Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Massachusetts Pension Board Eyes Investing Targeted to Economic, Social Gains
Aug. 14–The Massachusetts pension board today will consider investing up to 2 percent of its $28 billion in assets in housing and business-development projects that could produce economic and socialbenefits for the state and not just financial returns for its […]
CSFB/Tremont Investable Hedge Fund Index is Launched; Debuts with 60 Funds Across 10 Sectors
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 14, 2003–The CSFB/Tremont Investable Hedge Fund Index, comprised of 60 funds across 10 style-based sectors, has been launched. The new index is derived from theCSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index, the most widely quoted hedge fund index in the […]
Tokyo Stocks Rally for 5th Straight Day
TOKYO (AP) – Tokyo’s benchmark stock indexes rallied for a fifth straight session to near a one-month closing high Thursday, with investors buying Oji Paper and Sumitomo Metal Industries in a betthat signs of a fledgling rebound would boost corporate […]
In Lawsuits, Massachusetts Secretary of State Targets Hedge Funds
Aug. 14–As part of his first widespread investigation of hedge funds, Secretary of State William F. Galvin yesterday filed civil lawsuits against promoters of three funds that he claimed offered therisky investment vehicles illegally in Massachusetts. The funds named in […]
News in brief
Go airline boss joins MS board BARBARA Cassani, former boss of low-cost airline Go, becomes a non-executive director of Marks Spencer in October. Cassani, pictured above, swells the ranks of women on the board to four, making it one of […]
Area Venture Capital Outlook Still Cloudy
The outlook for local venture capital fund managers remains cheerless, with the number of new deals dropping and any big returns on existing investments still far off, an industry report said yesterday. The Mid-Atlantic Venture Association’s quarterly survey found that […]
Fitch Rates Man Glenwood Alternative Strategies II
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 13, 2003–Fitch Ratings assigns the following ratings to the liabilities of Man Glenwood Alternative Strategies II Ltd/Man Glenwood Alternative Strategies II LLC, amarket value collateralized fund obligation (CFO). — $250,000,000 class A secured notes due May 15, […]
Area Venture Capital Outlook Still Cloudy
The outlook for local venture capital fund managers remains cheerless, with the number of new deals dropping and any big returns on existing investments still far off, an industry report said yesterday. The Mid-Atlantic Venture Association’s quarterly survey found that […]
Area Venture Capital Outlook Still Cloudy
The outlook for local venture capital fund managers remains cheerless, with the number of new deals dropping and any big returns on existing investments still far off, an industry report said yesterday. The Mid-Atlantic Venture Association’s quarterly survey found that […]
Area Venture Capital Outlook Still Cloudy
The outlook for local venture capital fund managers remains cheerless, with the number of new deals dropping and any big returns on existing investments still far off, an industry report said yesterday. The Mid-Atlantic Venture Association’s quarterly survey found that […]
Euromoney buys publisher for pounds 11m
EUROMONEY INSTITUTIONAL Investor has agreed to buy a publishing group for an initial pounds 11m. Hedge Fund Intelligence, which specialises in publishing newsletters and magazines about the hedgefund markets, was founded just five years ago by a husband and wife […]
Area Venture Capital Outlook Still Cloudy
The outlook for local venture capital fund managers remains cheerless, with the number of new deals dropping and any big returns on existing investments still far off, an industry report said yesterday. The Mid-Atlantic Venture Association’s quarterly survey found that […]