Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
New Market Capital Partners hires Andre Boreas as Senior Investment Manager
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – New Market Capital Partners has hired Andre R. Boreas as a Senior Investment Manager, according to a new press release. Boreas has over 12 years experience workingin the institutional financial services industry. He was […]
Baring Asset Management to launch China Hedge fund
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Baring Asset Management (BAM) said it is launching a new hedge fund, The Baring China Absolute Return Fund plc, which will be available to investors in June 2004according to the released statements. However, such […]
Demarcation lines between Mutual Funds and Hedge Funds continue to diminish
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Demarcation lines between mutual funds and hedge funds have slowly but steadily diminished as more mutual fund organizations roll out new products utilizing hedgefund strategies. As hedge funds continue on their growth path, increasing […]
CSFB devises a strategy to keep staff from defecting to Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Credit Suisse First Boston has devised a strategy to keep its staff from migrating to the hedge funds; the financial giant established a new incubator for would-beproprietary traders according to news reports. Such a […]
German Pension Funds invest with Hedge Fund managers
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – BW Versich-erungsverein des Bank-gewerbes, Germany�s largest industry pension fund has announced its plans to invest in hedge funds. According to the news release,the pension fund will allocate an unspecified sum into five hedge fund […]
Van Hedge Fund Advisors launch new investable Hedge Fund Index
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Van Hedge Fund Advisors, the Nashville based hedge fund tracker firm has said, it is launching a new investable hedge fund index. According to a new press release,�the Van Tracker Fund SPC, Ltd. (�VTF�), […]
More UK investors interested in retail Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The evolution of unregulated hedge funds in Europe has reached advanced stages, as more investors want retail hedge funds to be opened to all investors and notjust the wealthy anymore. Dublin was one of […]
More European Pension Funds to invest in Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – ABP pension funds have decided to invest in alternative investments according to published news. ABP plans to put about 20% of its investment money into suchstrategies, including fixed-income, real estate, private equity, commodities, and […]
Dow Jones to publish new Hedge Fund Index soon
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – Dow Jones has announced that it will begin the publication of a Hedge Fund Index this Nov 1. According to a new press release, the new DJHFI �was created tounderlie investable products.� Dow Jones […]
CSFB/TREMONT Index to exceed US $2 billion in assets
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – CSFB has announced that products linked to the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index have experienced a significant growth in assets. According to a new press release,such assets will reach US $2 billion on June 1, […]
SEC to investigate Wellington’s stock allocations to Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The Boston based money manager, Wellington Management Co, is facing the US Securities and Exchange Commission inquiry, into its methods of allocation of stocks tohedge funds. The inquiry is to examine if Wellington authorities […]
Stock Hedge Funds gain 7% in April
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET) – The three biggest stock hedge funds did well in April, according to new released reports. William Von Mueffling, Jim Pallotta, and Lee Ainslie, had gains of about7% in April; such return easily beat the […]