Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Deutsche Bank to open Japan Hedge Fund
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – Hedge funds are seeking opportunities in Japan after the recent cut backs in corporate debt has improved the chances of companies increasing dividends and buying back shares. There are about 220 Japan-focused hedge funds overseeing a […]
Congressman calls for Hedge Fund Study
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – Mike Castle, a congressman from Delaware and president of the republican main street partnership, introduced a bill last week requiring regulators to study and make recommendations about hedge funds, Castle’s office said Monday. The study should […]
Hedge Fund Wizards
Motley Fool – There’s no other business on Earth like the hedge business. In 2005, according to Institutional Investor, the average top-25 hedge fund manager made $363 million. James Simons,head of hyper-quant Renaissance Technologies, made $1.5 billion! Renaissance’s black box […]
Amaranth losses may hit San Diego pension fund
Marketwatch – Losses of more than $3 billion suffered by Amaranth Advisors LLC this month may not just hit the wealthy individuals and big Wall Street institutions that have historically invested in hedge funds. Pensioners and state workers could also […]
Funds not selling on Thailand coup
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Foreign fund managers said on Wednesday they have not starting dumping Thai assets after the army seized power, and that they may use the coup as an opportunity to enter one ofAsia’s most inexpensive markets. But […]
Losses raise questions about hedge fund type – Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle – Huge trading losses at Amaranth Advisors belie the notion that “multistrategy” hedge funds are safer than their single-strategy peers and could lead to calls for more transparencyand controls, experts said Tuesday. The $9 billion Amaranth fund told […]
Hedge fund manager steers clear of natural gas
Globe and Mail – Not every hedge fund manager is betting the farm on natural gas. New York-based Van Eck Global Absolute Return Advisers Corp. certainly isn’t. The company, which has been offering alternative investments for more than 50 years, […]
Harcourt Investment Consulting AG announces the launch of Belmont Asset Based Lending Ltd.
HedgeCo.net ( New York ) –Harcourt Investment Consulting AG has launched Belmont Asset Based Lending Ltd, Harcourt’s first fund of funds fully dedicated to asset based lending strategies. Thefund was launched in July 2006 and will allow investors to achieve ultimate […]
Hedge Fund’s double Bond Trading
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – In a report late last week by Greenwich Associates, 45% of annual trading in emerging market bonds, 47% of distressed debt and 55% of credit derivatives in the 12 months werereported to be hedge fund trading […]
Hedge Funds and US Elections
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – Hedge funds are proving to be a growing power in the political arena, complicating the issues by pouring funding into the Democratic side of the playing field, giving mostly to candidates and causes that interest them […]
Hedge fund Amaranth loses heavily on gas trades
Earthtimes – NEW YORK: Hedge fund Amaranth Advisors LLC informed investors its two main funds fell by as much as 50 per cent in September because of the decline in natural gas prices. The firm is selling a major portion […]
Some hedge funds hit a slump this year –
USA Today – In the spirit of glasnost, here’s an illuminating fact about the secretive hedge fund world that investors pining to get into these mysterious investments should know: Many hedge fundsare losing money this year. Roughly 20% of the […]