swiss hedge capital ag has announced the launch of the Swiss Hedge Trading Fund.The fund is the first independent equity hedge fund to be approved in Switzerland by the Swiss Regulator FINMA.

The Swiss Hedge Trading Fund’s objective is medium to long term capital growth. The fund will follow the same strategy that has been employed by swiss hedge capital ag since September 2004 in the Granada Europe Fund. The Swiss Hedge Trading Fund is a short term trading fund that trades in blue chip European Equities.

Gerhard Schreiber, partner at swiss hedge capital ag stated “We are absolutely delighted to be the first equity hedge fund manager to run an onshore hedge fund in Switzerland regulated by FINMA. The launch of the Swiss Hedge Trading Fund enables us to offer, for the first time, a true absolute return equity hedge fund to institutional and retail investors within Switzerland. This launch demonstrates the trend in the hedge fund industry from offshore to onshore regulation. We believe that Switzerland offers a strong and fair regulatory environment for hedge funds and that the future of the hedge fund industry will be onshore. We are breaking new ground as for the first time both the fund manager and the fund itself will have regulatory oversight by FINMA. This is in contrast to many other funds, while managed in Switzerland, are in fact administered offshore.”