UtiliPoint and Global Change Associates? Hedge Funds In Energy Online Seminar to Be Repeated
UtiliPoint? International, Inc. (UtiliPoint?) and Global Change Associates announce that they will repeat the popular online seminar ?Hedge Funds: the next wave in energy trading' due to continued heavy interest in the activities of energy hedge funds. The second online seminar is now scheduled for November 4th, 1pm ET.
The two companies' recently released the results of their research into hedge funds in energy and have also created the first directory of energy hedge funds."With energy prices at record levels and continuing speculation in the media regarding the role played by hedge funds, interest is high," reports Dr. Gary M.
Vasey, VP Trading & Risk Management Practice for UtiliPoint.
"Our first on-line seminar attracted a ?crowd' and we have had ongoing and repeated requests to repeat the session.""There is tremendous interest on what the hedge funds are up to the energy sector, and we keep discovering new things about them through our ongoing research," said Peter Fusaro, Chairman, Global Change Associates.To sign up for the online seminar held in conjunction with PGS Energy Training, go to www.pgsenergy/online/ to register.
For more information on obtaining the report or subscribing to the energy hedge fund directory, please contact Dr. GM Vasey at 281-681-8020 or e-mail protected from spam bots.About UtiliPoint? International, Inc. With origins dating to 1933, UtiliPoint? International, Inc.
is a leader in providing research-based consulting to the utility industry. UtiliPoint analysts have provided strategic business plans and studies on information technology, and its impact on utility operations. Direct experiences include work in trading/risk management, outsourcing, CIS, billing, CRM, metering, AMR, demand response, work/outage management, supply chain, ERP, call centers, rates/pricing products, and IT architectural design. The firm is also the publisher of IssueAlert?, an analysis of the utility and energy industry's hot topics sent to over 33,000 utility and energy executives daily.About Global Change AssociatesGlobal Change Associates, based in New York (www.global-change.com), is a leading consultancy in energy and environmental commodity risk management.
GCA is at the forefront of revealing changes in energy trading and risk management, and has been the market leader in energy trading, energy e-commerce, and Enron competitive analysis studies.
Company chairman, Peter Fusaro, has authored six books on energy and environmental trading and will release Energy Hedging in Asia this fall through MacMillan. The company holds the annual Green Trading Summit in New York City..
The Exchange Traded Fund Alternative
(ContentDesk) October 13, 2005 -- The earth under the investing landscape is shifting quickly. Buy and holding stocks and investments in traditional mutual funds are no longer providing the investment returns they once did. Many investors do not have the time or knowledge to be constantly buying and selling stocks on a short term basis. Exchange Traded funds provide a major alternative to mutual funds and index funds. Exchange Traded Funds provide major advantages over Mutual Funds.
Rather then being priced at the end of the day, their price is updated during the day like stocks. They can be bought and sold like stocks. Unlike Mutual Funds, Exchange Traded Funds can also be shorted like stocks.Their expense ratios are much lower then mutual funds, thus saving investors money. The numbers and types of exchange traded funds are constantly growing. You can invest in indexes, Gold and Silver, Energy, specific countries such as Mexico and Brazil, Bonds, and exchange traded funds made...
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Risk Capital & Global Change Associates Announce Affiliation
Risk Capital and Global Change Associates announce an affiliation on energy risk, litigation support and hedge fund advisory services. Risk Capital, (formerly known as Risk Capital Management Partners), headed by David Shimko, is a recognized leader in market and credit risk. Global Change Associates is noted for its cutting edge insights and analyses into energy market & trading developments."GCA ?s reputation on energy markets and trading blends very well with Risk Capital's core expertise," said Risk Capital CEO David Shimko."The affiliation with Risk Capital gives GCA unprecedented resources and expertise in energy analytics, quantitative analysis, and energy contracting services," said GCA Chairman, Peter C. Fusaro.The firms, both based in New York, are targeting opportunities throughout North America in litigation support services in energy contracting, M & A due diligence, energy risk management and credit evaluation projects.Risk Capital advises clients on effective management...
Risk Capital & Global Change Associates Announce Affiliation
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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...
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 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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PerTrac and MSCI Barra Announce Renewed Relationship
New York, NY (ContentDesk via ContentDesk Direct) July 13, 2006 -- PerTrac Financial Solutions, LLC, (PFS) creator of the PerTrac Analytical Platform, the worlds leading asset allocation and investment analysis software, announced today that it has renewed its relationship with MSCI Barra, a leading provider of benchmark indices and risk management analytics products.????The MSCI Hedge Fund Indices and Database, introduced in 2002, are a widely-used source of information on alternative investments, consisting of more than 190 indices as well as containing data on over 2,600 hedge funds and CTAs.
The indices, which are calculated based upon the performance of the funds in the database, serve as an important representation of the hedge fund opportunity set and are distinguished by their transparency, 95%+ monthly constituent reporting, and superior system of categorizing hedge funds using MSCI Barras granular Hedge Fund Classification...
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Wall Street Green Trading Summit Announced
New York (ContentDesk) January 12, 2006 -- The Wall Street Green Trading Summit has been announced for April 4 and 5 at Bloomberg headquarters in New York. The conference covers carbon trading, renewable energy trading and emissions trading. Conference producers Hedge Connection and Global Change Associates expect over 300 live attendees. The conference media partner this year is Bloomberg LP.This conference is the fifth in a series of green trading summits and is the only global conference to cover emissions, renewable energy, and megawatt (energy efficiency) trading. This triple convergence of markets was defined by green trading creator Peter Fusaro four years ago.
With carbon trading poised to grow globally into a $3 trillion global market in 20 years, there is more interest in green trading solutions to pollution than ever before.In a time of sustained high energy prices, clean technology is poised to accelerate market penetration, and in recognition of this trend, this years...
Wall Street Green Trading Summit Announced
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