Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Are fixed income analysts under pressure
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman, William Donaldson has raised questions whether the fixed-income securities analysts are facing pressuressimilar to those faced by stock analysts during the technology boom of the 1990�s. Donaldson raised […]
Hennessee Hedge Fund Index Down -1.75% In April
HEDGE FUNDS GENERATE NEGATIVE RETURN OF -1.75% IN APRIL Stagflation Comes Up For the Second Time in Seven Months May 9, 2005 � New York, NY � Hennessee Group LLC, an adviser to hedge fund investors, today announced that weak […]
FSA to Investigate Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) -The U.K. Financial Services Authority has confirmed that it is studying hedge funds; however the watchdog agency denied reports that it has mounted awide-reaching investigation into the activities of hedge funds as reported by some […]
Van Global Hedge fund index lost -1.6 Percent in April
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Van Global Hedge Fund Index dropped -1.6% net of fees in April according to a preliminary report from Van Money Manager Research, LLC (VAN), a leadinghedge fund index provider. George Van, Chairman of […]
Greenspan Warns – Don’t Over Regulate Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Alan Greenspan, the Federal Reserve Chairman said in a recent conference that the hedge fund industry should not be overregulated. Greenspan explained the needfor hedge fund managers to provide complete transparency to its investors. […]
Hedge Funds Assets Hit $1.5 trillion
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A new survey conducted by the fourth Hedge Fund Manager Bi-Annual Hedge Fund Administrator, shows that the global hedge fund industry assets has reached the$1.5 trillion mark. During the past six months, new hedge […]
Investment managers warned to evolve with the market
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Investment management organizations should capitalize on the new investment demands so as to stay competitive in the years to come. Such was the messagedelivered to them at the “The 2005 SEI Investments Executive Conference: […]
Currency market swings create added risks for international funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Swings in the international currency markets are causing more risks for international hedge funds especially those funds that are not hedge against the dollarweakness. According to currency strategists, the decline of the dollar against […]
U.S. Hedge fund manager wants Ontario Securities Commission to intervene in merger plans
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) The Wisconsin based U.S. Hedge fund manager, Stark Investments called on the Ontario’s Securities Regulator to intervene in merger plans of a mining company withits parent, company Noranda Inc. According to Stark Investments, such merger […]
Hedge Funds still hold long positions in corporate bonds-Citigroup
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net)Hedge funds still have net long positions in the European euro and pound sterling corporate bonds according to a new survey conducted by Citigroup. The studyfurther showed that when such positions are liquidated, the market would […]
Van Releases May Market Sentiment Indicators
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Van Hedge Fund Advisors International, LLC (“VAN”) has released its may market sentiment indicators for U. S. equities, the U.S. Dollar and the U.S. Treasury10-year Note. According to the data, 63 percent of the […]
The Edhec Risk and Asset Management Research Centre releases research that is critical of the existing ratings systems
The Edhec Risk and Asset Management Research Centre releases research that is critical of the existing ratings systems: In 2002, EuroPerformance, which is the leading French firm for the dissemination of mutual fund data, approached the Edhec research centre to […]