Monthly Archives: January 2006

Economic Times – Hedge funds, private partnerships catering to wealthy investors and institutions, rose 9.2% on average in ’05, lifted by a stock-market rally during the second half, according to Hedge Fund Research. The returns were slightly ahead of the […]

Reuters – Investors should sell their U.S. assets, especially the dollar against the yen, as America’s economic and political power is likely to decline this year, a hedge fund manager told Reuters. David Murrin, chief investment officer at Emergent Asset […]

Globe and Mail – As the managing partner of one of North America’s larger hedge funds, John Paulson typically shuns the spotlight, preferring to quietly exploit arbitrage opportunities to keep aheadof the investing pack. When the choice is a public […]

Business Times Malaysia – Stock markets made investors nearly three times more than the average hedge fund last year, according to French business school Edhec. Hedge fund returns averaged 3.75 per cent last year compared with 13.74 per cent for […]

Globe and Mail – Global fund managers believe equities will have a tougher time in 2006, lagging the double-digit gains many major global stock markets enjoyed in 2005, according to a new study. The Mercer Investment Consulting survey also found […]

Chicago Tribune – Gold prices may extend gains for a sixth year in 2006 as hedge funds buy the precious metal to diversify from stocks, bonds and currencies. The price of bullion may rise 18 percent, to average $525 an […]

TheStreet.com – For hedge funds that must register with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the deadline is at hand. While the SEC’s controversial rule mandates registration for most hedge funds by Feb. 1, Monday is effectively the last day to […]

Bloomberg – Hedge funds, loosely regulated investment pools designed for people worth more than $1 million, are becoming available to Europe’s not-so-rich. In Germany, investors can buy into a hedge fund from Deutsche Bank AG for as little as 124 […]

Baltimore Sun – Rydex Investments, a Rockville mutual fund company, may merge its SPhinX Fund into another fund after discovering that underlying assets have been frozen in the wake of the collapse of commodity broker Refco Inc. The independent board […]

Global fund managers believe equities will have a tougher time in 2006, lagging the double-digit gains many major global stock markets enjoyed in 2005, a study says. The Mercer Investment Consulting survey also found that powerful pension funds plan to […]

Bloomberg – Hedge funds, private partnerships catering to wealthy investors and institutions, returned an average of 9.2 percent in 2005, lifted by a stock-market rally during the second half, according to Hedge Fund Research Inc. Hedge-fund managers worldwide gained 9 […]