Monthly Archives: February 2009
Paulson Hedge Fund Asks Dow to Close Rohm & Haas Deal
Bloomberg – Paulson & Co., the hedge fund run by billionaire John Paulson, urged Dow Chemical Co. to slash its dividend, sell new stock and issue bonds to pay for the stalled $15.4 billion takeover of Rohm & Haas Co. […]
Assets For Hedge-Fund Launches Fell In ’08
Absolute Return – Assets for new hedge-fund launches fell "significantly" in the U.S. last year as hedge funds had their worst-ever year of performance, according to hedge-fund magazine Absolute Return. "With these results, it’s no surprise that 2008 is being […]
U.S. accuses three in insider trading scheme
Reuters – A hedge fund manager, a brokerage trader and a financial adviser were charged on Thursday with insider trading in the stock of supermarket chain Albertsons Inc, reaping total profits of about $7.5 million, according to court documents. The […]
A New World For Hedge Funds
Forbes – In December, Forbes was a media partner to Markets Media, host of the Global Markets Summit inNew York City. Forbes Intelligent Investing Editor Michael Maiello moderated a hedge fund industry panel that included activist investors Clay Lifflander of Millcap […]
Arkanar Financial Global Macro Hedge Fund Launch
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Alternative investment consultant and director, Bob Torkelund has announced the launch of a Cayman regulated fund, the Arkanar Global Macro SP. The fund is being monitored and the due diligence work done by the Cayman […]
Wachovia to Buy Back Auction Rate Securities from Clients
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Wachovia customers who invested in auction rate securities prior to their collapse will most likely get their money back. The SEC announced a settlement yesterday with Wachovia Securities that will provide $7 billion in liquidity to […]
Hedge Fund Manager, Six Others Busted in Insider Trading Scam
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The SEC charged seven Wall Street professionals yesterday, alleging an insider trading ring that reaped over $11.6 million in illegal profits. British residents Nicos Achilleas Stephanou of UBS and Ramesh Chakrapani of Blackstone Advisory Services are […]
Hedge Fund Expert Subpoenad by Feds
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Wall Street’s highest-ranking woman, Erin Callan, was subpoenaed by a federal grand jury, along with 24 other Lehman executives regarding the collapse of Lehman Brothers, according to the New York Post. Now in seclusion, the […]
Ryanair boss hedges his bets on the price
This is Money – Hedge will be one of those words forever linked to the great financial crisis of 2008. The hedge funds were supposedly money-minting schemes whereby fantastically intelligent financial whiz kids write fantastically complex programmes to ensure they […]
The List: The Crisis’s Big Winners
The New York-based hedge fund manager reportedly made a record $3.7 billion in 2007. In 2008, his $7 billion Advantage Plus fund returned an incredible 37.6 percent. Another smaller fund he manages returned nearly 590 percent last year, thought to […]
Bernard Madoff, the Mafia, and the Friends of Michael Milken
Market Rap – In 2005, Patrick Byrne, the CEO of Overstock.com and future Deep Capture investigative reporter, began a public crusade against illegal naked short selling (hedge funds and brokers creating phantom stock to manipulate stock prices down). He said, […]
A Hedge Fund Gambles on Death
BusinessWeek – The market for exotic securities hasn’t entirely gone away. It’s just gone underground—-six feet under, to be precise. Hedge fund Davidson Kempner Capital Management is plunging into life settlements—a market in which speculators buy-up unwanted life insurance policies […]