Monthly Archives: January 2013
Hedge fund managers say investors are constantly faced with information overload
Opalesque – Investors are faced with the constant problem of information overload and bombarded with incessant inflow of short term information that influences their long term perspective, declared Mark Levas, the Founder and Senior Managing Principal of the Olympian Group […]
Hedge funds seek day in court with IBRC
Irish Times – Two Cayman Island hedge funds have appealed a US court ruling that State-owned Irish Bank Resolution Corporation can avail of sovereign immunity to avoid being sued in the US by bond holders who lost money in its […]
Cayman Islands aims to enhance hedge fund transparency
FierceFinance – The global push for more transparency in financial services has reached the small tax-advantaged havens that hedge funds and other investment vehicles depend on for favorable tax treatment. The Cayman Islands has joined Jersey, the Isle of Man, the […]
It’s Pensioners on the Side of Hedge Funds Making Their Case Against Argentina
DealBook – Maria Teresa Muñoz, a retired secretary from Buenos Aires, has something in common with Paul E. Singer, the billionaire hedge fund manager who is suing Argentina’s government. They are both “holdouts” — the term given to owners of […]
MarksJarvis: ‘Just trust me’ allure of hedge funds gives way to ‘buyer beware’
Chicago Tribune – Wealthy investors who thought a few years ago that brainy hedge fund managers would show them the money have shed their rose-colored glasses. Individuals are no longer enamored with the funds, and for good reason. Last year, […]
Hedge Fund Founder Warren Buffett On Women In Investing
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund founder and investor extraordinaire Warren Buffett had a few words to say about women in investing over at UK newspaper The Telegraph. “As fears grow that the United States is preparing to plunge over the […]
Appeals courts finds for ex-hedge fund exec vs old partner
Reuters – A former hedge fund executive should be awarded damages after his former partner withheld profits from him, an appeals court ruled Tuesday, the latest twist in a dispute that also includes allegations that one party deliberately set a […]
Endowments May Be Hedge Funds’ Closest Friend
aiCIO – Endowments in the United States have an average hedge fund allocation of 19.1%, according to data firm Preqin. While the average is 19.1%, endowments have a mean hedge fund target allocation of 19.4%, suggesting there is still scope […]
U.S. hedge fund builds stake in Greek gambling monopoly OPAP
Reuters – U.S. hedge fund Baupost Group has a 5.2 percent stake in Greek gambling firm OPAP, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday, signaling foreign interest in the country’s gambling monopoly before its privatization. Boston-based Baupost Group, run by money […]
Alix Capital reveals fixed income UCITS hedge funds most popular over 2012
Opalesque – The latest quarterly European research on the UCITS hedge funds industry published by Alix Capital, the Geneva-based provider of the UCITS Alternatives Index (UAI) family of indices, reveals that more than half the inflows into UCITS hedge funds (56%, […]
Man Group Backs Former Citadel Manager for New Japan Hedge Fund
Bloomberg – Man Group Plc (EMG), the biggest publicly traded hedge fund manager, is backing a new Japan-focused hedge fund started by Toby Bartlett, a former manager at Citadel LLC and Highbridge Capital Management LLC, according to a statement. FRM […]
It’s Pensioners on the Side of Hedge Funds Making Their Case Against Argentina
DealBook – Maria Teresa Muñoz, a retired secretary from Buenos Aires, has something in common with Paul E. Singer, the billionaire hedge fund manager who is suing Argentina’s government. They are both “holdouts” — the term given to owners of […]