Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
London’s office space tops global price list
MarketWatch – London’s West End district remains the most expensive place in the world for office space, with rents in this area of the U.K. capital now averaging $185.60 a square foot, up 10% in a year. The West End […]
New Ecostructure Portfolio Fund to Foster Environmental Innovation
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Ecostructure Capital LLC will be launching its first hedge fund, The Ecostructure Portfolio Fund, with approximately $2 million in assets under management. The Ecostructure Portfolio Fund will support the financing of large-scale, ecologically beneficial […]
SEC moves on Ponzi Scheme
Boston Herald – Federal regulators yesterday moved to freeze the assets of a Wakefield hedge-fund manager who allegedly engaged in a Ponzi-like scheme that included diverting $11.5 million in client funds to a firm he co-founded with a college pal. […]
Institutional investors must face challenges posed by hedge fund operational risk
Institutional investors need to focus more on operational risk processes when choosing hedge fund managers, according to new research. The full report commissioned by The Bank of New York in conjunction with Amber Partners: Hedge Fund Operational Risk: Meeting the […]
Italy May unit trust prelim net outflow 5.2 bln eur vs outflow 1.24 bln in April
Forbes – Italy’s unit trust funds had a net outflow of 5.2 bln eur in May, against a net outflow of 1.24 bln in April, said Assogestioni fund managers association in a preliminary estimate. Equity funds had a net outflow […]
Global stocks, bonds as good as hedge funds
Reuters – The hedge fund industry may promise top returns in all market conditions, but often a well balanced portfolio of international and U.S. stocks and bonds can deliver similar results for lessmoney, a study released on Tuesday shows. Over […]
Atticus Hedge Fund Likes MasterCard
TheStreet.com – Hedge fund Atticus Management is shifting its attention to credit cards and airplanes. The $12 billion fund led by Timothy Barakett disclosed Monday that it has acquired 5.1% equity stakes in both MasterCard (MA:NYSE – commentary – research […]
Russian Hedge Funds see Record Money
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The E.U. and U.S. hedge fund markets have seen some recent fluctuation in reliability in the past weeks, but Emerging Markets are still doing remarkably well. Investors are still investing in BRIC, (Brasil, Russia, […]
European Central Bank sees Hedge Funds as Risky
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The European Central Bank (ECB) is warning traders that hedge funds have created a “major risk†to global financial stability. Franz Müntefering, who is the deputy German chancellor, described them as “locustsâ€Â. In an […]
Hedge Funds Star in a Picture We’ve Seen Before
Bloomberg – We’ve been down this road before. That’s the strong sensation that comes over me just about every time I happen upon some new status report on the growth and evolution of hedge funds. Don’t get me wrong — […]
India-focused hedge funds under strategy spotlight
Reuters – Funds using a hedge fund banner to charge higher fees while only betting on India’s rising stock market are likely to come under the spotlight at a conference in Geneva later this month. About 20 hedge funds focus […]
The Long And Short Of Hedge Funds
Motley Fool UK – Hedge funds are supposed to make money for their investors regardless of market conditions, right? But all is not well at the moment. In May, hedge fund managers reportedly gave up about half of this year’s […]