Tag Archives: mutual-fund


Coal price surge coincides with hedge funds

Financial Times- Coal prices have doubled over the past year to record levels and could spike even higher as a power crisis in China combines with supply problems in leading exporting countries to tighten the market further. The surge in […]

DWS hedge offers daily liquidity

Financial Standard- DWS Investments could well be one of the pioneers of a new era in hedge funds when it launched a new product that offers daily liquidity and pricing to retail investors. DWS Investments, Deutsche Bank’s global retail asset […]

Fund giants track property swaps

Reuters- Some of the world’s biggest property fund firms could eventually be tempted to trade property derivatives in a material way as long as the young market continues growing. However, listed property firms such as real estate investment trust (REITs) […]

Investor sues SageCrest for $5M

The Advocate – A Greenwich hedge fund has become ensnared in a legal dispute with one of its investors after refusing to allow the firm to withdraw the $5 million originally invested in the fund. SageCrest LLC, a Greenwich hedge […]

Schwartz facing reluctancy with JPMorgan job offer

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Alan Schwartz may be having second thoughts about his new position at JPMorgan Chase, reports the New York Post. According to the paper, the former Bear Stearns CEO is contemplating JPMorgan’s offer for a non-executive vice […]

AdultVest Hedge Fund Acquires iPorn

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- Francis Koenig, Chairman of AdultVest Inc., announced the acquisition of iPorn.com. The acquisition coincides with the firm’s online marketplace topping $7 Billion in available capital for adult industry related investments. "We are very excited about the […]

HSBC funds arms to rebrand

Reuters- More merger and acquisition activity among fund firms is likely as the industry faces up to a tough 2008, said Mark McCombe, head of HSBC’s asset management arm, which is to rebrand next month. McCombe, chief executive of what […]