helped the overall […]
Low Hedge Fund returns in 2005 unlikely to stop new asset inflows
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Declining hedge fund returns in 2005 is unlikely to reverse the trend of investors devoting more assets into hedge funds managed vehicles. The majority ofhedge fund losses in 2005 were recorded in portfolios of […]
Hedge Fund’s lending practice under attack
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge funds� lending practices have been criticized by traditional lenders such as banks and other Wall Street firms who charge that hedge funds have invadedtheir money lending arena in a bid to achieve absolute […]
Tremont CEO warns that Hedge Funds are after top clients of Mutual Fund companies
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – An executive manager at Tremont Capital Management has warned that hedge funds are going after top clients of mutual fund firms as they expand theiroperations. Robert Schulman, CEO of Tremont Capital Management which is […]
Hedge Funds may have turned the corner
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge Fund analysts increasingly believe that hedge funds may have turned the corner following the past consecutive three months of declines. According to thedata provided by Cogent Dynamic Averages, hedge funds gained 1.6 percent […]
McCreevy sides with the European Hedge Fund Industry
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Internal Market Commissioner for the European Union, Charlie McCreevy has taken sides with the European hedge fund industry. McCreevy has vowed thatregardless of the growing concerns over hedge fund exposure risks, he would […]
$50 billion of capital in Hedge Fund Industry is leveraged via structured products – Optima study
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – New study conducted by the New York based hedge fund manager; Optima Investments said, �That about $50 billion in total hedge fund capital is invested instructured products.� The study also concluded that while hedge […]
