Monthly Archives: March 2006
Operational risk management for hedge fund administrators
Cayman Net News – Risk is an ever- present component of any investment strategy and is certainly present within the hedge fund industry. Traditionally focused more on controlling investment-related risks, the hedge fund industry if compared to say the mutual […]
Hedge funds need further diversification: Industry experts
Business Times – Hedge funds that buy and short-sell stocks are over-represented in Asia and new players that can offer more sophisticated strategies will find the best opportunities, industryexperts said yesterday. Potential growth areas include merger arbitrage funds, with the […]
Japanese Stocks Will Resume Rally, Hedge Fund Managers Say
Bloomberg – A rally in Japanese stocks that faltered last month is set to resume amid signs of growth in the world’s second-largest economy and as the central bank prepares to raise interest rates from near zero, hedge fund managers […]
Investment spigot is open
Boston Globe – Money, money everywhere. Boston’s private equity firms are in the midst of unprecedented fund-raising that will fuel even greater levels of investing over the next several years. Endowments, pension funds, and other institutional investors are throwing as […]
Rockwater Hedge Adds FInance Veteran to their Board
HedgeCo.Net – Rockwater Hedge, LLC, an investment management firm that offers sophisticated municipal bond investing strategies, today announced that Dr. George Handjinicolaou, a veteran in financial markets, has joined as an Advisory Board Member. “George’s expertise, namely in financial engineering, […]
PensionRiskMatters.com Will Address Issues Affecting $10 Trillion Pension Industry
HedgeCo.Net – Valuation and risk professional Dr. Susan M. Mangiero has launched the first blog devoted exclusively to the topic of pension financial risk and fiduciary implications. The blog(http://www.pensionriskmatters.com) will serve as a resource for trustees, board members, consultants, money […]
FSA mulls hedge funds for retail investors
Reuters.uk – The Financial Services Authority said it was considering letting retail investors have access to hedge fund investments and would consult next year on how to help consumers understandthe risks. Allowed investments will probably include funds of hedge funds […]
Combined hedge funds and emerging markets are risky
Big money is working its way into small places. Deep-pocketed pension funds, endowments and other institutional investors are pouring money into a place they’ve avoided for years: emerging-market hedge funds. In December, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, or Calpers, […]
Regulator clips hedge funds’ wings
The Post.ie – The glitzy but complex world of hedge funds found itself at the receiving end of unwelcome attention from financial regulators in Ireland and Britain last week. The Irish Financial Regulator showed its teeth to the industry with […]
Making Bets Against Companies in Trouble
Washington Post – Ric Dillon, whose $442 million Diamond Hill Focus Long-Short Fund climbed twice as much as the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index in the past five years, is bearish on carmakersand bullish on airlines. The 49-year-old mutual fund […]
Betting On A Fall
CBS News – This is a story about a large company accusing another large company of deliberately trying to drive down its stock price to make money. If the allegations are true, it’s like fixing a game. The company being […]
Gaining Currency
Medford Mail Tribune – Currency trading used to be a strategy employed by only the wealthiest investors and hedge funds, but a growing number of mutual and exchange traded funds make it possible for individuals to try it for themselves, […]