Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
3 Rivers Venture Fair Supports PA Gov. Rendell’s Economic Stimulus Plan; Presenting Life Sciences and Information Technology Companies to Raise Millions in Venture Capital, Increase International Investment Rates, and Create New Jobs
<body.content> <block> <p>HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ — On behalf of Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell, Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary DennisYablonsky today embraced the economic initiatives being made by the second annual 3 Rivers Venture Fair in Pittsburgh […]
Invest in Florida’s Future – Register Now to Attend Innovation Florida 2003 Early Stage Capital Conference
ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 2, 2003–The Central Florida Innovation Corporation (CFIC) presents Innovation Florida 2003 – An Early Stage Capital Raising Conference, on Thursday, September25, 2003. The event is sponsored by Akerman Senterfitt, American Venture Magazine, Business Wire and the University […]
Invest in Florida’s Future – Register Now to Attend Innovation Florida 2003 Early Stage Capital Conference
ORLANDO, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 2, 2003–The Central Florida Innovation Corporation (CFIC) presents Innovation Florida 2003 – An Early Stage Capital Raising Conference, on Thursday, September25, 2003. The event is sponsored by Akerman Senterfitt, American Venture Magazine, Business Wire and the University […]
Hedge fund closure casts doubt on Abbey’s Glasgow operation; Bank fails to give long-term commitment to retain (pounds) 28.9bn asset management unit
ABBEY National is axing its ambitious Talorcan hedge fund business – raising serious doubts about the future of its wider (pounds) 28.9bn asset management operation in Glasgow. It shied clear last night of declaring a long-term commitment to retaining a […]
Ailsa Capital hedge unit reaches end of the line
AILSA Capital, the hedge fund manager run by one-time Standard Life chief investment manager John Thomson, was wound up on Friday less than two years after it began operations. Neil Smeaton and Piers Watson, who managed its Ailsa US Equity […]
Fortis Prime Fund Solutions Links Worldwide Investor Services Through webMethods Integration Platform
<body.content> <block> <p>AMSTERDAM, Netherlands and FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ — webMethods, Inc. , the leading provider of integration software enabling Global BusinessVisibility(TM), today announced that Fortis Prime Fund Solutions selected the webMethods Integration Platform to centralize and further automate […]
September ; The auto industry convenes in Germany, nano-tech takes over Washington, D.C., and Rosie O’Donnell heads to court.
1 September starts the way every month should–with a day off. Why is it called Labor Day if the point is not to do any? While you ponder that, please note that it is both Be Kind to Writers andEditors […]
Dirty Little Secrets ; The mutual fund industry has been playing fast and loose with your dollars. Will the SEC finally take action?
Ever since Enron collapsed into a smoldering heap nearly two years ago, regulators and lawmakers have scrambled to shore up confidence in the nation’s financial markets and corporate boardrooms.They’ve passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; they’ve slapped Wall Street firms with huge […]
Time to get back into tech?
CALIFORNIAN Paul Davis will be calling the shots on the investment portfolio of Australasia’s first capital guaranteed investment fund from his Port Levy farm on Banks Peninsula. Capital Guaranteed Investments has appointed Australian firm TechInvest, founded by Mr Davis, as […]
Florida Forum Seeks Start-Up Firms for Vetting at Its Annual Parley
Sep. 1–Need money? Well, read this. The Florida Venture Forum is seeking applications from start-up companies to pitch their business plans at the 13th annual Florida Venture Capital Conference in January in Orlando. As many as 25 companies normally come […]
Florida Venture Capital Organization Wants To Hear From Start-Up Firms
Need money? Well, read this. The Florida Venture Forum is seeking applications from start-up companies to pitch their business plans at the 13th annual Florida Venture Capital Conference in January in Orlando. As many as 25 companies normally come to […]
Chicago Tribune Small Business Notebook Column
Aug. 31–SBA REQUESTS ‘DO NOT FAX’ RULE CHANGES: The U.S. Small Business Administration’s advocacy office last week filed a petition asking the Federal Communications Commission to significantlychange “do not fax” rules, citing the concerns of small-business trade associations, membership organizations […]