Category Archives: Syndicated
Mitel Introduces IP Trader Solutions – Converged Offering Unveiled at 2006 SIA Technology Management Conference
Yahoo! – Mitel®, the trusted innovator of IP communications solutions and applications, today unveiled a portfolio of IP Trader Solutions for financial services organizations at the 2006 SIATechnology Management Conference in New York. In partnership with PAETEC Communications, Inc., the […]
Paladyne integrates Reuters DataScope into hedge fund platform
Finextra – Reuters (LSEL RTR, Nasdaq: RTRSY) and Paladyne Systems, LLC, a leading solutions provider for the hedge fund industry, today announced a strategic alliance which combines the Reuters DataScope market data solution with Paladyne’s front- to- back office hedge […]
Neural networks invade hedge fund industry
Moneycontrol.com – Imagine a mathematical system that works like a human brain, can absorb thousands of bits of information in seconds, learn from its mistakes, adapt to new environments and help a manager allocate money to hedge funds. Reuters reports. […]
Cayman hedge fund industry set for record growth
Reuters – Some 665 hedge funds established a presence in the Cayman Islands in the first five months of 2006, a pace that could put the offshore banking center on track for another record year inregistrations in 2006, Cayman officials […]
Trichet says would be reassured by more transparency in hedge fund operations
Forbes – BRUSSELS (AFX) – European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet said greater transparency in the operations of hedge funds would provide reassurance about the stability of the world financial system. Trichet told the European Parliament economic and monetary affairs […]
When Hedging Doesn’t Pay Off
Washington Post – The financial world has been suffering lately from Post-Greenspan Stress Disorder. The new chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, has been accident-prone, and some investorshave gotten the jitters. They might be reassured if they paid more […]
Private equity leaders fear looming correction
MSN MoneyCentral – Leading figures in the European private equity industry are warning that deals are being financed too aggressively and that relaxed attitudes in the markets are tempting borrowersto take on too much debt. Sir Ronald Cohen, founder of […]
Hedge funds vs. central bankers
LA Times – IT WAS SUPPOSED to be a summer of love  or at least of low volatility. Just two weeks ago, London hedge fund managers headed to the country for Hedgestock, a two-day event billed as “a Festival […]
Hedge fund managers don’t deserve fees
IPE.com – Hedge fund managers do not always deserve their high fees, according to a recent research report by Barclays Global Investors. While hedge funds do have some structural advantages, traditional investment firms also attract talented managers and provide their […]
Strategist Ferguson Bets on Australian Dollar With Hedge Fund
Bloomberg – Craig Ferguson, a former senior foreign-exchange strategist at Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., has set up a hedge fund, betting the Australian dollar will surge to a 22-year high in the next 12 months. Ferguson left […]
SEC Turns Attention to Hedge Fund Side Letters
CCH Wall Street – Ever since a larger number of hedge fund advisors were required to register with the SEC under its new and contested rule, the regulator has begun looking into the intricacies of these vehicles. Now the regulator […]
Real life doesn’t always live up to expectations
Seattle Times – In investing, the security atop many wish lists is a hedge fund, a private investment pool that is the domain of big institutions and people the financial-planning community describesas “high net-worth investors.” For everyone aspiring to be […]