Monthly Archives: February 2009
Madoff scandal boon for mutual funds, DWS exec says
Reuters – The Madoff scandal could be a boon for mutual funds as investors shift into regulated asset management vehicles in Luxembourg or Ireland away from hedge funds in the Caymans, a German mutual funds executive said. "There’ll be a […]
Santander Bank Struggles to Meet Redemptions, Seeks to Halt Withdrawals
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Spanish bank Santander is seeking to freeze redemptions after stating on Monday that they currently lack the liquidity to meet the rising demands for withdrawals. Investors in the bank’s flagsihip real-estate fund, the Santander Banif Inmobiliario […]
Diamond Hedgers Report Increase in Fund Assets
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Recently launched Codiam Fund, which invests in pre-cut colored diamonds, has reported an increase of 9% in the fund’s net asset value over the first three months of trading. "We launched the fund in difficult […]
Australian Hedge Funds Will Attract New Cash in 2009
Bloomberg – Australian hedge funds will attract a net inflow of cash in 2009 after record redemptions by overseas investors led to the closure of at least 10 funds in the fourth quarter, the local arm of the Alternative Investment […]
Hedge-Fund Assets Set to Drop $192 Billion by March, UBS Says
Bloomberg – Hedge-fund assets will likely drop by about $192 billion this quarter after the industry posted record losses in 2008, according to estimates by UBS AG. Global assets will likely fall to $1.215 trillion in the first quarter, said […]
Ackman’s hedge fund for Target falls 40%
Birmingham Business Journal – The hedge fund created by activist investor William Ackman to buy up shares of Target Corp. lost 40.1 percent of its value in January, according to a Bloomberg News report. Since creating the fund, called Pershing […]
HK’s Bank of East Asia posts first loss in four decades
Forbes – Bank of East Asia, Hong Kong’s fifth-largest lender, posted a bigger-than-expected second-half loss and slashed its dividend, after selling a debt portfolio at a steep loss. The bank (BEA), which reported its first half-year loss since the 1960s, […]
Investcorp Sponsors CRISP Alternative Investments Program
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Alternative investment manager, Investcorp, sponsored a group of Bahraini students from the Crown Prince’s International Scholarship Program (CPISP), to spend a day at Investcorp’s London office, meeting and questioning senior managers and learning about hedge […]
Pallotta’s Slow Start Shows Waning Investor Appetite for Risk
Bloomberg – James Pallotta and Christopher Pia, hedge-fund managers who recently struck out on their own, are discovering just how much the global financial crisis is reducing investors’ appetite for risk. Pallotta, who split from Tudor Investment Corp. last month, […]
Penjing Asset Says It May Not Get Performance Fees Until 2010
Bloomberg – Penjing Asset Management, a Hong Kong-based hedge fund of funds manager overseeing about $520 million, said it may not get any performance fees until next year, and declining income will restrict staff bonuses. The company, which ran the […]