GLOBAL ASSET ALTERNATIVES LLC RELEASES SUMMARY AND COMMENT ON SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION REPORT ON HEDGE FUNDS
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Marilyn Pearlman or Carole Mumford???????????????????????????? 404-298-6910GLOBAL ASSET ALTERNATIVES LLC RELEASES SUMMARY AND COMMENT ON SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION REPORT ON HEDGE FUNDSAtlanta, GA.(ContentDesk)
October 22, 2003 It's been less than a month since the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) released its long awaited staff report "Implications of the Growth of Hedge Funds."
Global Asset Alternatives LLC, an Atlanta firm which specializes in creating and executing investment strategies in real estate, hedge funds and private equity has released a "Summary and Comment" on the SEC report that is available to the media and investors.An intense investigation of the hedge fund industry began in earnest several months ago, when the SEC considered the overall risk associated with hedge fund investments.
"This investigation was borne of their concern that hedge funds were being offered to a wider segment of the public than was desirable, given the perceived risks of these types of investment strategies," said Catherine Jackson, Managing Director of Global Asset Alternatives, LLC.Jackson continued, "Taken together, we basically feel the SEC staff recommendations are tantamount to an admission by the agency that after taking a hard look at hedge funds, they have found them to be useful investment vehicles, definitely not in need of any major regulatory overhaul.
The report states outright on page viii that ?hedge funds offer investors an important risk management tool by providing valuable portfolio diversification because hedge fund returns in many cases are not correlated to the broader debt and equity markets.'
This is what we in the industry have been saying all along so it's quite gratifying that the SEC has finally come to the same conclusion."Christian Wilson, Director of GAA, says, "The SEC staff report succeeds at encouraging investors and market skeptics to recognize hedge funds for their long-term benefits.
The suggestion by the report for improving disclosure by hedge funds will benefit investors and assist the SEC when monitoring financial markets.""The report also suggested issuing a concept release to examine the wider use of hedged strategies, such as short selling, in mutual funds," said Jackson.
"This might be the first step toward making these risk reducing strategies available to ordinary investors."Formed in 2001, GAA manages client assets in excess of $200 million.
The company is a Registered Investment Advisor and a Commodity Trading Advisor.
GAA is affiliated with two Georgia based companies, Synovus Financial Corporation and AFLAC, Inc, For a copy of GAA's "Summary and Comment on The SEC Report" on hedge funds or to set up interviews with Jackson or Wilson contact Marilyn Pearlman or Carole Mumford at 404-298-6910.
Visit Global Asset Alternatives on the web at www.gaa-llc.com.- 30 -.
Energy Hedge Fund Center Announces New Online Seminar: Investment Opportunities in the Energy & Environmental Value Chain: Hedge Funds, VC and Private Equity
Houston, TX (ContentDesk) March 14, 2006 -- The energy hedge fund center, LLC (EHFC) is to conduct a new online seminar on April 18th, 2006 on Investment opportunities in the energy and environmental value chain: hedge funds, VC and private equity. The seminar will take place at 1pm EDT.Over the last two years, the energy industry has literally been transformed into the hot investment sector. Today, with high and volatile energy commodity prices impacting everyone, energy is in the news headlines 24/7. On a daily basis, new investment opportunities in the energy industry are offered in the form of energy or natural resource-specific mutual funds, electronically traded funds (ETFs), income and royalty trusts, Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) and, other vehicles. Yet these new vehicles only scratch the surface of the potential returns available in the alternative investment universe via energy and environmental hedge funds.
In this Phone & Web seminar, the authors of the new...
Energy Hedge Fund Center Announces New Online Seminar: Investment Opportunities in the Energy & Environmental Value Chain: Hedge Funds, VC and Private Equity
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The Broader Impact of Hedge Funds On Energy Markets
(ContentDesk) November 19, 2005 -- The co-founders of the Energy Hedge Fund Center present a new program on their ongoing research and advisory on energy and environmental hedge funds on Wednesday Nov. 30 at 1 p.m. EST.
Peter C. Fusaro and Dr.
Gary Vasey have written the first two reports on energy hedge funds, and launched the online community, Energy Hedge Fund Center website (www.energyhedgefunds.com). They sell and maintain the only Energy Hedge Fund Directory and publish the newsletter Energy Hedge. They are advisors to several energy and environmental hedge funds in the North America and Europe.Based in the twin capitals of U.S. energy trading, New York and Houston, Peter and Gary have called the new factors in energy trading and markets early and correctly. Todays energy trading has shifted with the influence of both energy hedge funds and investment banks leading to...
