UtiliPoint and Global Change Issue 'Energy as an Asset Class for Hedge Fund Diversification' Report.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of & HOUSTON -- Global Change Associates and UtiliPoint International announce the completion of a new report on energy hedge funds hedge fund, in finance, a highly speculative, largely unregulated investment device. Originating in the 1950s, the funds "hedge" by offsetting "short" positions (borrowing a security and then selling it at a higher price before repaying the lender) against "long" titled "Energy as an Asset Class for Hedge Fund Diversification Diversification A risk management technique that mixes a wide variety of investments within a portfolio. It is designed to minimize the impact of any one security on overall portfolio performance. Notes: Diversification is possibly the greatest way to reduce the risk. ." The report is based on the on-going groundbreaking research performed by the two consulting firms Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a on hedge funds in energy. The report is available for purchase at the Energy Hedge Fund Center (www.energyhedgefunds.com), a rapidly growing site dedicated to informing interested parties about hedge fund activities in the energy and utility industry created and maintained by the two authors of the report. "The energy industry is attracting the attention of a growing number of hedge funds who see it as an asset class that can help polish the tarnish tarnish, n 1. surface discoloration or loss of luster by metals. Under oral conditions, it often results from hard and soft deposits. 2. a chemical process by which a metal surface is discolored or its luster destroyed. on hedge fund returns," reported Dr. Gary M. Vasey, VP of Trading & Risk Management Services for UtiliPoint. "Energy is a very attractive industry for investment right now with supply tightness in energy commodity markets driving prices and profits for energy companies. Our report demonstrates that hedge funds and other investors are involved in all aspects of the industry from commodities trading to distressed assets today." "From our continued research we are detecting the new trends in energy hedge funds; specifically, more activity in Europe and an extension of investments into renewable energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. and carbon trading, oil and gas in the ground and coal trading," said Peter Fusaro, chairman of Global Change Associates in New York. The Energy Hedge Fund Center (www.energyhedgefunds.com) is the industry's preferred Web location for news, articles and discussion of hedge fund activities in the energy industry. The newly issued report and the Directory of Energy Hedge Funds are both available at the site. For more information, please contact Dr. Gary M. Vasey at gvasey@utilipoint.com or 281-681-8020 or visit www.energyhedgefunds.com. |
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