Monthly Archives: November 2009
Samena Japan Hedge Fund Beats Topix on Recycler, New Managers
Bloomberg – Samena Japan Absolute Return Fund, a four-month-old, Japan-focused hedge fund, is beating the Topix index, betting on companies with new management and growing industries, including recycling and elderly care. The $17 million fund, which employs a so-called long-short […]
Hedge Funds May Account for 40% of Bank Capital, Report Says
Bloomberg – Hedge funds provided as much as 40 percent of the money raised this year by U.S. and European banks as they sought to offset losses and meet government capital requirements, according to Morgan Stanley. Financial firms have raised […]
Financial News: FRM To Give Up 10% Fee On New Launch
WSJ – A London-based investor in hedge funds is set to launch a product that will not charge any performance fees, as pressure mounts on a sector that made record losses last year. Financial Risk Management, a $9 billion (EUR6 […]
Jun Mihara Announces Launch of Asian Distressed Debt Hedge Fund
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) Former Merrill Lynch banker Jun Mihara, 45, has announced plans to launch a fund to invest in Asian distressed debt. Mihara was hired by Zais Group LLC of Red Bank, NJ last month to serve as its […]
Hedge funds may get $11 bln frozen at Lehman
Reuters – Lehman Brothers International (Europe), where more than $35 billion of hedge fund assets have been frozen since the bank’s collapse last September, could return about $11 billion to fund managers by March if enough firms approve a new […]
Major Shakeup at Hedge Fund Chieftain Investment Management
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Several key leaders of investment manager Chieftain Capital Management will be parting ways, according to a story published in the Wall Street Journal. Personality conflicts appear to strike at the heart of the breakup. According to […]
New Gold Bugs Taking Gold Mainstream
WSJ – Gold has long been favored by a fringe of the investment world, but this year some of the world’s leading hedge-fund managers have loaded up on the precious metal amid concern government efforts to avoid another Great Depression […]
Insparo Expands Africa Emerging Markets Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – UK-based emerging markets hedge fund firm, Insparo Asset Management has expanded their Africa & Middle East Fund with the appointment of Jamie Allsopp. Jamie has a strong background in fund management and African markets, garnered during […]
ETF Strategy With a Twist Of the Trendy
WSJ – For years, hedge funds plied strategies out of most investors’ reach. As the exchange-traded-fund bandwagon rolls on, however, financiers are following the trend to try to mimic more of those strategies. For one manager, literally. ETF Portfolio Management […]
