Yearly Archives: 2005
SEC Charges Hedge Fund Manager with fraud
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC] has charged a hedge fund manager with fraud for allegedly lying and deceiving investors. According to the SECCharges, Jon Hankins of Tenet Asset Management Company a 33-year […]
Bank exposure to Hedge funds on the rise-BIS
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Bank for International Settlements in Basel Switzerland has commented on the rising level of Banking Institutions� exposure to Hedge funds. According toBIS, while altogether banks had strengthened controls around hedge funds their exposure […]
Schroeder says U.S. officials want Hedge funds to be more transparent
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The German Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder is continuing his push for more regulations for the global hedge fund industry. In a prepared speech Schroeder saidthat U.S. government officials want more transparency for the global hedge […]
Increasing number of economists see connection between Hedge Funds and the real estate bubble
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge funds have been accused of basically causing problems in the global economy even when there is no evidence to support such claims. During the financialcrisis of the Asian Tiger economies, some of the […]
Lackluster stock performance helps push investors towards Fund of Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The dull performance of both stocks and bonds continues to push new investors towards Hedge Funds, particularly the Fund of Funds category. According to datafrom the Chicago based Hedge Fund Research, the number of […]
Executives at Reuters Summit believe that Hedge Funds push their trading boundaries
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The executives attending the Reuters Hedge Fund Summit believe that hedge funds are likely to continue to push their trading limits in an effort to maintain acompetitive trading advantage against their competitors. The executives […]
Fewer investment managers see Hedge Funds as a threat-new study
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A new study has shown that fewer number of investment asset managers now see hedge funds as a threat; the number of managers who still consider hedge funds athreat continues to decline when compared […]
Hedge Fund managers don’t believe hedge funds are threat to the markets
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge fund managers told Reuters news that hedge funds are not a threat to the final markets. However they believe that hedge fund aggressive trading actioncould sometimes lead to market abuses, but hedge funds […]
Ohio Compensation Bureau to liquidate two Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation said it will liquidate two of its hedge funds bringing to an end investments in such strategy according to companystatements. The two funds are worth about $540 million […]
Fixed fees unhealthy for Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Tony Morrongiello, a long time hedge fund manager for Caliburn Capital Partners said,� That fixed fees for hedge fund managers may be unhealthy for the growingindustry by robbing fund operators of performance incentives.� According […]
Worst start ever for Convertible bond arbitrage
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Convertible bond arbitrage hedge fund strategy is facing its worst start ever for the first five months; the strategy has lost 6.73 percent during the firstfive months of 2005. According to published reports, GLG […]
Imperium forms new institutional alternative investment management firm
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Imperium Partners Group, LLC said yesterday that it has launched a new institutional asset management company; the new company according to released reportswill offer a wide array of alternative investment management products with varying […]
