Yearly Archives: 2005
Are fixed income analysts under pressure
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman, William Donaldson has raised questions whether the fixed-income securities analysts are facing pressuressimilar to those faced by stock analysts during the technology boom of the 1990�s. Donaldson raised […]
Compensation for Investment Professionals increased by 17 percent-new report shows
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The median pay for investment professionals in the United States has gone up by about 17 percent according to a new released report. The average pay hasincreased from$145,000 two years ago to $170,000 this […]
Van Global Hedge fund index lost -1.6 Percent in April
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Van Global Hedge Fund Index dropped -1.6% net of fees in April according to a preliminary report from Van Money Manager Research, LLC (VAN), a leadinghedge fund index provider. George Van, Chairman of […]
FSA to Investigate Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) -The U.K. Financial Services Authority has confirmed that it is studying hedge funds; however the watchdog agency denied reports that it has mounted awide-reaching investigation into the activities of hedge funds as reported by some […]
Hedge Funds Assets Hit $1.5 trillion
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A new survey conducted by the fourth Hedge Fund Manager Bi-Annual Hedge Fund Administrator, shows that the global hedge fund industry assets has reached the$1.5 trillion mark. During the past six months, new hedge […]
Greenspan Warns – Don’t Over Regulate Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve Chairman said in a recent conference that the hedge fund industry should not be overregulated. Greenspan explained the needfor hedge fund managers to provide complete transparency to its investors. […]
Currency market swings create added risks for international funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Swings in the international currency markets are causing more risks for international hedge funds especially those funds that are not hedge against the dollarweakness. According to currency strategists, the decline of the dollar against […]
Investment managers warned to evolve with the market
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Investment management organizations should capitalize on the new investment demands so as to stay competitive in the years to come. Such was the messagedelivered to them at the “The 2005 SEI Investments Executive Conference: […]
Hedge Funds still hold long positions in corporate bonds-Citigroup
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net)Hedge funds still have net long positions in the European euro and pound sterling corporate bonds according to a new survey conducted by Citigroup. The studyfurther showed that when such positions are liquidated, the market would […]
U.S. Hedge fund manager wants Ontario Securities Commission to intervene in merger plans
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) The Wisconsin based U.S. Hedge fund manager, Stark Investments called on the Ontario’s Securities Regulator to intervene in merger plans of a mining company withits parent, company Noranda Inc. According to Stark Investments, such merger […]
CSFB/Tremont Engages Ernst & Young
CSFB/Tremont Engages Ernst & Young; CSFB/Tremont Investable Hedge Fund Index Values Verified Since Inception NEW YORK, NY, May 3, 2005 — To further enhance transparency in its index calculation, CSFB/Tremont has engaged Ernst & Young LLP (“Ernst & Young”) to […]
The Edhec Risk and Asset Management Research Centre releases research that is critical of the existing ratings systems
The Edhec Risk and Asset Management Research Centre releases research that is critical of the existing ratings systems: In 2002, EuroPerformance, which is the leading French firm for the dissemination of mutual fund data, approached the Edhec research centre to […]
