Hedge Funds

Stock Research ? Hedge Funds ? If Bear Stearns Doesn?t Know ? Who Knows???
As the hedge fund world becomes bigger and bigger as more and more hot money seeks the elusive alpha of maximum performance, it is becoming apparent that more and more newspaper space will be devoted to hedge funds, and private equity. Recent news has taken us into the inner sanctum of Bear Stearns, truly a dominant investment firm in the world today. It might be argued that Bear Stearns is the best managed Wall Street firm in existence. Some might say Goldman Sach?s. In any event Bear Stearns would have to be on the short list.

Hedge Fund Launch.com Sees Rocky Road for Start-Up Hedge Funds in Months Ahead
Hedge Fund Launch.com sees a difficult environment for start up and emerging hedge funds over the next several months. Fall out from the U.S. credit crisis, losses from "blue chip" hedge funds and a slowing economy have caused many allocations to hedge funds to cease. Hedge Fund Launch.com offers some insights to hedgefund managers trying to raise capital in this environment.

Investment Techniques for Volatile Markets - Hedge Fund Manager Reveals Secret Strategies
Helping Hands eBooks announces the publication of its new eBook Invest and Grow Rich - NOW, Everyone's Guide to POWER INVESTING in 2008. This eBook is focused on providing ordinary investors the knowledge and the means to earn extraordinary results. Also, immediately being released, is a free, monthly Investment Advisory Newsletter by the author of the book. This book clearly answers to burning questions for investors: Is it possible to make money in the market, no matter which way it moves? Is it possible to manage investments so that investment value can double every two years-safely?

Will Hedge Funds Be The New Banks? New York Managers Expect Bright Future
Opalesque New York Roundtable offers intriguing insights into the future of hedge funds. Expert Hedge Fund Allocators See "Tremendous Opportunities In Multiple Asset Classes".

Regosho.com Launches Short Sale Compliance Website for Brokers and Hedge Funds
Addresses SEC Emergency Order for FNM, FRE, BAC, MER, GS, LEH

2006 PerTrac Hedge Fund Database Study Shows 61 Percent Increase in Hedge Funds and Funds of Hedge Funds
The study, released annually since 2003, has become a widely-followed indicator of the size and composition of the hedge fund industry. The 2006 study was conducted using data from twelve major hedge fund databases, combined and analyzed with the PerTrac Analytical Platform, the world’s leading investment analysis and asset allocation software application.

RFA eHarbor Backup/Restore Solution Securely Protects Hedge Funds' Valuable Data Before a Computer Crash
The best protection against disaster is to prevent it from happening in the first place. With your security in mind, RFA has developed eHarbor, a simple-to-use, WAN-based backup/restore solution for file and email data to provide secure, off-site data storage. Lost data is a common contributor to downtime that can lead to business failure. Whether due to viruses, human error, power failures, malicious acts or corrupted disk drives, computer crashes are a regular occurrence, and are a significant and typically hidden cost in any business. A recent Gartner survey found that 109 million U.S. adults have received e-mail attacks by way of phishing in 2006 - up from 57 million in 2004. Financial losses from phishing attacks in 2006 cost mo...

Regosho.com Launches Short Sale Compliance Website for Brokers and Hedge Funds
Addresses SEC Emergency Order for FNM, FRE, BAC, MER, GS, LEH

Vision Capital Management (CTA and Hedge Fund Manager) Posts Double-Digit Returns for June 2008
Vision Capital Management (http://www.forwardthinking.vc), a Commodity Trading Advisor and hedge fund manager, has announced estimated returns of +31.6% for the month of June 2008. Vision Capital Management was active 51 of 55 commodity futures markets it trades, 73% of which were profitable. The best performing investments were made in crude oil futures, cocoa futures, and soybean futures. Additionally, Vision Capital Management took advantage of declining equity markets, gaining +3% in this sector while the S&P 500 fell more than 8.5%.

Hedge Funds Use Channel Checkers For Primary Research
Two-thirds of hedge funds with greater than $1.5 billion in assets perform channel checks, with over 45% using third party firms to assist the process. Specialized channel research firms serving hedge funds and other institutional investors have grown from four firms to over twenty during the last ten years, according to a study released by Integrity Research.