Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Interior design for hedge funds
FinanceAsia- At the forefront of the nouvelle vague, Hong Kong’s design and build specialists are filling the aesthetic gap when designing work-pads for hedgies. ‘Renting office space’ is high on the to-do list when setting up a hedge fund. However, […]
GMN CAPITAL Computer model woes lead to fund
Chicago Tribune- In a sign of continuing woes for hedge funds that use computer models to trade, GMN Capital has decided to close down and will return its investment capital, the fund’s chiefexecutive said. James Claus, who also is a […]
Hedge Fund to Nominate Four for Brink’s Board
New York Times- Millbrook Capital, the activist hedge fund seeking a breakup or sale of the Brink’s Company, is expected to announce its four nominees today for directors of the security company. The announcement is the next step in Millbrook’s […]
Systematic Absolute Return AG to Launch Dedicated Environmental Fund
ZURICH, Switzerland – After having researched environmental or “green†investments for the past 12 months, SAR has completed its rigorous due diligence process and has set a January 1st, 2008 launch date for a unique new environmental fund of hedge […]
GAIM USA 2008 Unites More Influential Asset Allocators and Hedge Fund Managers
New York – November 30, 2007 – Well over 800 senior hedge fund industry professionals are expected to attend GAIM USA, the largest quality gathering of hedge fund industry decision makers anywhere in North America. GAIM USA will run January […]
Activist hedge fund returns hit hard as deals collapse
Financial Times- Hedge funds aiming to profit from activism and corporate events have been hit hard this month as a raft of deals fell through and markets plummeted. The so-called event-driven sector, which includes many of the best-known activist hedge […]
Buyout Firms, Hedge Funds See Year-Long Credit Slump
Bloomberg- The worldwide slump in credit markets is likely to last for at least another year, triggering a reduction in leveraged buyouts, according to a survey of banks, private-equity managers andhedge funds in Europe. Borrowing will be constrained as investors […]
Pequot shuts three small hedge funds, managers out
Reuters- Hedge fund firm Pequot Capital Management, whose flagship fund gained 37 percent this year, will soon shut down three smaller portfolios due to “poor” performance and meager assets, twopeople said on Wednesday. The $7.5 billion hedge fund firm will […]
Time to Hedge Your Home?
Business Week- In the housing market, the bad news just keeps coming. Nov. 27 gave us the latest release of one leading index which shows that home prices are falling at their steepest rate in 21 years. And there may […]
Fortress Investment to Start Commodities Hedge Fund
Bloomberg- Fortress Investment Group LLC, the private-equity and hedge-fund manager overseeing $40 billion, plans to start a commodities hedge fund after energy, metals and agriculture prices climbedto records. The Drawbridge Commodities Fund will be managed by William Callanan, according to […]
Eze Castle Integration Introduces Eze Managed Suites for Hedge Funds
Forbes- Eze Castle Integration, Inc., a leading provider of technology and IT services to hedge funds and investment firms, today announced its Eze Managed Suites in New York City. Located inMidtown, Eze Castle’s fully managed suites bundle hedge fund-specific technology […]
HSBC’s Hedge Funds Make Their Way Down Under
FinAlternatives- HSBC it taking its alternative investment products to the Outback. The firm has launched HSBC Alternative Investments in Australia to distribute funds of hedge funds to local investors. HAIL Australia will target institutional investors as well as asset consultants […]