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Northern Trust to provide custody and fund administration services to Swiss Capital Group

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Northern Trust Company has been selected by Swiss Capital Group to provide custody and fund administration services to its entire fund-of-hedge-funds. NorthernTrust is one of the leading providers of global custody, asset administration and […]

Hedge Funds trail broader equity markets in July-CSFB

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – While hedge funds posted positive returns in July, new data from Credit Suisse First Boston/Tremont shows that they lag the broad equity markets for the month.According to new data from CSFB/Tremont, the average hedge […]

Oil Prices continue to rise as Hedge Funds predict global shortage in a few years

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The price of crude oil continues to rise amid speculations that within a few short years there would be a scarcity of the commodity around the world. Recentlycrude oil traded around $66 dollars per […]

German Chancellor defends plans of tighter controls for Hedge Funds

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The German Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder has defended plans to subject hedge funds to tighter controls. Mr. Schroeder made his remarks during a speech on aGerman regional radio station. He argued that the tactics used […]

US Pension Fund Investments in Hedge Funds Accelerating

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The level of investments in hedge funds by US based pension fund managers is gathering more momentum according newly released reports. Following the technologymarket crash of the late 1990�s and early 2000�s, pension fund […]

Hedge Fund Investors Pressure Managers for Riskier Investments

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – It has been reported that investors in small hedge funds are pressuring their managers to take on more risk when investing, with the hope that this strategywill drive returns higher. While riskier investments could […]

Swiss Finance & Property Corporation to launch new real estate hedge fund

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Swiss Finance & Property Corporation [SFPC] will launch a new real estate hedge fund. The new fund is to be launched in August 2005, according to thefirm�s released information. It will aim to […]

Indian Hedge Funds Continue to Gain Momentum

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The global hedge fund industry continues to devote lots of attention to the Asian markets, which analysts believe has tremendous potentials for growth in thecoming years. Experts believe part of the reason is that […]

Asia is emerging as a haven for U.S. Hedge Fund managers

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The hedge fund boom in Asia has attracted attention from a significant number of U.S. based hedge fund managers. Many of the U.S. based hedge funds are settingup shops in Asia; many analysts think […]

Hedge Funds can be as safe as government bonds- Attica Alternative investments

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – UK-based Attica Alternative Investments said that hedge funds are as safe as government bonds if well-diversified. Such instruments could also yield similarreturns as those from government bonds. Attica’s chief investment officer, Jaakko Karki, told […]

Hennessee Hedge Fund Index gained 3.61 percent in July

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Global Hedge funds gained from the advancing equity markets in July, according to new data released on Monday by Hennessee Group LLC. The managers tracked byHennessee reported an average of 2.35% in July compared […]

Geronimo Partners to launch three Hedge Funds

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Geronimo Partners Asset Management LLC said it has plans to launch three hedge funds as part of the Unified Series Trust group of funds. In a filing with theU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the […]