Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Hedge Funds move into Municipal Bonds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Increasing number of hedge funds are embracing less risky municipal bonds, the strategy dubbed munitrade arbitrage, is a simple trade in U.S. municipal bonds.Analysts believe the strategy has become attractive to hedge funds from […]
Schroeder says U.S. officials want Hedge funds to be more transparent
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The German Chancellor, Gerhard Schroeder is continuing his push for more regulations for the global hedge fund industry. In a prepared speech Schroeder saidthat U.S. government officials want more transparency for the global hedge […]
Bank exposure to Hedge funds on the rise-BIS
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Bank for International Settlements in Basel Switzerland has commented on the rising level of Banking Institutions� exposure to Hedge funds. According toBIS, while altogether banks had strengthened controls around hedge funds their exposure […]
Lackluster stock performance helps push investors towards Fund of Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The dull performance of both stocks and bonds continues to push new investors towards Hedge Funds, particularly the Fund of Funds category. According to datafrom the Chicago based Hedge Fund Research, the number of […]
Increasing number of economists see connection between Hedge Funds and the real estate bubble
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge funds have been accused of basically causing problems in the global economy even when there is no evidence to support such claims. During the financialcrisis of the Asian Tiger economies, some of the […]
Fewer investment managers see Hedge Funds as a threat-new study
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A new study has shown that fewer number of investment asset managers now see hedge funds as a threat; the number of managers who still consider hedge funds athreat continues to decline when compared […]
Executives at Reuters Summit believe that Hedge Funds push their trading boundaries
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The executives attending the Reuters Hedge Fund Summit believe that hedge funds are likely to continue to push their trading limits in an effort to maintain acompetitive trading advantage against their competitors. The executives […]
Ohio Compensation Bureau to liquidate two Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation said it will liquidate two of its hedge funds bringing to an end investments in such strategy according to companystatements. The two funds are worth about $540 million […]
Hedge Fund managers don’t believe hedge funds are threat to the markets
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge fund managers told Reuters news that hedge funds are not a threat to the final markets. However they believe that hedge fund aggressive trading actioncould sometimes lead to market abuses, but hedge funds […]
Worst start ever for Convertible bond arbitrage
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Convertible bond arbitrage hedge fund strategy is facing its worst start ever for the first five months; the strategy has lost 6.73 percent during the firstfive months of 2005. According to published reports, GLG […]
Fixed fees unhealthy for Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Tony Morrongiello, a long time hedge fund manager for Caliburn Capital Partners said,� That fixed fees for hedge fund managers may be unhealthy for the growingindustry by robbing fund operators of performance incentives.� According […]
Aman Capital Management returning money to its investors
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Aman Capital Management Pte Ltd., of Singapore has confirmed it is returning investor money in its main hedge fund back to its holders. According to publishedreports, the fund is in the process of liquidating […]