Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
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 […]
Ernst & Young Launches Islamic Funds & Investments Report
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 that […]
Higher Taxes Wouldn’t Have Big Impact on Hedge Funds
CNBC- The top 100 hedge funds control $1 trillion in assets and their managers make “staggering” salaries. Should they be taxed? Michael Peltz, executive editor of Alpha Magazine, and Gary Weiss, author of “Wall Street Versus America,” took up the […]
British Empire ups stake in RAB Special Situations
Reuters- Top-performing British Empire Securities & General Trust has upped its stake in listed hedge fund RAB Special Situations because it believes it is a cheap way to gain exposure to mining stocks. According to a regulatory filing, the 834 […]
Incremax Wins Microsoft Hedge Fund Competency Award
Incremax was awarded with Microsoft’s Third Quarter New York/New Jersey Area Partner Award for Competency in understanding the scalable infrastructure, information productivity and custom business applications that drive both Fixed-Income and Equity hedge fund management firms. “Most Managing Directors are […]
Hedge Funds Shift Weight to Small Caps
Wall Street Journal- A new report from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. highlights some differences between hedge funds and mutual funds in the second quarter, including that hedge funds were more weightedtoward energy, technology and small-company stocks in recent portfolios. The […]
Hedge Fund Office Opening In Zunich
Hedge fund service provider Cantor Fitzgerald today announced the opening of a new office in Zurich, Switzerland, further expanding its global footprint within the world’s financial markets. The new office is based in the heart of Zurich’s financial district at […]
Hedge Fund Registration: No Silver Bullet
CNBC- The effort to require hedge funds to register just doesn’t die. After the court struck down the Securities and Exchange Commission’s mandate to require registration, Sen. Charles Grassley picked up the torch. But Senator, consider the comments of the […]
HFR Launches Hedge Fund Report In Arabic
Chicago-based HFR Group L.L.C. today announced in a press release the publication in Arabic for the first time of its benchmark Quarterly industry report on the performance and size of the global hedge fund industry. HFR has long had a […]
The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index Up +2.04% in April
The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index, one of the world’s largest hedge fund databases, returned +2.04% in April, and +4.81% year-to-date. “Hedge funds continue to deliver solid returns, but with significantly less risk than equities,” notes Ben Rossman, General Manager. […]
Renaissance hedge fund: Only scientists need apply
Reuters- Wall Street traders and analysts take note: don’t bother applying to work at Renaissance Technologies, the $30 billion (15 billion pound) hedge fund manager whose assets could reach $100 billion in coming years. The top-performing firm only hires scientists […]
Deutsche Bank CEO Defends Hedge Funds
MSN MoneyCentral – FRANKFURT, Germany (AP)- Hedge funds and private equity firms should take an active role in the companies in which they are invested and should not be criticized for doing so,Deutsche Bank AG’s chief executive said Tuesday. Investors […]