Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Hedge Funds Require Cewe Color CEO’s Resignation
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – Two US hedge funds, K Capital and M2 have recently revealed that they own more than 16% of Europe’s largest film processing company Cewe Color. Inan unexpected move the hedge funds are asking for the resignation […]
Hedge Fund Makes Over $83 Million off YouTube Sale
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – The numbers are in, Google revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission just how much the hedge fund investors, founders and early employees of YouTube made when it was bought by Google for […]
Hedge Funds Begin to Show Up on Regulators
Washington Post – For years, hedge funds barely registered on the Washington agenda, and that was just the way they liked it. These investment pools designed for wealthy individuals flourished in the shadows: They collected more than $1 trillion; seized […]
Former Hedge Fund Executive Enters Plea
New York Times – The former head of Idaho hedge-fund company, Wood River Capital Management, pleaded not guilty yesterday to securities fraud and other charges after investors lost at least $88million when two of its funds collapsed in 2005. John […]
German minister appeals to hedge fund managers
Jurnalo – German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck urged hedge fund managers to show greater awareness of the political consequences of their dealings as the world’s richest nations met to discuss the issue at a conference in Germany. “If a […]
Lower-cost way to protect a portfolio
Seattle Times – Investments that march to their own drummer, rather than in lock-step with the stock market, can protect a portfolio. That’s the goal of classic hedge funds  not the risky ones that grab headlines. But hedge funds […]
New hedge funds raised less money in 2006
Herald Tribune – New hedge funds around the world attracted less investment capital in 2006 for the second year in a row after a rout in emerging markets and the collapse of Amaranth Advisors. The 86 largest new hedge funds […]
The stars dim a bit
Boston Globe – Convexity Capital Management, the record-setting hedge fund launched by former Harvard Management Co. stars famous for beating the markets, couldn’t keep up in 2006. Convexity’s $6 billion hedge fund offers clients a variety of investment strategies. Each […]
Fortress flotation prompts investor frenzy
MSN MoneyCentral – Fortress Investment Group, which on Thursday will become the first US hedge fund and private equity group to go public, is generating intense demand for its shares among investorsanxious to grab a slice of the flotation, which […]
State Street to buy Hub investment firm: $4.5B stock deal would make them leader in services for hedge funds
Patriot Ledger – After searching in the last two years for another major acquisition, State Street Corp. CEO Ron Logue finally found what he was seeking just a mile from his office. State Street unveiled plans yesterday to buy Boston-based […]
ABSOLUTE RETURN New Funds Survey for 2006 show new hedge fund launches slow
The Absolute Return New Funds Survey for 2006, published in the February issue of Absolute Return magazine, shows that new hedge fund launches in the U.S. slowed for the second year in a row. Lastyear, the 86 largest hedge fund […]
Trowbridge Selects Welton for New Fund Tailored for Illiquid High Net Worth Investors
Trowbridge Management today announced the availability of its new Trowbridge Global Fund, a managed futures fund specifically tailored to the illiquid high net worth investor. “The Global Fund was influenced by two factors,†said Stan Dickson, President of Trowbridge Management. […]