The Broader Impact of Hedge Funds On Energy Markets
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Energy Hedge Fund Center Now Tracking 330 Funds in Energy - New Trend is Emergence of Natural Resources Fund of Funds
The Energy Hedge Fund Center (EHFC) reports that it now lists more than 330 hedge funds active in the energy and energy-related industries with two to three new funds in formation each week. The Energy Hedge Fund Directory lists hedge funds that are either specialist energy funds or more diversified funds that have exposed more of their assets under management to the energy industry. The directory is actively maintained by EHFC staff and subscribers receive monthly updates.Currently, EHFC has identified more than 100 hedge funds active in energy commodities markets and more than 70 that are pursuing energy focused equity long/short strategies. Additionally, the directory now lists a growing number of alternative energy and environmental or ?green' hedge funds. About 90 of the listed hedge funds have a 100% focus on the energy industry while many more are active across commodities including electric power, natural gas, refined products, crude oil, metals and agricultural commodities....
Energy Hedge Fund Center Now Tracking 330 Funds in Energy - New Trend is Emergence of Natural Resources Fund of Funds
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The Hedge Fund Headache
The Hedge Fund HeadacheByHedge Funds are dangerous. They play with the D-bomb and Hedge Fund managersdon't know what they are doing. They are like children playing with alandmine in a sandbox. It's fun and exciting until the darn thing goes off.A D-bomb explosion would have the same impact on the global financialmarket, as an H-bomb would have denoted over Salt Lake City. The resultwould be a multi-century wasteland after the explosion.
A D-bomb explosionmeans that our Civilization will be facing a new multi-century Dark Age.The D-bomb is the Derivatives Market. In theory, derivatives are balancedrisk investments that allow Hedge Funds, banks, insurance companies andothers to profit from the spread created by the bet. The three designproblems with D-bombs are that the risk is usually an either or option thatdoesn't factor in a third alternative. Many bundled derivatives havecomponents that don't represent outside financial instruments that mighthave value after a D-bomb explosion....
The Hedge Fund Headache
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Are Hedge Funds Right For You?
(ContentDesk) August 30, 2005 -- Hedge Funds have been a hot investment lately. Once reserved for the very wealthy, hedge funds now have minimum investments as small as $10,000. Should you jump on board the hedge fund bandwagon, or let this latest investment craze pass you by?Hedge funds are pools of private money that use specialized investment strategies in an attempt to earn greater returns for their investors. They can invest in just about anything in an attempt to make money. Usually, hedge fund strategies include the ability to short the market so they can profit by correctly timing market declines.Hedge funds have become popular because, historically, some have returned over 20% per year.
As a result, the number of hedge funds has grown dramatically the last few years. Many successful mutual fund managers have left fund companies and started their own hedge funds. Since hedge fund managers often receive as much as 20% of the gains, the managers can make a lot more money.Hedge...
Are Hedge Funds Right For You?
Hedge funds > Are Hedge Funds Right For You?
The Hedge Fund Headache
The Hedge Fund HeadacheByHedge Funds are dangerous. They play with the D-bomb and Hedge Fund managersdon't know what they are doing. They are like children playing with alandmine in a sandbox. It's fun and exciting until the darn thing goes off.A D-bomb explosion would have the same impact on the global financialmarket, as an H-bomb would have denoted over Salt Lake City. The resultwould be a multi-century wasteland after the explosion.
A D-bomb explosionmeans that our Civilization will be facing a new multi-century Dark Age.The D-bomb is the Derivatives Market. In theory, derivatives are balancedrisk investments that allow Hedge Funds, banks, insurance companies andothers to profit from the spread created by the bet. The three designproblems with D-bombs are that the risk is usually an either or option thatdoesn't factor in a third alternative. Many bundled derivatives havecomponents that don't represent outside financial instruments that mighthave value after a D-bomb explosion....
The Hedge Fund Headache
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Plasma TV A Big Screen For a Little Room
One of the biggest drawbacks of the big screen television is the space needed for the television set itself. The plasma TV technology has made it possible to incorporate a big screen television into a small room. To understand how this change came about, briefly consider the difference in technology between a traditional television set and a plasma TV.
For the majority of time that television sets have been used as part of the home entertainment system, the television picked up...
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