Monthly Archives: June 2004
More European Pension Funds to invest in Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – ABP pension funds have decided to invest in alternative investments according to published news. ABP plans to put about 20% of its investment money into suchstrategies, including fixed-income, real estate, private equity, commodities, and […]
More UK investors interested in retail Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The evolution of unregulated hedge funds in Europe has reached advanced stages, as more investors want retail hedge funds to be opened to all investors and notjust the wealthy anymore. Dublin was one of […]
Van Hedge Fund Advisors launch new investable Hedge Fund Index
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Van Hedge Fund Advisors, the Nashville based hedge fund tracker firm has said, it is launching a new investable hedge fund index. According to a new press release,�the Van Tracker Fund SPC, Ltd. (�VTF�), […]
Firm Scouting Colleges For Hottest Ideas ; Venture Company Looking At Schools For Business Options
A Los Angeles venture fund company has moved into Colorado in search of marketable technologies on college campuses. ITU Ventures has opened a two- person office in Denver, with at least $40 million to contribute to the hottest ideas. The […]
Venture Capital : Money Tight In Virginia, As Elsewhere, But Signs Of Life Appear
Businesses looking for money to help them grow shouldn’t pin their hopes on venture capital, although the outlook is not totally bleak, according to a lawyer who specializes in venture capital fortechnology companies. The high-tech bubble has long burst, and […]
U. of C. biz plan contest exceptionally good this year
Creative thinking and innovation are flourishing at the University of Chicago. The Graduate School of Business’ business- plan competition, the New Venture Challenge, was unusually strong this year,according to Ellen Rudnick, clinical professor and executive director of the Polsky Center […]
MSCI Signs First Licensing Agreement for Investable Index
NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com) – Almost a year after launching its original hedge fund indexes, Morgan Stanley Capital International has announced the formation of an investable hedge fund index that willbe part of an agreement with Lyxor Asset Management, Paris. The […]
Australian Regulator Studies Allocations to Hedge Funds
SYDNEY, Australia (HedgeWorld.com) – Australian superannuation trustees have allocated A$1.25 billion (US$ 830 million) in hedge funds, according to a survey completed by the Australian PrudentialRegulation Authority, the regulator of that country’s financial services industry. Although that amount may seem […]
Portland Biotechnology Supporters Concede City Will Never Be Industry Leader
Jun. 30–Even the most ardent boosters of Portland’s proposed high-rise housing and research complex on the riverfront below Oregon Health & Science University say the city is unlikely to becomea national leader in biotechnology. But that doesn’t matter, they say. […]
Phoenix buys stake in fraud-buster ; IN BRIEF
HPI PHOENIX Equity Partners today spent nearly pounds 50 million on a majority stake in fraud-busting used car database group HPI. The venture capitalist bought a 70% stake in the group from 3i,which bought HPI from the Equifax arm of […]
Rivals battle for top retailers
VENTURE capitalists and well heeled investors are squaring up for bidding wars over two of Britain’s top retailers. CVC Capital Partners and Texas Pacific have begun working on a bid for Debenhams, the High Street chain that has already received […]
Takeover battle for Debenhams
A BIDDING war is set to break out for Debenhams after the stores group confirmed it has received a second takeover offer, writes Robert Lea. The new bid is understood to be from venture capital firms CVC and Texas Pacific, […]