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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 John Wiley book Energy and Environment Hedge Funds: The New Investment Paradigm, Peter C. Fusaro and Dr. Gary M. Vasey, will reveal several of these overlooked opportunitiesTodays investment opportunities reveal an energy value chain that is overlaid with an environmental value chain driven by higher energy prices, said Mr. Peter C.

Fusaro, co-principal, EHFC. In this seminar we will discuss the investment opportunities across the value chain and the various investment vehicles that are available.To register for this seminar, visit PGS Energy at www.pgsenergy.com/online/f201.html or contact the energy hedge fund center at info @ energyhedgefunds.com.About Energy Hedge Fund Center, LLCEnergy Hedge Fund Center, LLC maintains a free on-line community (www.energyhedgefunds.com) providing news, articles and general information about the nexus of energy, environment and hedge funds. It also publishes a subscription based electronic newsletter Energy Hedge and the directory of energy hedge funds..



Netage Releases Next Generation Version of Deal, Contact and Investor Relations Management Software, Dynamo Enterprise 5.0

Watertown, MA (ContentDesk) May 15, 2006 -- Netage Solutions, Inc., the global provider of front-office software for the alternative investments community -- private equity, venture capital, real estate, hedge funds, funds of funds, and institutional investors -- is pleased to announce the availability of Dynamo Enterprise 5.0, the next generation of the Dynamo Suite line of products for deal, contact, and investor relations management.Designed to meet the specialized deal, fundraising, investor relations and reporting requirements of alternative asset management companies, Dynamo 5.0 creates dramatic efficiencies in the workflow of investment teams, improves investor communication and user experience, and speeds up adoption. Each user can now not only simplify their interface to keep the features they need to use, but also visualize all relationships between entities and see important summary information in an instant. Dynamo 5.0 allows users to have a distinct view of their workflow...

Netage Releases Next Generation Version of Deal, Contact and Investor Relations Management Software, Dynamo Enterprise 5.0
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A Hedge for the Children

"Isn't that beautiful corn in those people's front yard?" I asked."I will not have corn growing in my front yard," said my husband."Corn is a handsome plant. It gives a lush, tropical air.""I will not have corn growing in my front yard."So we didn't have corn the next year. Our back yard was shaded, except for one part, and I had decided to grow roses there instead of corn.The year after that I returned to the argument: "What if we planted corn in the side yard? It gets lots of sun.""I will not have corn in my front yard.""This wouldn't be the front yard. It would be the side yard. And you remember how delicious corn tastes when you pick it five minutes before you cook it?"He thought about how delicious corn tastes.

"I guess the side yard isn't the front yard," he said. "Okay. You can grow corn in the side yard.""And I'll plant a hedge out front so people can't see the corn as they drive by.""That's even better."So I began to plan a hedge. We had many children in our Virginia...

A Hedge for the Children
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New Release For Fund of Funds Construction Software

London, UK (ContentDesk), May 18, 2006 -- AlternativeSoft is pleased to announce the newest version of HFOptimizer software.
The three main enhancements are 1) views on hedge funds volatility, 2) hedge fund alpha decomposition and 3) improvement in the hedge fund index return forecasting with global index outperformance of 1-3% per annum."This newest release of HFOptimizer software is inline with what we deliver to our clients: a new release with the latest academic finance models each 4 months" noted Laurent Favre, CEO.
"We will continue to deliver a software easy to use, able to diminish the probability of extreme negative returns, selecting the best hedge funds and delivering allocation able to outperform the fund of funds peers."HFOptimizer is able to drive the full investment process of a fund of funds:- Hedge fund selection- Fund of funds construction- Tactical asset allocationAlternativeSoft, a Swiss registered company, was founded in 2004 and has clients on...

New Release For Fund of Funds Construction Software
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New Energy Hedge Fund Center Online Seminar Announced ?Fundamentals of Energy Hedge Funds?

The Energy Hedge Fund Center (EHFC ? www.energyhedgefunds.com), the leading online source for news and information on hedge fund activities in the energy industry, has announced that its staff will be conducting an online seminar on "Fundamentals of Energy Hedge Funds" on March 15th, 1pm EST.
The online seminar will be conducted by EHFC Director's and co-authors of the first two comprehensive reports on energy hedge funds, Dr. Gary M. Vasey and Mr. Peter C.

Fusaro. They will share some of their latest research on energy hedge funds."Oil prices continue at record levels and there remains speculation in the media regarding the role played by hedge funds and other speculators," reports Dr. Gary M. Vasey, who is VP Trading & Risk Management Practice for energy industry analysis and consulting firm UtiliPoint International, Inc.
"Our online seminar will explain what an energy hedge fund is...

New Energy Hedge Fund Center Online Seminar Announced ?Fundamentals of Energy Hedge Funds?
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New York Times Best Selling Author John Mauldin Visits GTA

(ContentDesk) September 21, 2005 -- Loyal readers of investment expert John Mauldin's weekly e-letter "Thoughts from the Frontline" who have been waiting for details of his upcoming visit to Toronto have learned that Pro-Hedge Funds is hosting 2 opportunities for brokers/advisors and media to meet the celebrated investment guru and hear firsthand the investment philosophy chronicled in Mauldin's New York Times best seller "Bull's Eye Investing."
Mauldin, a widely recognized investment authority will share his insightful market forecast with Pro-Hedge guests in 2 limited seating events to be held at Mississauga's Living Arts Centre, Tuesday September 27th, 6:00PM, and Toronto's Le Royal Meridien King Edward, Wednesday September 28th, 4:30PM.
Mauldin, perhaps best known for his "Bulls Eye Investing" phenomenon (teaching investors how to navigate their way through a secular bear market using absolute return investments), recently forged a relationship with Pro-Hedge Funds,...

New York Times Best Selling Author John Mauldin Visits GTA
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Introduction to Absolute Return Funds

Absolute Return Funds are internationally known as Hedge Funds.
Hedge Funds are often deemed high risk/high return investment products.
This is because they have gained notoriety for making rich investors, like George Soros, John Henry & others, very rich.
Hedge Funds use diverse investment strategies, so are typically deemed out-of-reach to the average investor.
In fact, Absolute Return Funds are deemed to have the same volatility of bonds but with a much higher rate of return.In this article you will discover:

What is an Absolute Return Fund?Absolute Return Funds are actively managed investments that aim to produce returns in both rising and falling markets through the use of a broad range of investment techniques.

Traditional investment funds tend to invest directly into stocks, which may go either up or down.
Absolute Return...

Introduction to Absolute Return Funds
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