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Unigestion Hires Former Julius Baer Manager as Head of Hedge Funds
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Privately owned asset manager, Unigestion, has appointed Konstantinos Iordanidis as Managing Director and Head of Hedge Funds. Unigestion has $11 billion invested in hedge funds, private equity funds and quantitative equity strategies. Iordanidis is a […]
Morgan Stanley’s Frontier Fund Issues Over 7 Million Shares
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The Morgan Stanley Frontier Emerging Markets Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) has issued 7,100,000 shares of common stock at a price of $20 per share resulting in gross proceeds to the Fund of approximately $142,000,000. The […]
Citywire Reports Funds of Hedge Funds Down 7%
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Funds of listed hedge funds are no longer providing reliable rates of return as the credit crunch continues – despite having been marketed as risk-free investments. Analysis from Citywire shows that the sector has declined […]
Professor Rajan Proposes Hedge Funds For India
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – In the April 2008, Draft Report of the Committee on Financial Sector Reforms headed by Professor Raghuram Rajan, it was proposed by the high-level committee that, “The presence of hedge funds would induce greater competitive […]
FINCAD Targets Hedge Funds With Webinar
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – FINCAD is hosting a webinar specifically targeted towards hedge funds titled, ‘Hedge Funds: Scenario and Risk Analysis for your OTC Derivatives Portfolio’ and will feature analysts from FINCADs professional services team. "This is a rapidly […]
Cayman Hedge Fund Buy-Out and Launch of New Fund
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net) – The Directors of Cayman based Camelot Global Investments announced a management buy-out of their hedge fund, in cooperation with Merlin Global Enterprise. Camelot will join Arkanar Financial Holdings, with the head office being relocated to […]
Hedge Fund Platform Launch By Luxemborg Fund
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – AA platform for asset managers and advisers to create SICAV SIF funds in Luxembourg has been launched by KMG SICAV SIF. The platform caters to all asset classes, including hedge funds. There are no restrictions […]
Forex Market Platform Launch By Avalon
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Avalon Capital Holdings Corporation, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Traders Development LLC, announced that it has initiated alpha testing of its proprietary ECN system. The Avalon ECN is a liquidity aggregator, which takes the best […]
Software Stake Bought by Hedge Fund Firm
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Elliott Associates, a New York hedge fund firm, has bought a 9.9% stake in Epicor Software Corp. and is inquiring about possible strategic alternatives for the company, Markets Media Online reports. In a filing made […]
Hedge Fund SageCrest Files For Bankruptcy
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – In an effort to head off a forced asset sale, Windmill Management’s SageCrest Finance and SageCrest II filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after its assets fell sharply. The hedge fund filed at U.S. Bankruptcy Court […]
Asia Stocks Edge Higher as China Approaches Policy Change
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – In a Reuters release today, it is reported that Asian stock markets edged higher, rebounding from a two-year low. Chinese shares surged on hopes for policies from Beijing to jumpstart growth, though many analysts said […]
