Yearly Archives: 2005
SEC CHAIRMAN Says US Regulators must be ready for fund crisis
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission {SEC}, Mr. William Donaldson has told a Reuters news correspondent in an interview in DavosSwitzerland, that the SEC must be ready for a fund financial […]
Exchange-Traded Derivatives Volume and Volatility Sees Significant Increase
SEC Re-proposes Rule Exempting Certain Broker-Dealers from Registration Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Special from Jay Gould and David Goldstein, White & Case LLP The Futures Industry Association (the “FIA”) has released results of their annual survey of […]
First State Investments Unveils Five Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – First State Investments has launched five new hedge funds. According to the press release; the new funds will utilize different strategies including fixedinterest, tactical long/short and relative value. Maples and Calder, a Hong Kong […]
Morgan Stanley gains ground in investment banking fees
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Morgan Stanley and other companies gained ground in investment banking fees collected last year while Citigroup and JP Morgan lost some ground according to newreports. New released data shows that Citigroup’s investment fees collected […]
A Closer Look At Hedge Fund Fees
Latest research from Fitzrovia, a Lipper company, highlights significant variations in the way hedge funds� performance fees are structured. The research highlights the importance of assessing hedge fund fees beyond simply referring to the much used “2 and 20” * […]
Hedge Fund Sector Ends 2004 with Nearly $1 trillion in Assets
DRIVEN BY STRONG FOURTH QUARTER RALLY, HEDGE FUND SECTOR ENDS 2004 WITH NEARLY $1 TRILLION IN ASSETS $79.6 Billion Growth in Assets in Q4, includes $27 Billion in New Money, ranks as Largest Quarterly Asset Increase on Record. Distressed Securities […]
Hedge Funds may soon start listing on European Exchanges
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge funds may soon be lining up to list their firms on the European stock exchanges, according to new reports. Hedge fund valuations remain at peak levelsand many top funds may try to take […]
Hedge Funds to begin trading Weather Derivatives
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge funds are increasingly drawn into the weather derivatives market according to new reports. Such instruments may be traded as a non-correlated play, or asa new investment strategy. Several hedge funds including Citadel Investment […]
Hedge Funds play increasing role in buy-out markets
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge funds continue to play an increasing part in the buy-out markets according to new reports. Such entry resulted from lenders eager to pass on second-liendebt to private equity companies. Part of the incentive […]
Crystalline launches Amethyst Offshore Arbitrage Hedge Fund
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Montreal based hedge fund manager Crystalline Management Inc., has launched a new hedge fund. The new portfolio is an offshore version of the AmethystArbitrage Hedge Fund, a flag ship product of the firm. The […]
Former CSFB Asia Pacific Chairman to launch new Hedge Fund
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Former CSFB Chairman for Asia Pacific, Stephen Stonefield is gearing up to launch his own hedge fund. Stonefield was also a former member of the CSFB executiveboard according to news reports. His new firm […]
German Hedge Fund Association defends Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The head of the German Hedge Fund Industry Association (BVI) has come to the defense of hedge funds, amidst critics charges that hedge funds flopped inGermany. Alex Benkner, the head of BVI explained that […]
