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Macquarie enters retail Hedge Fund business

AUSTRALIA, (HedgeCo.Net) – The Australian based Macquarie Equity Markets, has entered into the retail hedge fund management arena with the launching of Equinox 4 Series. According to statementsreleased by the firm, Equinox 4, an alternative asset management vehicle will offer […]

Gabelli Asset Management Subpoenaed by the SEC

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HedgeCo.Net) – The Rye, New York based Gabelli Asset Management Inc. has been subpoenaed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. According to news reports the subpoena isrelated to the unending improper trading of 2003. The […]

SBIC unveils new Hedge fund

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HedgeCo.Net) – Santa Barbara Investment Capital (�SBIC�) has announced the launch of a new hedge fund, the Diversified SBIC Partners, LP. The fund was launched on October 1, 2004according to company�s released information. According to SBIC, […]

Institutions in Europe Slow in adopting hedge fund strategies

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HedgeCo.Net) – Attendees at a just completed European Pension Funds and Insurers conference were told that the growth of European institutional investment in hedge funds may beslower than previously anticipated. This tendency may produce less impact […]

Van Global Hedge Fund Index gains 1.7% in September

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HedgeCo.Net) – The Van Global Hedge Fund Index gained 1.7% net of fees in September, according to preliminary data released by Van Hedge Fund Advisors International (VAN). Theindex is constructed from a pool of over 300 […]

Pioneer Alternative Investment shuts down Global Macro Fund

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HedgeCo.Net) – According to Bloomberg reports, Pioneer Alternative Investments, [PAI] has shut down the Pioneer Global Macro Fund following the recent losses in the fund. Theglobal macro strategy trades currency and interest rates, and other derivatives. […]

Inflated Claims Found Fraudulent by the SEC

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HedgeCo.Net) – For hedge fund managers and other investment advisers that either are, or soon may become subject to the registration provisions of the U.S. Investment AdvisersAct of 1940, and the examinations by the staff of […]

Another UK Pension Fund allocates assets to Hedge Funds

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HedgeCo.Net) – Another UK Pension fund manager, Dorset County Pension Fund has devoted five percent of its total assets to hedge fund managers. According to Nick Buckland, aninvestment officer with the fund, the investment committee has […]

More Hedge fund buyouts may be coming

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Recently some large Wall Street financial companies have acquired hedge fund firms in a bid to get a piece of the growing hedge fund management business. J.P.Morgan agreed to purchase Highbridge Capital Management for […]

HSBC Republic Investments Limited launches leveraged funds for experienced investors

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HedgeCo.Net) – HSBC Leveraged GH Fund and HSBC Leveraged GH Fund (euro), are opened for investment. The funds aim to give experienced investors, who can tolerate an increasedvolatility, the opportunity to achieve increased returns ultimately through […]

CSFB/Tremont Launches Sector Invest Indices

� CSFB/Tremont Launches New Hedge Fund Sector Invest Indices �Ten Style-Based Indices Debut with 114 Funds � NEW YORK, NY, October 7, 2004� — Answering widespread investor demand, CSFB/Tremont Index LLC announced today that it has launched ten new investable […]

Reports of the Death of Hedge Funds are Wildly Exaggerated

NEW ZEALAND (HEDGECO.NET) – Hedge fund-bashing appears to have become a sport in the last few months, played by media and well-regarded commentators alike, with the prediction of �dire results forinvestors� and �hedge fund implosion� peppering the headlines. Why is […]