Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
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 […]
Amanda Capital Hedge Fund of Funds Exceeds Target Size at Closing
Amanda Capital Group, the first publicly listed private equity hedge fund-of-funds in Scandinavia announced that Amanda III Eastern Private Equity L.P. fund-of-funds exceeded its target size of EUR 100 million ($134.5 million). Amanda III is one of the five fund-of-funds […]
Ernst & Young Launch Islamic Hedge Fund Report
The 1st Annual Ernst & Young Islamic Funds & Investments Report (IFIR) is being launched to address the exciting and dynamic landscape of Islamic Private Equity market. The inaugural report will focus on the spectrum of asset classes and drivers […]
Correlation Trade is Extreme Sport for Hedge Funds
Reuters- Hedge funds are driving a surge in demand for the riskiest credit derivatives, with winner-takes-all strategies that appear to have turned the art of investing into the financial equivalentof extreme sports. As hedge funds jostle for space in London’s […]
Market Wizards Delays Hedge Fund IPO
MSN MoneyCentral (AP)- Market Wizards Fund Ltd., a hedge fund investment company that had planned to debut on the London Stock Exchange postponed its initial public offering because it wouldn’t havemet a target of 200 million pounds ($397.3 million), highlighting […]
Hedge Fund Manager New on Applebee’s Board
AP- Shareholders of Applebee’s International Inc. voted Friday to elect two new directors from a hedge fund that had threatened a costly proxy fight before both sides agreed to a settlement last month. Richard Breeden, whose hedge fund Breeden Capital […]
Hedge Funds Roil
Wall Street Journal- Traditionally, the annual fund-raiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay was a staid affair: A string quartet played, Red Sox tickets were auctioned and empty seats abounded. The event was lucky to raise more than […]
Ernst & Young Launch Islamic Fund Report
The 1st Annual Ernst & Young Islamic Funds & Investments Report (IFIR) is being launched to address the exciting and dynamic landscape of Islamic Private Equity market. The inaugural report will focus on the spectrum of asset classes and drivers […]
UK Watchdog Warns Activist Hedge Funds
FT Alphaville- The UK’s Financial Services Authority on Thursday embraced the growing numbers of activist hedge funds but warned them not to conspire to mislead the market. The regulator issued guidelines for the first time to shareholder activists on what […]
Call for progress on hedge funds, Doha trade round
Daily Times- German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday reiterated her call for increased transparency among hedge funds and for progress in the stalled Doha round of world trade talks. “On the one hand, hedge funds increase the efficiency of the […]
Hedge-Fund Pioneer Steinhardt Sees Rocky Art Market
Bloomberg- Michael Steinhardt, who made hundreds of millions as a New York hedge-fund manager, said owners of contemporary art may have a rocky ride when values fall. “We’ve seen some extraordinary rises in prices, but we haven’t seen the downside,” […]
Syz & Co Launches Two Spanish Funds of Hedge Funds
In a press release today, Swiss banking group SYZ & CO and Madrid-based asset management firm A&G Fondos, Asesores y Gestores Financieros Fondos announced the launch of two Spanish-regulated funds of hedge funds, the AYG SYZ Multi Strategy and the […]