Yearly Archives: 2005
The Weight of New Hedge Fund Inflows May Be Depressing Returns
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Assets flowing into the hedge-fund industry may have contributed to the tough markets facing hedge fund managers today. According to Hennessee Group, hedgefund managers have generated double digit returns to its investors, eight times […]
More Hedge Fund managers jump into energy trading
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A growing number of hedge funds have rushed into the energy trading arena in search of trading returns. The markets so far this year has been tough for manyhedge funds as the competition to […]
Most Demand for Hedge Funds in Hong Kong comes from retail banks
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Hong Kong hedge fund market has seen its own growth as with other major hedge fund markets, however, due to regulatory impediments, most of the hedge fundgrowth in the country is coming from […]
SEC files charges against Rock Trading Hedge Fund Company
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against a Colorado hedge fund manager, Castle Rock Trading Company. According to the report,Castle Rock Trading Hedge Fund Company was charged with illegal advertising on […]
Van Global Hedge Fund Index Posts Slight Losses for March
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Van Global Hedge fund index posted slight losses for Mach, with a decline of 0.9% for the month. According to Van�s Preliminary report, �the Index posted a0.1% net return, reflecting the average net […]
Hedge Fund Indexes Introduce Lower Minimum Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A growing number of hedge fund indexes continue to introduce lower minimum hedge funds to accommodate hedge fund investors who cannot afford the $1 millionrequired by SEC laws. According to new reports, Morgan Stanley […]
Mutual Funds Offering Hedge Fund Strategies Open to 401[K] Retirement Plans
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – New Mutual funds investments offering hedge fund strategies are now available to some pension fund managers. According to released reports, Newport Group andLake Partners have just unveiled a new fund which will allow pension […]
Merrill Lynch to Expand its Brokerage operations in Asia
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The growth of Asset Management in Asia has prompted Merrill Lynch to expand its Brokerage operations in Asia. Merrill Lynch�s Brokerage operations sufferedsignificant cut backs following the meltdown in the technology sector that led […]
Roman Departs Goldman Sachs for a Hedge Fund Partnership
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Emmanuel Roman has announced his departure from Goldman Sachs to join a hedge fund management firm as a partner. According to Reuters, Roman joined GLG HedgeFund Partnership according to a statement released Tuesday. He […]
Fairfield Group and Trafalgar Capital unveil new Hedge Fund
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Trafalgar Capital Management LLP, a U.K. based asset manager and the U.S. based Fairfield Greenwich have jointly launched a new hedge fund, according to DowJones news release. The new fund called Trafalgar Advanced Fund […]
Hedge Fund Structures – How a Unit Trust Implicates Broker Dealer Status
Special from Jay B. Gould and David A. Goldstein, White & Case LLP SAN FRANCISCO (www.hedgeco.net) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has historically taken an expansive view regarding the activities that would subject an individual or an […]
More UK Pension Fund Managers allocated more assets to Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A growing number of Pension fund managers in the United Kingdom have steadily allocated more assets to the fastly growing hedge fund industry. According to newpublished reports, about 75 of the U.K. based Pension […]
