Tag Archives: hedgeco


MENA Equity Fund Launch

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund manager, Majid Al Futtaim Asset Management, is launching its first Middle East and North Africa (MENA) equity fund, the Luxembourg domiciled ‘Elite MENA Equity Fund’. Investors can invest alongside the family office of […]

Tel Aviv Conference to Serve as International Economic Collaboration Platform

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The organizing committee of The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is to host more than 500 of the leading securities regulators and economic experts from more than 65 countries at this year’s conference in […]

Hedge Fund Performance for April 2009

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – In a preliminary hedge fund performance report for April 2009 and asset flows through March, Morningstar reported the largest one month-return since January 2006—bringing hedge fund returns into positive territory for 2009. "Over the last […]

Stanford Completes Second Phase of Hedge Fund Case Study

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The second phase of a hedge fund business model case study has been finalized by the Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. GlobeOp is the first hedge fund administrator to be featured in a case […]

Hedge Fund Industry Expert Hired to Run Distressed Mortgage Securities Tool

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – LoanInsights, a San Francisco-based financial services and technology company, has hired James Sias as Director of Business Development. Sias will be responsible for working with banks, hedge funds and US government entities to help them […]

Hedge Funds & The Sarbanes-Oxley Act

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Leading alternative investment firms are adopting best practices for their funds with an eye to the Sarbanes-Oxley act*, hedge fund provider, TKS Solutions said in an announcement, also launching a new system specifically designed for […]

FRSGlobal to Work With Hedge Funds On New Regulations

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund risk and regulatory compliance solutions provider, FRSGlobal, is preparing to work with the hedge fund industry to help it comply with the new wave of global regulations expected to be in place later […]

Properties Searched in UK/Cayman Hedge Fund Investigation

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The UK Serious Fraud Office, (SFO) Friday conducted searches on two residential properties (one in Kent, the other in Surrey) assisted by the City of London Police, in connection with its investigation into an alleged […]

Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index White Paper Review

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Convertible Arbitrage: Shifting Gears (more found here at HedgeCo/blogs) discusses the strategy’s ability to generate positive returns both during the declines in equity markets in January and February, as well as during the global market […]

SEC Proposes to Further Strengthen Safeguards of Investor Funds

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The SEC has proposed rule amendments to substantially increase protections for investors who entrust their money to investment advisers, hedge funds and FoHF’s. The SEC is seeking public comment on the proposed measures, which are […]

MENA Multistrategy Hedge Fund Launch

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Alternative asset manager, Duet Group, has launched the first Middle East and North Africa (MENA) multistrategy hedge fund "Duet MENA Opportunities Fund". The new fund will target both equity and fixed income markets in the […]

Ex Hedgie To Build and Run World’s Largest Solar Project

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Former hedge fund manager, Mitchell Dong, and his new company, Mohave Sun Power, LLC, has announced plans to build a solar project, operating what it says will be the world’s largest solar-thermal power plant on […]