Category Archives: Press Releases
Hedge Fund Tech Provider Launches AlternativeSoft 3.0
Press Release – AlternativeSoft, the leading provider of world class analytics for manager research and portfolio construction in the alternative and long only markets, announced its new major software release for 2012, AlternativeSoft 3.0. The firm who is renowned for […]
TIME “Most Influential Person” Dambisa Moyo to Address 2013 Mining Indaba
Hedge fund philanthropist and author Dr. Dambisa Moyo will be delivering a speech at the 19th edition of the Investing in African Mining Indaba on 4-7 February 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa. Dr. Moyo was named by TIME Magazine as one of the […]
Laffer urges SEC on Money Market Mutual Funds: “Do No Harm”
PRNewswire – Proposed regulations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Money Market Mutual Funds (MMF) would have the effect of enriching the Federal Reserve and feeding the relentless borrowing demand of the federal government while harming individual investors […]
Individual Investors Get First Time Access To Hedge Fund Data
Press release – HedgeChatter.com, an online service that allows everyday investors to make investment decisions based on the latest social media data, announces launch byAtlanta, GA based Soktino Dynamics LLC. “Hedge Funds and Wealth Management Brokerage Firms have begun implementing social […]
Global Investment Management Industry Continues to Face a Regulatory Avalanche of Disparate Rules: KPMG Report
In its fourth annual analysis of global financial regulations, KPMG, the audit, tax and advisory firm, says investment managers continue to face daunting challenges brought on by a changing global regulatory environment, which is fraught with unanswered questions and an […]
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index Finished Down 0.40% in June
Press release – The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the “Broad Index”) finished down 0.40% for the month of June. Index Jun-12 May-12 2012 YTD Broad Index -0.40% -1.33% 2.20% Convertible Arbitrage 0.33% -0.84% 4.08% Dedicated Short Bias […]
Bart M. Schwartz Participates in $410 Million Settlement With J. Ezra Merkin for Alleged Secret Madoff Investments
Press Release – Bart M. Schwartz, the Receiver for Gabriel Capital L.P. and Ariel Fund Limited, announced that he has reached a settlement of his damages suit against J. Ezra Merkin, having worked with New York Attorney General Eric T. […]
Commentary: Lance Auer on Implementing Title I of the Dodd-Frank Act
WASHINGTON – In the 2007-2008 financial crisis, financial distress at certain nonbank financial companies contributed to a broad seizing up of financial markets. These nonbank financial companies were not subject to the type of regulation and consolidated supervision applied to bank holding […]
Dow Jones Indexes Adds Three Size-Segment Indexes to the Dow Jones LSP Position Sizing Index Family
Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the expansion of the Dow Jones LSP Position Sizing Index family to include three new size-segment indexes: — Dow Jones LSP Position Sizing U.S. Large-Cap 250 Index — Dow Jones LSP Position […]
UCITS Alternative Index Blue Chip and UAIX – Weekly Update – May 2nd 2012
The UCITS Alternative Index Blue Chip is up 0.22% this week after ending April down -0.60%. Event-Driven and Emerging Markets are the best performing strategies this week, with gains of 0.95% and 0.61%. CTA (up 0.55%) and Long/Short Equity (up […]
Currency Trading Hedge Fund Manager C-View in International Asset Raising Push
Press Release – C-View, the UK-based discretionary currency trading hedge fund manager, announced that it has selected alternative assets marketing firm MCAM Group to raise capital for the C-View Currency Managed Account Program (CMAP) and for the C-View Emerging, Developing […]
Trinity Fund Administration partners with eClerx and Arbour Financial Systems to provide TotalHedge3
30th April 2012 – Trinity Fund Administration is partnering with eClerx, a global provider of knowledge and business process outsourcing solutions to the financial services industry and Arbour Financial Systems, a fund management software provider. Together these three market leaders […]
