Yearly Archives: 2005
Global hedge funds up 7 per cent for the year: Greenwich-Van
The Financial Standard – The Greenwich-Van Global Hedge Fund Index gained 7 per cent over the year to end October, according to hedge fund index provider Greenwich-Van Advisors (Greenwich-Van). “Many hedge fund strategies, with the exception of short sellers and […]
Hedge funds testing patience
Good news for Paul Sarbanes and Michael Oxley: The senator and congressman whose names were affixed to Congress’ corporate-reform legislation have been knocked out of first place on the list of bogeymen haunting the corporate boardroom. The new leader: hedge […]
CSFB/Tremont Hedge Funds Index up 1.48% in November
CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Is Up 1.48% in November NEW YORK, NY, Dec. 15, 2005 — The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index is up 1.48% for November 2005, according to Oliver Schupp, President of Credit Suisse First Boston Tremont Index LLC […]
Kinetics Advisers Selects SEI to Administer Hedge Fund
New Regulatory Environment Causes Managers to Select Larger Administrators SEI (Nasdaq: SEIC – News), a leading global provider of asset management services and investment technology solutions, today announced that it has been selected by Kinetics Advisers to provide fund administration […]
EURO CREDIT-Derivatives explosion set to continue in 2006
Reuters – The credit derivatives market is set to continue its blistering rate of growth in 2006, bankers and investors say, but regulators will keep a sharp eye on its progress. The benign investment environment of the past three years […]
Good times could be over for American hedge funds
The Business – HEDGE funds now control $1 trillion in assets. But too much money may be chasing too few good opportunities. The likely outcome is a shake-out. Last week brought the latest sign of animpending hangover: Tremont Capital Management, […]
Hedge Funds Up 7.0% Through November
The Phoenixville Phoenix -The Greenwich-Van Global Hedge Fund Index (“GVGHFI” or the “Index”) gained +2.0% in November, while the Greenwich-Van Composite Investable Index (“Investable Index”) gained +1.2%, according to hedge fund index provider Greenwich-Van Advisors, LLC (Greenwich-Van). “Many hedge fund […]
UK watchdog fears hedge fund internet loophole
Reuters – Britain’s financial watchdog is concerned that retail investors can, via the Internet, access hedge funds set up in Germany and so by-pass UK controls on the high-risk products, its chiefexecutive said on Wednesday. Hedge funds seek high returns […]
Vontobel to buy stake in hedge fund firm Harcourt
Reuters – Swiss bank Vontobel (VONN.S: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to purchase a 56percent stake in hedge fund firm Harcourt Investment Consulting AG for 80 million Swiss francs ($62.40 million) to expand its activities in the fast-growing field. Vontobel on […]
Dow Jones Newswires Adopts Industry Classification Benchmark
NEW YORK (December 14, 2005) Dow Jones Newswires, the leading provider of real-time news and information solutions for financial professionals, will adopt the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB)as its classification standard for identifying industry groups in its news content starting on […]
Hedge funds hit by bid for Virgin Mobile
Telegraph.co.uk – Hedge funds are sitting on damaging multi-million pound losses after betting last month that Virgin Mobile was overvalued and that its share price would fall. Following disappointing results from Vodafone and gloomy high street sentiment, hedge funds sold […]
Former hedge fund guru has 3 days to hand over gem stash
Haaretz – A Tel Aviv judge gave gem merchant Boaz Manor three days to deliver $11.6 million worth of precious stones and metals to his company’s receiver in Israel, or face arrest. Manor, known in better times as the hedge […]
