25 May 2004
Duncan Capital to launch new small cap PIPE fund
Duncan Capital Group is preparing to launch its second hedge fund, DC Opportunity Fund I LLC.The new fund, which is the second fund…
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24 May 2004
Richard Strong and two executives permanently barred by SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission has permanently barred Richard S. Strong, founder of Strong Capital Management,…
Survey indicates popularity of global macro and long short strategies
A new survey of European institutional investors indicates that global macro and global long short are the most popular hedge fund…
Jun Miyazaki heads Gartmore Japan as Hodges returns
Jun Miyazaki has been appointed Chief Executive of Gartmore Japan in Tokyo, replacing Colin Hodges, who will join Gartmore's alternatives…
ADI launches NewAlpha incubator in Paris
ADI, the independent French alternative fund manager founded by Erich Bonnet and Christophe Bourret, has launched a new hedge fund…
21 May 2004
Indices continue to drop this week
Nearly all the HFRX Indices lost ground in the week ended 17th May 2004, with only the Equity Market Neutral and Relative Value Arbitrage…
Comment: Hedge fund Investing in post-modernisation Germany 2004 - Open for Business?
Florian Hach of ehedge AG, Frankfurt, outlines the obstacles that are yet to be overcome in the nascent German hedge funds market.Six…
20 May 2004
Mellon HBV European event-driven strategy exceeds USD 100 million
Mellon HBV Alternative Strategies LLC, has surpassed USD 100 million in assets for its European Event-Driven strategy.The strategy is…
19 May 2004
AXA launches new generation volatility arbitrage fund
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has launched AXA KAPPA Opportunities, the second generation of its innovative credit-equity volatility…
18 May 2004
Canada's JCClark to open additional capacity with new fund
JCClark, manager of The Preservation Trust, one of Canada's largest and oldest hedge funds, is to open additional capacity by advising a…
Gartmore UK Equity High Alpha scores with institutions
Gartmore Investment Management plc has added GBP 120 million of UK equity high alpha mandate wins in recent weeks to its growing list of…
17 May 2004
Comment: Outlook for Emerging Market debt
In light of the recent market volatility, Raphael Kassin, manager of the recently-launched ABN AMRO Emerging Markets Debt Hedge Fund, looks…
Comment: Cinderella without a clock
John R.Taylor, Jr., Chief Investment Officer, FX Concepts, Inc. examines the global impact of rising US interest rates and forecasts the…
14 May 2004
The Hedgeweek Interview: Thomas Raber, Managing Director, Key Asset Management, London
Key Asset Management, the fund of hedge funds specialist, this year hit the USD 1 billion level in assets under…
SEC files charges against PIMCO over USD 4 billion Canary trades
The SEC has filed civil fraud charges against PIMCO over undisclosed market timing trades of over USD 4 billion conducted by Canary Capital…
