Tremont Capital Management Inc.

• The Case for Edge Funds

  By Staff Writer  |  November 29, 2004

  "The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits."--Albert Einstein Many years ago, I took a girlfriend to Bermuda. There we met a lecherous English playboy married to what turned out to be a fabulously wealthy daughter of really old money. We figured this out when we...

• Hedge Fund Asset Flows Pass US$100 Billion Mark, TASS Research Says

  By Staff Writer  |  November 22, 2004

  NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)-- According to research compiled by Tremont Capital Management Inc.'s* TASS Research, the net flow into hedge funds totaled US$25.1 billion in the third quarter, a figure that brings the net inflow of assets to the industry to a record-breaking US$100 billion for 2004. For all of 2003,...

• Latin American Event-Driven Fund Available Via Investable Index

  By Staff Writer  |  November 2, 2004

  BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (HedgeWorld.com)--Copernico Capital Partners is the latest addition to the CSFB/Tremont's* Emerging Markets Investable Hedge Fund Index. Copernico's event-driven vehicle, the Copernico Latin American Strategic Fund, was selected as one of 114 funds included in the 10 sector investable indexes offered by Credit Suisse First Boston/Tremont Hedge Fund...

• Looking for Strategic Returns, Pioneer Closes Global Macro Fund

  By Staff Writer  |  October 18, 2004

  DUBLIN, Ireland (HedgeWorld.com)--Officials at Pioneer Alternative Investments are saying that a recent fund closure has to do with poor performance but insist that its shortcomings aren't the whole story. Instead, Pioneer has bright hopes for the future. "We are confident that our new strategy will have a greater probability of...

• CSFB/Tremont Introduces Investable Sector Indexes

  By Staff Writer  |  October 12, 2004

  NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--CSFB/Tremont* Index LLC launched 10 investable hedge fund indexes corresponding to the strategy components of the benchmark. An investable version of the overall index was started last year. Managers have been added to each sector to expand and deepen its coverage. Due to that, "An investor can use...

• Though Some Sectors Gain, August Hedge Funds Returns Remain Flat

  By Staff Writer  |  September 17, 2004

  NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Hedge funds meandered back into positive return territory in August--but just barely, according to the CSFB/Tremont* Hedge Fund Index. Hedge funds broadly finished the month up 0.14% after falling 0.31% in July. For the year through Aug. 31, all hedge funds tracked by the index were up 2.75%....

• Tremont Expands in Europe

  By Staff Writer  |  August 30, 2004

  LONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Jim Mitchell was appointed head of investment management in Europe for Tremont Capital Management Inc.* Mr. Mitchell will join Tremont's London office from the firm's Rye, N.Y., offices where he was vice president of investment management relationships. In his newly created position, Mr. Mitchell will lead Tremont's European research...

• Short-Bias Managers Top the CSFB/Tremont Performance Charts in July

  By Staff Writer  |  August 24, 2004

  NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The market favored short sellers last month, according to return data reported in the CSFB/Tremont* Hedge Fund Index. While the overall hedge fund index is down a negligible 0.31% last month, dedicated short-bias managers gained 8.12% thanks to ideal positioning as the market moved away from lower quality...

• Hedge Fund Inflows Set Another Record

  By Staff Writer  |  August 24, 2004

  RYE, N.Y. (HedgeWorld.com)--Hedge fund inflows set another record in the second quarter, the fifth time in a row quarterly inflows have topped the previous reporting period. Hedge funds added US$43.3 billion in assets between April 1 and June 30, according to TASS Research,* besting the previous record of US$38.2 billion...

• CSFB/Tremont Index Down in May

  By Staff Writer  |  June 21, 2004

  NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--May wasn't a stellar month for hedge fund managers. Still, managers in five of the nine Credit Suisse First Boston/Tremont* Hedge Fund Index...