Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Northeastern Chapter of the Hedge Fund Association Announces First Quarter Member Networking Events
New York – January 14, 2008 – The Northeastern Chapter of the Hedge Fund Association is pleased to announce the first quarter event schedule for Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York. Each HFA event is open to association members and non-members, […]
Hedge Funds Specialists Launch New Firm Specialized In New Alternatives – NARA Capital
january 14, 2008 -NARA Capital SA officially opened its doors for business on October 1, 2007 with a vision focused on offering sophisticated institutional investors access to New Alternative hedge funds strategies. The firm founded by two seasoned investment professionals […]
Vesuvius Hedge Fund Launch
HedgeCo.net – Magma Fund Advisors, Ltd announced the launch of their first hedge fund, the Cayman domiciled Vesuvius Investment Fund, which opened its doors in January, 2008. The new hedge fund was formed for a select group of international investors, using approximately 10% of […]
Full Circle Capital Launches Offshore ABL Fund
January 14, 2008. Full Circle Funding, LP (“Full Circle”) today announced that on January 1st it launched Full Circle Fund, Ltd. (the “Offshore Fund”), an offshore version of its 15-month old domestic ABL fund, Full Circle Partners, LP. (the “Domestic […]
Hedge Funds Rally in December, Post Record Losses on the Year
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Although hedge funds finished up 2008 with some of the worst numbers to date, they showed some signs of promise in December. According to the latest research by the Hennessee Group LLC, a New York-based advisor […]
Hedge portfolio fundraisings to thrive in tough 2008
LONDON (Reuters) – UK listed funds may be struggling to raise money in the wake of the credit crisis, but funds of hedge funds could thrive in 2008 as investors hunt for returns through all market conditions. Recent stock market […]
Hedge funds fight Northern Rock board for small investors
Independent.co.uk – Northern Rock and its two biggest shareholders are battling for the votes of small investors who could decide the outcome of the bank’s extraordinary general meeting next week. Individual investors rarely decide votes at company meetings, which are […]
FSA Decides Against Improving Commodity Transparency
Bloomberg – The Financial Services Authority, the U.K.’s markets regulator, said it won’t require hedge funds to disclose their holdings in London’s commodity markets. The FSA said in June that it may publish reports like those from the U.S. Commodity […]
Man Group’s Assets Increase 4.5% to $71.7 Billion
Bloomberg – Man Group Plc, the world’s largest publicly traded hedge fund manager, said assets under management rose 4.5 percent in the last three months of 2007 as investors added money at the slowest pace in 15 months. Man Group […]
Some Bear hedge funds perform well despite turmoil
Reuters – Not all Bear Stearns hedge funds are suffering, despite the collapse of two last summer that resulted in losses of $1.6 billion (800 million pounds), results over the last week suggest. The Bear Stearns Emerging Markets Macro Fund, […]
Sarkozy vows to defend France against wealth funds
Reuters – President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed on Tuesday to protect French businesses from sovereign wealth funds and private speculators and urged a state bank to roll up its sleeves and help France defend its industrial interests. Sarkozy’s appeal came months […]
Ice Maker in Talks With Hedge Fund on New Buyout Terms
New York Times – Reddy Ice Holdings, a producer of packaged ice, said Wednesday that it was in talks to revise a $1.1 billion deal to be bought by a hedge fund, GSO Capital Partners. The deal was called into […]