Yearly Archives: 2005

Van Releases May Market Sentiment Indicators

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Van Hedge Fund Advisors International, LLC (“VAN”) has released its may market sentiment indicators for U. S. equities, the U.S. Dollar and the U.S. Treasury10-year Note. According to the data, 63 percent of the […]

SEC Charges Hedge Fund Manager with Fraud

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the manager of Tiburon Asset Management and Tiburon Partners with fraud, according to the SEC. The hedgefund manager cheated investors out of millions of dollars by inflating […]

Hedge Funds Worry About Poor Performance of Collateralized Debt Obligation

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge funds that have purchased interest in the collateralized debt obligation in both the U.S. and Europe worry about the performance of that market. Severalmanagers with positions in such market believe that the returns […]

CFTC Economists say-Don’t Blame Hedge Funds for High Oil Prices

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge funds have always been blamed when things go wrong in the markets, for instance hedge funds have been blamed for the skyrocketing oil prices. Buteconomists from the Federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission {CFTC} […]

Hedge Funds Add $27 .6 Billion in First Quarter 2005

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge Funds assets have grown by additional $27.6 billion during the first quarter of 2005, according to new data released by the Chicago based Hedge FundResearch {HFR}. The global hedge fund industry currently stands […]

Albourne Partners says Hedge Funds are Vital for Exploring Market Inefficiencies

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Albourne Partners, an adviser to hedge fund investors, has noted that hedge funds are vital for exploring market inefficiencies. According to the statement,hedge funds have carved out a position for themselves in the investment […]

Asset Pricing and Fund Valuation in the Hedge Fund Industry

AIMA COMPLETES FIRST GLOBAL SURVEY OF HEDGE FUND ASSET PRICING AND VALUATION PRACTICES Recommends Enhancing Industry Practices to Serve Investors, Industry   LONDON, 27 April 2005 — The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the leading global hedge fund and alternative investment […]

Affluent Investors Not Adequately Diversified According to New Study

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A new study conducted by Northern Trust shows that affluent investors are not adequately diversified in their investment portfolios. The study also revealedthat a �substantial number of millionaires have overly-optimistic expectations about the performance […]

Japanese Institutional Investors Lead Others in Hedge Fund Investment

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Japanese Institutional investors are ahead of their international counterparts in hedge fund investments, according to the UK based hedge fund manager,Gartmore. Charles Beazley, head of institutional and alternative investments at Gartmore said, “I think […]

More European Pension Fund Managers Switching over to Hedge Funds

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – More European Pension Fund managers are switching to hedge funds. The Pension fund managers of Nestl�s, Jean Pierre Steiner said such strategy is a good onebecause according to him, equity markets have not kept […]

Equity Markets set for more declines in 2005 Chief Investment Officer says

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Chief Investment Officer of Emergent Asset Management, David Murrin has predicted that the global equity markets will see additional declines in 2005, suchdecline, may send equity indexes down by about 20 to 30 […]

SEC Mandatory registration causing major challenges for Hedge Fund Manager

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The SEC�s mandatory hedge fund registration laws due to start in about nine months is causing major challenges for hedge fund managers and advisors. Accordingto Buchanan Associates many managers will have to spend countless […]