Tag Archives: asset-prices


Asian finance firms are more optimistic on acquisitions

The China Post – Asia-Pacific banks, brokerages, insurers and private equity firms are more optimistic about mergers and acquisitions as they seek to expand following a decline in asset prices, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. About 42 percent of financial institutions […]

Blackstone Makes Single Manager Hedge Fund Changes to Ensure Profitability

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The Blackstone Group is making changes to the single manager hedge funds businesses within its Marketable Alternative Asset Management (MAAM) segment. Blackstone is consolidating its distressed securities fund onto a single operating platform and moving […]

Hedge funds should beware pressure on fees

Reuters – Hedge funds should be wary of being pressured into cutting fees because of poor performance numbers during the financial crisis, a director at fund research company Lipper FMI said on Thursday. Speaking at a briefing on trends for […]