Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Dow Jones Hedge Fund Index posted gains for May
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The recovery of Hedge Funds from declining returns continues in May 2005, as the Dow Jones Hedge Fund Index made gains in its Hedge Fund portfolios. Accordingto Dow Jones data, �Five of the six […]
More Hedge funds may seek Stock listing in the future-Man’s group manager says
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Man�s group Plc Chief Executive Stanley Fink, said that more hedge funds around the world may sell shares to the public as part of efforts by their managers tolock in profits resulting from the […]
Hedge Fund Fees seen falling-Panelist says
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Panelists at a hedge fund industry conference in Switzerland have concluded that fees charged by hedge fund managers will likely go down when investor realizethat part of the returns hedge fund achieve are not […]
German Government considering tightening Hedge Fund Controls
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The German government is now considering ways of tightening controls on hedge funds according to Reuters. However the group is said to have refused proposalsto limit the voting rights of hedge funds as shareholders. […]
Is the SEC’s era of reform and vigorous enforcement over?
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has defended actions taken the agency in light of mounting criticisms that it failed to uncover the mutual fundscandals and illegal trading activities which cost market investors billions […]
Lagging Hedge Fund Returns won’t slow Hedge Fund growth
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – U.S. Hedge Fund industry experts believe that the current low and lagging returns by hedge funds will not derail the new asset inflows into hedge fund managedvehicles. According to such sources, despite such slow […]
UBS AG Strategist Defects to Hedge Fund Management
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Another traditional asset manager and strategist have moved over to the arena of hedge fund management in an unending trend which has seen many traditionalasset managers cross over to the realm of hedge fund […]
Van Global Hedge Fund Index advances 1.2 percent in May
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Van Global Hedge Fund Index rose 1.2% net of fees in May according to new preliminary data released by Van Global LLC (VAN), a leading hedge fund indexprovider. The gains in the Van�s […]
S&P Hedge Fund Index rose 0. 29 percent in May
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Standard & Poor’s Hedge Fund Index (S&P HFI) rose 0.29% for the month of May, according to Standard & Poor’s new data. S&P said, �HedgeFund managers were able to capture a large portion […]
Bush Selects Rep. Christopher Cox to lead SEC
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – President Bush has selected Republican Christopher Cox to be the next Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, following last week�s resignation ofWilliam Donaldson. Cox was widely expected to receive the nomination. Chairman William […]
Veteran Fund Manager John Mack to head Pequot Capital Management
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – John Mack, a former Credit Suisse First Boston Chief Executive and a longtime Wall Street money manager has defected to a hedge fund company. Mack has beennamed to the post of Chairman of Pequot […]
SEC Chairman William Donaldson to Step down June 30
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William H. Donaldson announced his retirement from the agency effective June 30, 2005. In his resignationremarks, Donaldson said, �When I assumed the Chairmanship of the Securities and […]