Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Are hedge funds a necessary evil?
Financial Express –Statements emanating from different quarters indicate that the desirability of allowing trading by hedge funds in the country is being examined. When and under what regulatory framework would the same be introduced, if at all? Hedge funds have […]
Hedge funds bring in the money
CNN Money – NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — A record $126.5 billion flowed into the hedge fund industry last year, despite a weak fourth quarter for attracting new money, an industry tracker said Thursday. Hedge funds rebounded in 2006, nearly tripling […]
Ashburton prefers China to India
LONDON (Reuters) – A rise in Indian equities to record highs means they have become expensive and Chinese stocks offer more value in the short run, the manager of a newly-launched fund from investment firm Ashburton said. The Ashburton “Chindia” […]
FIM Advisers LLP’s Flagship Low Volatility Fund of Funds Reaches $1 Billion
FIM Advisers LLP’s (FIM) flagship low-volatility fund of funds, FIM Long-Invest, has broken $1 billion in assets as of December 31, 2006. The Fund had a very positive 2006 rising 10.57% net of fees in the USD share class despite […]
Hedge Fund Doubles Turnover by $229 Million
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – RAB Capital, the $5 billion hedge fund, doubled its turnover for the year to at least $229 million, while pre-tax profit soared 95% and assets undermanagement went up to $5.18bn. Assets under management as at 31 […]
The hedge fund bezzle
BBC Business – It wasn’t a bad year for hedge funds. They rose 13.86% on average in 2006 – almost double what they made the previous year, according to the Credit Suisse/Tremont hedge fundindex. But that performance – which to […]
Fears over lending to hedge funds sparks probe by US and UK
MSNBC – Concern that booming lending to hedge funds may have led to a relaxation in credit standards has prompted US and European regulators to start the first joint investigation into whether banksand brokers are managing such risks appropriately. The […]
Hedge fund regulation ‘long way off’
Business Report – The hedge fund market is potentially “a long way off” from effective implementation of new rules, according to Clade Investment Management director Carl Liebenberg. Liebenberg, whose company that jointly manages the South African Investable Hedge Fund Index […]
Overseas investors drive one-quarter of local hedge funds
The Financial Standard – A new report into the hedge fund industry by specialist consultant John Glass and Rainmaker has found while the local hedge fund market is $22 billion, it’s becoming a big exporter with one quarter of the […]
Emerging markets steal show among hedge funds-data
Reuters – Hedge funds that specialize in emerging markets climbed 20.49 percent in 2006, according to new data, reminding investors of the out-sized returns that made these loosely regulatedportfolios famous just a few years ago. The average emerging market fund […]
MFA to Host Premiere Program for Pensions, Endowments & Foundations
HedgeCo.net — WASHINGTON, D.C., January 18, 2007 — Managed Funds Association (MFA) will present its premiere program for pensions, foundations and endowments at the Association’s annual conference, Network 2007, February 11-13, at The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne, FL. Pension, foundation and […]
Liquidity Continues Flowing Upstream
Sometimes the markets don’t reflect what happened (a.k.a. the fundamentals), but who is buying and selling (a.k.a. supply and demand.) Tuesday’s rising Treasury bond prices and falling yields were more the result of Asian central bank-buying than a weak New […]