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Van Global Hedge Fund Index Slips -0.2 percent in January

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Van Global Hedge Fund Index, slipped 0.2% net in January, according to a preliminary report released by Van Hedge Fund Advisors International, LLC (VAN).The data represents the average return net of fees posted […]

Qinhan Capital Management launches China Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Qinhan Capital Management has launched a new hedge fund; a multi-strategy hedge fund will be investing across the full range of Chinese securities, accordingto a report by the FinanceAsia news service. The new hedge […]

Lawyers find new Loopholes in new SEC Hedge Fund Law

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The new SEC Hedge Fund law provides a loophole to Hedge Fund managers who do not want to register their activities with the agency. Such managers must placetheir client�s assets into a two-year mandatory […]

Hedge Funds moving into Argentina’s debt swap

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Hedge funds have begun bargain hunting in the huge Argentina�s record debt swap, according to news reports. About $102.6 billion in such debt are being offeredas swaps for new bonds. Carlos Hourbeigt, Portfolio Manager […]

5.3 Percent of Hedge Funds Failed in 2004

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – A new study conducted by Hennessee Group LLC, showed that only 5.3 percent of hedge funds failed in 2004. That number remains in line with the average failuresfor hedge funds in the past six […]

CSAM launches Commodity Return Strategy Fund

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Credit Suisse Asset Management, {CSAM} has launched a new hedge fund, the Credit Suisse Commodity Return Strategy Fund, which offers retail investors exposureto the commodities market via commodity swap agreements according to the announcement. […]

VAN Releases Sentiment indicators for February

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Van Hedge Fund Advisors International, LLC (“VAN”) has released its February market sentiment indicators, for the U. S. equities, the U.S. Dollar and the U.S.Treasury 10-year Note. According to the new data, �The majority […]

Managed Futures Top $131 Billion, Money Under Management Nearly Doubles in 18 Months

Fairfield, Iowa, Feb. 3, 2005 — The Barclay Group reported today that money under management in managed futures climbed to a record $131.9 billion during the 4th quarter of 2004. Barclay is aleading provider of managed futures and hedge fund […]

What’s Ahead for the US Dollar?

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The US dollar bounced to a two-month high against the euro in recent trading, such gain came on the news that the US net capital inflows in November rose,fuelled by new speculation that the […]

New Research suggest wide variations in Hedge Fund fee Charges

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – New released research shows a wide variation in the level of both management and performance fees assessed by hedge fund managers. According to the study doneby Fitzrovia, there is a need of �assessing hedge […]

Forsyth Partners unveils new Hedge Funds

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – Forsyth Partners has unveiled new hedge funds, according to new reports. The two new portfolios, the Forsyth Global Commodity Fund and the Forsyth GlobalProperty Fund, are domiciled in Bermuda; both vehicles are being offered […]

SEC CHAIRMAN Says US Regulators must be ready for fund crisis

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission {SEC}, Mr. William Donaldson has told a Reuters news correspondent in an interview in DavosSwitzerland, that the SEC must be ready for a fund financial […]