Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Alternative Investor Sounds an Alarm On Smaller Mining Operators
In a report published on the 29th of May 2007, alternative investor F&C outlined the risks to mining companies from failure to apply environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices to their independently-managed operations. According to Karina Litvack, Head of the […]
Citigroup Helps Sell More Private Debt to Hedge Funds
Bloomberg- Citigroup Inc., the world’s second- biggest bond underwriter, is arranging more private offerings of Asian high-risk, high-yield debt to meet increased demand from hedge funds. Companies in Asia outside Japan will, for the first time, raise more from high-yield […]
Trade Like Hot Hedge Fund Atticus Capital
Street.Com – In one of my first interviews with Jim Cramer this year for TheStreet.com TV, I asked him for his favorite hedge funds to follow. He named Atticus Capital. Cramer recalled a time when he was skeptical of one […]
Liontrust Eyes Hedge Fund Launches
Reuters- Liontrust Asset Management told Reuters on Tuesday it was planning to launch a range of hedge funds or similar portfolios for its managers, including high-profile fund manager Jeremy Lang. Liontrust, which said on Tuesday its assets under management rose […]
Hedge Fund Managers Launch Artemis Capital Partners
Don Kurz and Salomon Konig have announced the launch of Artemis Capital Partners LLC, a hedge fund formed to offer structured products designed to deliver significant portfolio diversification and exceptional risk-adjusted returns, according to a press release today. Artemis combines […]
Hedge Fund Platform Expands To India
CacheMatrix Holdings, LLC today announced the creation of CacheMatrix India, a wholly-owned and fully-integrated subsidiary based in Bangalore, India. In the first five months of 2007, hedge fund platform CacheMatrix has more than doubled its client base, which includes several […]
Hedge Fund Gala Raises 51.7Â Million For Children
This year’s ARK (Absolute Return for Kids) 2007 Gala Dinner at Marlborough House on Pall Mall, London had a spectacular light, video and laser show, with Prince as the main act, many companies pitched in to raise an amazing £26.2 […]
RBS consortium bids $95.6 bln for ABN AMRO
Reuters- A consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland has launched a 71.1 billion euro ($95.6 billion) bid for Dutch group ABN AMRO, trumping Britain’s Barclays in a battle for the world’s biggest bank takeover. In a long-awaited move, the […]
How To Hedge A Hurricane
Forbes- Weather futures specifically tied to Atlantic hurricanes are set to begin trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as soon as the first storm gets brewing. The National Weather Center’shurricane forecasters predict 13 to 17 named storms this year, three […]
G8 leaders set to row over global warming, aid and finance
Budapest Business Journal- Leaders from the world’s top industrialized nations meet in the Baltic coastal resort of Heiligendamm next month to discuss the fight against climate change, increased aid to Africa and global financial stability. But forget the gentle fireside […]
Artemis Capital Partners, LLC Launches to Deliver A New Generation of Structured Investment Vehicles
AVENTURA, FL.– Artemis Capital Partners, LLC has formed to offer structured products designed to deliver significant portfolio diversification and exceptional risk-adjusted returns. Artemis combines a proprietary, quantitative investment selection process with broad diversification to meet the objective of preserving wealth […]
Hedge Fund Investor Sells Emerging Market Power Company
Globeleq, the emerging markets power company, announced that it has reached agreements to sell its operating power businesses in Latin America, North Africa and Asia. Globeleq is 100% owned by hedge fund investor CDC Group plc. Actis, the leading private […]