Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
IIR Announces GAIM USA 2005 on January 18th-20th
New York, NY, December 6 — The Institute for International Research announces the GAIM USA 2005 Conference, the largest gathering of hedge funds in the USA. The event will take place on January18-20, 2005 at the Boca Raton Resort & […]
Hedge Funds pumped $84 billion into Japanese markets since Dec, 2003
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – A new report compiled by Daiwa Securities said hedge fund investors pumped $84 billion into the Japanese markets since the end of 2003 to June 2004. This riserepresents an increase of 17% according to […]
Former George Soros Partner says Hedge Funds have peaked
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Jim Rogers, former partner of George Soros and the co-founder of the Quantum hedge fund said the hedge fund industry’s performance has peaked. Part of his reasonstems from his belief that the equity and […]
More Hedge Funds seek opportunities in Private Equity
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – An increasing number of hedge funds are seeking alpha in private equity, according to a new report from Reuters. The recent asset growth in the industry has led tocapacity constraint problems, with too many […]
Capital Z Sponsors Launch of BTN Partners, LLC
Stamford, CT (HEDGECO.NET) – Joshua Feuerman announced the launch of BTN Partners, LLC, an alternative asset management firm that will focus on quantitative investment strategies. BTN Partner�sflagship product will follow a quantitative long/short market neutral style of investing with a […]
Tidewater Capital Management unveils new Hedge Fund
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Tidewater Capital Management, Inc. announced the launch of its latest hedge fund, the Tidewaters Partners Fund, LP. The new fund seeks to deliver fixed absolutereturns by investing in real estate opportunities. �The Tidewater Partners […]
New Proposed Hedge Fund to bet on sporting events
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban is planning to start a new hedge fund according to AP business news. The new fund according to the report will be managedby professional gamblers. Cuban said […]
Hedge Funds may soon be able to trade currencies directly in the currency markets
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – A new Reuter�s news report said hedge funds have increasingly gained better access to the global wholesale currency market. This convenience may soon enable themto trade currencies directly, as the boundaries between the dealer […]
British manager says Hedge Funds should accept regulation
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – London based hedge fund manager Gartmore said hedge funds should accept the upcoming proposed regulation. They feel this because hedge funds are becoming morecommonplace, and also maturing. Such regulatory oversight according to Gartmore, should […]
Sequoia to launch global CTA hedge fund
SEOUL, KOREA (HEDGECO.NET) – A Multi-strategy CTA fund named Sequoia has announced it will launch a new global CTA fund, according to a press release. The CEO of the fund, Park Chang-Ki has developedthe �computerized futures trading model, which targets […]
Japanese L/S Akamatsu Hedge Fund to launch on the Schneider platform
LONDON, ENGLAND (HEDGECO.NET) – The Akamatsu Fund, a Japanese Equity Long/Short Fund will launch in the coming weeks on Schneider�s hedge fund platform, part of the Schneider Group, a UK financialservices company. Akamatsu will be a research driven fund that […]
Edhec Study says only 3 out of 13 hedge funds had negative returns in Oct
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The recovery of hedge funds from negative performance that began in September, continued into October according to a new study conducted by the French BusinessSchool, Edhec. Edhec reported only three out of thirteen hedge […]