Monthly Archives: February 2012
Hedge Funds Buying into Hepatitis C Treatments
KapitallWire – Wall Street is clamoring to get in on the newest Hepatitis C drug stock rally. The move is largely a reaction to a series of successful developments from several new Hepatitis C treatments. The virus currently affects about […]
J.P. Morgan Strengthens Hedge Fund Arm
New York (HedgeCo.net) – J.P. Morgan’s hedge fund investment arm, J.P. Morgan’s Asset Management is enhancing its pooled Commingled Pension Trust Fund Stable Asset Income Fund (SAIF), to ensure that the fund remains open and available to new investors. “The […]
February UCITS Hedge Fund Update
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The UCITS Alternative Index Blue Chip is up 0.25% this week, bringing its month to date performance to 1.32%. Macro and Emerging Markets are the best weekly performers, with respective gains of 0.61% and 0.57%. Event-Driven […]
Chinese, Texan and Classic on Hedge Fund Menu
Advanced Trading – From classic to Chinese or even Texan, hedge funds are deploying a variety of trading strategies this year to make the most of sizeable deals, including Glencore and Roche, after a freeze in deal-making dented their returns […]
Doric shuts flagship hedge fund to focus on small cap strategy
Reuters – Doric Capital Corp, one of Hong Kong’s oldest hedge fund firms founded by former Man Group Plc executive Michael Nock, has shut its decade-old Asia ex-Japan long/short equity fund and plans to focus on managing its small-cap strategy. Launched […]
US 2011 new fund launches strong on equity strategies and locking in investors
Hedge Funds Review – New-launch US-based hedge funds are asking for lock-ups while a good proportion of start-ups have seed or strategic capital prior to opening. Equity and equity-related strategies were most popular. A good majority of new start-up hedge funds […]
Hedge Funds Re-Enter Market As M&A Activity Picks Up
Dow Jones – Hedge funds look set to take center stage as European merger-and-acquisition activity starts to pick up after a long drought and as bets on winning prices and bidders trigger dramatic rises in the stock price of target […]
Florida Investor Sues Paulson’s Hedge Fund
DealBook – There was a time, not long ago, when the hedge fund manager John A. Paulson seemed to be practically untouchable. Shuttled from meeting to meeting in a caravan of black S.U.V.’s, Mr. Paulson was living the hedge fund […]
Hedge Fund Forward Redemptions at 3.14% up from 1.85% in January
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund administrator GlobeOp Financial Services announced that its Forward Redemption Indicator for February shows notifications at 3.14%, up from 1.85% in January. In line with seasonal adjustment the data continues to reflect the trend of very low […]
Be wary of hedge funds seeking information, watchdog warns
The Australian – Companies and investment advisers should be wary of hedge funds trying to cultivate staff for inside information on takeover deals, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission warned yesterday. Speaking at a press conference in Sydney at the […]
Gas prices head higher as Iran cuts exports
The Enquirer – Oil rose to a nine-month high in New York after Iran said it halted some crude exports and investors bet that fuel demand will increase as Europe moves closer to bailing out Greece. Meanwhile, gasoline prices continued to […]
Gold bulls expand as billionaire Paulson says buy
Investment News – Gold traders are getting more bullish after billionaire hedge-fund manager John Paulson told investors it’s time to buy the metal as protection against inflation caused by government spending. Twelve of 22 surveyed by Bloomberg expect prices to […]