For the curious among us, here is a brief history of hedge funds. A man named Alfred W. Jones is credited with creating the first hedge fund in the year 1949. He was not only a financial journalist but an author and sociologist as well. Jones’ understanding of price fluctuations of individual assets considered two …
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NEW Yen fund to invest in US with minimized currency risk – Laurus-Valens – Eugene Grin
Laurus-Valens, the New York based investment advisory firm, announced the launch of the Valens Yen Fund. Valens, which currently oversees approximately $1.6 bln in assets and runs a variety of funds, launched the yen fund with assets of 1 bln JPY. The Fund has been designed specifically in response to Japanese investor interest in …
JAY B. DREZNER JOINS LAURUS-VALENS AS SENIOR INVESTMENT ANALYST
Dennis Pollack, partner and senior managing director at Laurus-Valens, an investment management firm specializing in investments in small and micro cap companies, announced that Jay Drezner has joined Laurus-Valens as a senior investment analyst. Mr. Drezner has an extensive 9 year background in the finance and investment banking industry. “I am truly pleased that Jay …
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House Crunch effecting Hendge Fund Farallon Capital Management
TCM reports: “The housing crunch continues. The Los Angeles Times Land Blog has a stunning report on just how bad real estate prices have fallen in California during the past year. According to the California Association of Realtors press release, the median sales price of an existing home fell by a whopping 26.2% from a …
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Hedge Funds Getting Through The Credit Crunch of 2008
Bridgewater Associates comment on the credit crunch effecting the hedge funds; For the most part, hedge funds have gotten through the credit crunch relatively unscathed. For example, the average hedge fund generated a return of 12.5% last year and 2.5% in the fourth quarter. And private equity funds generated an average return of 11%. The …
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Laurus – Valens Hedge Fund Adds partner – Kendall Raine
Laurus-Valens, a New York-based firm specializing in hedge funds that make private investments in publicly traded small and microcap stocks has hired a managing director from A.G. Edwards. These private transactions typically give the Laurus funds warrants for the right to purchase stock at a discount to market prices. The funds seek double digit returns …
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Laurus-Valens Plucks MD From A.G. Edwards
Laurus-Valens, a New York-based firm specializing in hedge funds that make private investments in publicly traded small and microcap stocks has hired a managing director from A.G. Edwards. These private transactions typically give the Laurus funds warrants for the right to purchase stock at a discount to market prices. The funds seek double digit returns …
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