(Update) HedgeWorld's Abrupt End Not In The Cards

In a press call with HedgeCo, a global forum for the alternative asset community, Joe Christinat of Thomson Reuters clarified the story of HedgeWorld's abrupt closing.

Christinat said that HedgeWorld will retain the format that it is in currently. They will continue to offer TASS database, and have the service provider/jobs/conference section as well as publish several newsletters including the alternative advantage newsletter.

Although unable to comment on the rumors of staff changes, Christinat said that they are continuing to follow the Thomson Reuters strategy since the purchase of Reuters by Thomson.

Launched in 1999, HedgeWorld became one of hedge fund industry’s premier information provider for individual and institutional accredited investors and their professional advisers, fund managers and service providers in the global hedge fund industry.