Monthly Archives: February 2010
Spain tightens proposed hedge fund rules
Reuters – European Union president Spain tightened proposed rules to regulate hedge funds and private equity groups, prompting accusations of protectionism from within the industry but potentially speeding up moves towards a deal. Spain recommended non-EU funds should only be […]
Simon Properties Acquiring Hedge Fund Favorite General Growth Properties
Business Insider – Bankrupt General Growth Properties (GGWPQ) has been one of the most controversial companies in recent months, as various hedge funders have gone to public battle over the troubled mall property. Investors like Bill Ackman and Whitney Tilson […]
Investor ire to drive fund of hedge fund shake-up
Reuters – Firms that make money selecting hedge funds will have to conduct more checks on managers running the assets and show they know what they are buying in order to appease clients disgruntled by the Madoff fraud and poor […]
Gulf Arab Region to Boost Hedge Fund Assets, Investcorp Says
Bloomberg – Persian Gulf Arab institutions are likely to boost hedge fund investments this year as they seek to diversify assets and stabilize returns, according to Investcorp Bank BSC of Bahrain, which manages $12 billion. The Gulf usually follow trends […]
Hedge Fund Index Holds Steady in January, Up 0.17%
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Final performance for the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index is confirmed up 0.17% in January, according to Oliver Schupp, President of Credit Suisse Index Co., Inc. “The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index finished January in slightly […]
Female touch is boosting hedge funds
Guardian – Unlike most lists of its kind, our survey of the top 50 female hedge fund managers does not include details of the personal or family lives of the women involved. Had we tried to include them, some of […]
Prominent hedge funds jumping into financials
Reuters – Prominent hedge fund managers voted with their wallets in the fourth quarter to declare the long financial crisis over, and made big bets on banks and other lenders to back that view. John Paulson, Edward Lampert and Carl […]
Capital Introduction Trends Affecting the Hedge Fund Industry
New York – (HedgeCo.net) – New York based institutional investment research company, Carbon 360, conducted a survey of third party marketers as well as capital introductions groups titled “Capital Introduction Trends in 2010”, to investigate the most sought after strategies, […]
The hedge fund’s image makeover
Politico – Richard Baker, president and CEO of the Managed Funds Association, uses a Domino’s Pizza ad, of all things, to illustrate how much work the hedge-fund industry he represents has to do to polish its image as Congress eyes […]
What Is Hedge Fund King John Paulson Doing in Greece?
Alternet – Goldman Sachs’s Greek adventure got an in-depth look from the New York Times yesterday. The article extends on last week’s Spiegel piece, which reported that the bank helped Greece hide the true extent of its debt through the […]
Phibro chief’s new fund delivers a touch of history
Financial Times – The former Citigroup star energy trader who became a symbol of high compensation on Wall Street is raising money for a hedge fund named after a village near his historic German castle. Andrew Hall, head of Phibro, […]