{"id":5853,"date":"2007-03-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T04:00:00","slug":"parker-global-launches-energy-global-natural-resources-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/03\/2007\/parker-global-launches-energy-global-natural-resources-fund.html","title":{"rendered":"Parker Global Launches Energy &#038; Global Natural Resources Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HedgeCo.net &#8212; STAMFORD, CT, March 26, 2007 * Parker Global Strategies (PGS) today announced the launch of their first energy and natural resources fund-of-funds &#8212; PGS Global Energy Edge in responseto investor demand.&nbsp; The sector focused fund has initially invested in 23 managers who have expertise in the various energy and natural resources sectors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is one of the most exciting sectors in the investable universe and we believe it will be a vital component of investors&#8217; portfolios going forward,&#8221; said Virginia Parker, President and Founderof PGS.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the selected managers is focused on different segments within the sector to diversify the portfolio across energy, utilities, natural resources, power, materials, infrastructure andalternative and clean technologies.<\/p>\n<p>According Parker Global, key drivers of energy and natural resources markets are due to:<br \/>o Demand for fossil fuels expected to outstrip supply by 2010 and 2015<br \/>o Power and water infrastructure that are outdated and need to be improved<br \/>o Corporate and consumer demand for alternative energy solutions<br \/>o High oil and natural gas prices that will drive demand for cheaper alternatives<br \/>o The Kyoto Protocol and European Emissions Trading Scheme<br \/>o Economic incentives for industries\/companies to produce renewable energy<\/p>\n<p>Parker Global Strategies, LLC (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.parkerglobal.com\/\">www.parkerglobal.com<\/a>) provides institutional and high-net-worth clients with customized fund-of-hedge funds, investing acrossa broad spectrum of strategies, markets, and regions.&nbsp; The Firm is known for its innovative investment solutions, including index linked products, portable alpha, and its comprehensive riskoversight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sophie Sophaon l Walek &amp; Associates l Office: 212.590.0522 l Cell: 202.270.4870 l <a href=\"mailto:ssophaon@walek.com\">ssophaon@walek.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HedgeCo.net &#8212; STAMFORD, CT, March 26, 2007 * Parker Global Strategies (PGS) today announced the launch of their first energy and natural resources fund-of-funds &#8212; PGS Global Energy Edge in responseto investor demand.&nbsp; The sector focused fund has initially invested [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hedgeco-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5853\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}