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Kids Beating the Market While Hedge Funds Struggle
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Despite the credit crunch, sixth formers at Sunningdale Preparatory School, near Ascot, Berkshire, have entered funds into a virtual trading competition… and their early efforts are beating the market. Far from being discouraged by the […]
Connecticut To Raise Accredited Hedge Fund Investor Standard
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The Banks Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly voted yesterday to pass a bill that will raise the minimum financial qualifications for hedge fund investors to $2.5 million, and for institutional investors, $5 million. If […]
February Sees Lower Hedge Fund Redemptions
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – There were fewer redemptions in February 2009,($11 billion) compared to January,($30 billion), according to preliminary reports from Eurekahedge, pointing towards the easing of redemption pressures for hedge funds in the future. The Hedge Fund Index was down […]
Survey Reports $1.64 Trillion In Hedge Fund Assets
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The top 10 hedge fund adminstraators reported $1.64 trillion in hedge fund assets under administration (AuA) in the Q4 2008, according to HFN, with Citco Fund Services, State Street Alternative Investment Solutions and Goldman Sachs […]
Hedge Fund Manager To Take Investors On Central Asia Investment Tour
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Ansher Fund Management is planning an on-site tour of emerging investment opportunities in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, two representative markets across the Central Asian region. Beginning in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan and then to Almaty, […]
SEC To Contact Hedge Fund Investors
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – At the MFA Legal, Compliance and Operations Seminar in New York last week, SEC staff described its examination and enforcement priorities for the foreseeable future with respect to hedge funds and investment advisers. According to […]
Rasmala Launches 2 Saudi Funds
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The Saudi Capital Market Authority has approved Rasmala Investments request to launch two Saudi Equity funds. One of the funds ‘Rasmala Saudi Equity Fund’ will be managed according to the Shari’a guidelines approved by the […]
Case Dismissed Against SAC Hedge Fund
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Federal Judge Stanley R. Chesler of the Federal District Court of New Jersey, Friday threw out a Canadian pharmaceutical company shareholder lawsuit against a group of hedge funds including SAC Capital Advisors LP. The Judge […]
AlphaMetrix Index Tracker Fund Up in First Month
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The AlphaMetrix STTI tracker fund, launched in mid-December 2008 by AlphaMetrix LLC currently has approximately $70 million under management, with additional commitments from large institutional investors expected in the coming months, according to the company. […]
Asian Macro Hedge Fund Launch
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) -A new Asia Macro hedge fund has been launched by Dexion Capital and Morgan Stanley veterans Andrew Gale and Lee Ka Sha. With a minimum investment is $100,000, the fund will invest in Asian interest rates […]
Hedge Fund Trembulant Ups Stake in Fast Food
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund Tremblant Capital reported that it now owns 1.1 million shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill, bringing its total shares in the Denver-based fast food restaurant to 5.7%. "Chipotle shares have fallen recently, and the hedge […]
Emerging Hedge Fund Managers Get Fee Cuts Through Philanthropy
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) -Hedge fund admin provider, Variman LLC, and Hedge Funds Care are working together offering discounted monthly service fees to emerging hedge fund managers who donate the standard set-up fee to Hedge Funds Care on behalf of […]
