Tag Archives: asset values


Investors fret as Eden Rock fund falls

Reuters – Eden Rock Structured Finance has seen its value drop further in 2009, leaving some investors saying they are worried they may get back little of their money in the hedge fund, which is due to be wound up […]

UBS sees hedge fund assets shrinking

Reuters – Hedge fund assets will continue to shrink this year, falling as much as two-thirds from their 2007 peak, but investors will return and assets will rebound when the economy revives, Alex Ehrlich, global head of prime services at […]

Obama Seeks Investors in Plan to Buy Illiquid Assets

Bloomberg – The Obama administration will announce details of a plan today to expand the $700 billion rescue of the financial system that will rely on enticing private investors to buy the troubled assets clogging banks’ balance sheets. Treasury Secretary […]

Blackstone Falls to New Low as Investors Brace for Another Loss

Bloomberg – Blackstone Group LP, the world’s largest private-equity firm, fell to a record low in New York trading this week on concern that a rebound in leveraged buyouts will lag behind any economic recovery. “Given the economic outlook and […]

Ginga Beats Japan Hedge Fund Rivals With Telecommunications Bet

Ginga Service Sector Fund, the third-best performing Japan-focused hedge fund in 2008, held its ranking in January by investing only in the telecommunications and services companies. The 3.4 billion yen ($36 million) fund, advised by Tokyo- based Stats Investment Management […]

No Performance Fees for 80% of Asia Hedge Funds

Bloomberg – More than 80 percent of Asian hedge funds won’t be able to charge their investors performance fees after finishing 2008 below their peak net asset values, according to data provider Eurekahedge Pte. About a third of the 1,000 […]