Yearly Archives: 2005
High Fees may dampen investor’s appetite for Hedge Funds new Tremont report suggest
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Analysts and hedge fund industry participants fear that the growth of new assets for the hedge fund industry may slow down in 2005. Such slowdown may resultfrom high hedge fund fees, which may force […]
SEC Director not worried about Hedge Fund loophole
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Paul Roye, director of the SEC’s Division of Investment Management said he is not concerned about the much talked about loophole in the new SEC hedge fundlaws. Under the new passed laws, funds with […]
Lackluster Equity returns drive pension funds to Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Lackluster equity performance continues to drive pension funds towards alternative investments, according to a new study conducted by JPMorgan Fleming AssetManagement. The new study polled 111 pension fund managers and about 58 percent of […]
Nexa Technologies unveils its new trading Software for hedge fund managers
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Nexa Technologies has unveiled its latest trading software for hedge fund managers, according to the release. The new Spinnaker trading package is acomprehensive execution gateway that integrates low-latency live and historical market data, offering […]
SEC freezes assets of the Principals of Chicago based Hedge Fund
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Principals of the Chicago-based money-management firm Northshore Asset Management were named in an SEC emergency enforcement action for misappropriatingabout $37 million from two hedge fund portfolios, which they acquired in 2004. According to […]
Hedge Fund bubble soon to burst?
Sure not – Hedge Funds are a long-term growth story and institutional assets continue to flow into Hedge Funds and especially Funds of Funds. It is estimated that Funds of Funds account for about 40to 50% of the Hedge Fund […]
Eze Castle unveils new Disaster Recovery solution for Hedge Fund Managers
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Eze Castle Integration, Inc., has announced the introduction of its latest Internet based disaster recovery solution for hedge fund managers and otherinvestment managers. The new product, called vSite, an acronym for {Virtual Site} �provides […]
More Japanese institutions look to invest in hedge funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Growing number of Japanese institutions are showing greater willingness and interest in hedge funds, according to Nikko Asset Management’s alternativeinvestment division. Such renewed interest was necessitated by the desire to achieve investment returns in […]
Everest Capital Ltd. to launch new Hedge Fund in Australia
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Everest Capital Ltd., has launched a new hedge fund in Sydney, with the assistance from Australian investment and advisory firm, Babcock & Brown Ltd. Thenew fund was launched with an initial public offering for […]
Fidelity to experiment with Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Fidelity Investments is set to offer two new products, which the company is not calling hedge funds, but the new strategies, Fidelity Active Strategy funds, orFAST will be utilizing hedge fund like strategies for […]
Hardel Capital Unveils New Arbitrage Hedge Fund
Hardel Capital has announced the launching of its new hedge fund. The Hardel Arbitrage Fund will exploit short-term arbitrage opportunities in equity options according to statements released by thefirm. The Fund is designed to produce annual returns in the range […]
Hedge Fund risks lower than those of the S&P 500
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – New research conducted by Roger Ibbotson, the Yale University finance professor, and hedge fund partner and chairman of the Chicago-based research firm, hasshown that hedge fund risks are actually lower than those of the […]
