Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Morgan Creek Ups the Ante
Black Enterprise – Investors looking to be “advisory clients” of Morgan Creek Capital Management will have to pony up $200 million as an initial investment, following a recent decision at thefirm. Morgan Creek currently manages investments for eight such advisory […]
Dow Jones hits record high but Hedge Funds increasingly faltering
FinFacts Ireland – The 30- blue chip Dow Industrials Average hit a new record on Tuesday, boosted by hopes that falling oil prices will support consumers and the housing market. The benchmark rose 56.99 points to pass the record close […]
Cazenove and Gam offer retail access to hedge fund strategies
Investment Week – Cazenove and Gam are offering retail access to hedge fund portfolios with both firms launching fund of fund-style strategies. Cazenove Capital Management will launch a portfolio exposed to three of its hedge funds, run by Tim Russell, […]
SGAM offers three products run by hedge fund specialists
Investment Week – SGAM has launched three Sicav vehicles to be managed by a trio of US-based hedge fund firms, while Mellon has also brought a derivative-based global absolute return vehicle to the market. All the products will aim to […]
House Debates Hedge Fund Regulation
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – According to the SEC, hedge funds represent 5% of all US assets under management, and about 30% of all US equity trading volume. So concern over hedge fund oversight and regulation is on the agenda of […]
Hedge Funds Care Gala
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – Hedge Funds Care Cayman will be hosting its second annual black tie dinner, Open Your Heart to the Children Benefit, at the Ritz Carlton on 16 November. Hedge Funds Care (HFC), established in 1998, is a […]
As hedge funds proliferate, risks spread to non-investors
Yahoo! News – Look behind any major financial scandal these days, and chances are good you will find a hedge fund. In some cases, these high-risk investment pools played a neutral, or even benign, role. They were, for instance, among […]
Europe’s hedge fund assets top 200 billion pounds
Reuters – Assets of Europe’s hedge funds rose by 23 percent in the first half of this year, shrugging off mediocre investment performance in May and June as institutions continued to pour into thesector, data showed on Monday. The European […]
Civil suit against ex-hedge fund mgr to continue
Reuters – A former Manhattan hedge fund manager who pleaded not guilty to insider trading charges last week must defend herself against fraud and other claims in a civil lawsuit, a federal judge hasruled. Hilary Shane, 39, who was a […]
China calls for cooperation on hedge fund risks
Reuters – Financial regulators across the world need to work together to keep checks on the increasingly powerful $1.2 trillion (640 billion pound) hedge fund industry, China’s banking regulatoryhead said in remarks published on Thursday. “Regulators in all countries should […]
London’s hedge funds outpace the rest
Times Online – LONDON’S biggest hedge fund managers are pulling away from the rest of the pack as investors favour larger players, according to a new ranking published today. Some big asset managers have produced asset growth of 50 per […]
Armajaro Asset Management to Launch a “Pure Portable Alpha†Fund
HedgeCo.net ( New York ) – London, 02 October 2006 – Armajaro Asset Management (AAM) today announced the launch of the Wentworth Fund. Armajaro has created an innovative method of investing in longshort equity hedge fund managers and stripping out […]