Category Archives: HedgeCo News
VC investment slumps on SARS fears
Venture capitalists in China are suffering from the spread of SARS in the country, but their enthusiasm will return in the third and fourth quarters with record investment, a major domestic venturecapital (VC) research firm stated yesterday. “Owing to the […]
Raleigh, N.C.,-Based Network Security Firm Completes Second Financing Round
May 23–RALEIGH, N.C.–Network security company CipherOptics has completed its second round of financing with $9.6 million coming from an existing backer and some new investors. CipherOptics, formed in 2000, will spend the money on sales, marketing and the development of […]
Chelmsford, Mass., Networking Startup Lands $30 Million in Venture Capital
May 22–CHELMSFORD, Mass.–Computer networking startup Acopia Networks Inc. has landed $30 million in its second round of venture capital funding. The 16-month-old company, which is set to release its first product next month, will use the cash to ramp up […]
Hope of big savings in shake-up of fund rules
THE proposed overhaul of rules covering investment funds could lead to the formal regulation of some hedge funds in the UK and will bring big savings to the fund management industry, analysts claim. The Financial Services Authority’s proposals will loosen […]
British Financial Firm Comes Back with Asia Hedge-Fund Play
May 22–The Barings name, missing from Asia since Nick Leeson’s bets on the Nikkei Average sank the bank in 1995, is set to return with a new hedge fund next month. Baring Asset Management is teaming with research house Fauchier […]
“Measuring Risk” by Christopher Tarrach – Portfolio Manager, Tarrach Holdings
Most investment fund managers attempt to quantify risk through a variety of numerical measures. When discussing risk in their portfolios, they will use terms like �standard deviation,� �Beta,��Sharpe Ratio,� and many others to give the listener a sense of how […]
Stay Or Leave?
CEO of a local startup says New Mexico is stingy with incentives Aerospace Composite Structures is exactly the type of business New Mexico’s economic development leaders say they want to attract. It’s a clean industry, using a new process developed […]
Measuring Risk
Most investment fund managers attempt to quantify risk through a variety of numerical measures. When discussing risk in their portfolios, they will use terms like �standard deviation,� �Beta,��Sharpe Ratio,� and many others to give the listener a sense of how […]
New Firm Launches Principal Protected Note
TORONTO (HedgeWorld.com) – A startup Canadian hedge fund firm launched its first hedge fund – a principal protected note – and has additional funds in the works. Pro-Hedge Funds Inc. launched Pro-Hedge Principal Protected Notes, Univest Series 1, a structured […]
Chairman Donaldson Briefs Baker’s Panel on SEC’s Roundtable
WASHINGTON (HedgeWorld.com) – The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission told a subcommittee of the House of Representatives that he believed the SEC’s round table on hedge funds lastweek was a resounding investigatory success. It was an “excellent example […]
Barings is back with Asia play
THE Barings name, missing from Asia since Nick Leeson’s bets on the Nikkei Average sank the bank in 1995, is set to return with a new hedge fund next month, writes Lachlan Colquhoun. Baring Asset Management is teaming with research […]
Nothing Ventured, Millions Gained From State
Imagine the state gave you $75 million in tax money to invest in new businesses to create jobs. Imagine that, rather than creating jobs, the companies you invested in lost 174 jobs in the first four years. Imagine you got […]