Monthly Archives: February 2007
Stockpickr: Top Picks From a Top Hedge Fund
TheStreet.com-I have nothing bad to say about hedge fund Renaissance Technologies, except that the folks there wouldn’t consider hiring me when I applied. I went to grad school and majored in computer science, but didn’t finish my studies. Jim Simons, […]
Signs of the coming hedge-fund apocalypse.
Slate-Because I’m writing a book about booms and busts in American history, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how real and rational economic trends cross over into bubble territory. For the Internet, residential real estate (now officially popped), […]
Brian Haskel Joins Corporate Practice at Tannenbaum Helpern as Partner
HedgeCo.net – NEW YORK, February 12, 2007 – Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP, a leading law firm in the global financial services industry, today announced that Brian A. Haskel hasjoined as a Partner in the firms Corporate practice group. […]
SEC slammed over hedge fund ‘wealth’ test
CNN Money – You almost have to pity the poor SEC. Recently, the commission was all but accused of a cover-up by Senators Grassley and Specter in the matter of Gary Aguirre. (You may recall that Aguirre, a former SEC […]
G-7 recommends vigilance on hedge funds
Herald Tribune – Finance ministers from the world’s leading economies put the $1.4 trillion hedge fund industry firmly on the international policy agenda over the weekend, saying that they wouldscrutinize the sector closely with an eye toward encouraging more self-regulation. […]
Top hedge boffins beat the JSE
Sunday Times South Africa – You can cover your bets with the better funds, but don’t expect to beat the equity market when the bull is really running. The winning investment managers at this week’s third annual Symmetry Hedge Fund […]
F&C To Launch Global Hedge Fund
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – F&C Asset Management announced on Monday that they are launching a global diversified fixed income hedge fund, called the F&C Tourmaline fund. The hedge fund is to be run by a team of three, Sanjay Joshi, […]
Hedge Fund Head Ordered to Pay Back $20 Million
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – The SEC released the details of the fines U.S. District Court Judge Charles Pannell ordered against hedge fund manager Kirk Wright yesterday.Pannell ordered nearly $20 million in fines and penalties for defrauding investors through his hedge […]
Comments Oppose New Hedge Fund Investor Standards
BankNET 360 –More than 200 comments have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission over the proposed rule to raise the accredited-investor standard. Many of the commenters are opposed to raising the standard, which would require hedge fund investors […]
Public hedge fund firm seeks longevity
Los Angeles Times – When Goldman Sachs Group Inc. went public in May 1999, some on Wall Street figured it was a signal to bail out of brokerage stocks. If Goldman was letting the public into its business after 130 […]
Private funds eyed for WTC site
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The government agency that owns the World Trade Center site is trying to attract private equity or hedge funds into investing in the $3 billion replacement Freedom Tower, according to a published report. The Wall Street […]
Britain Is Encouraged by Germany to Push for Hedge Fund Transparency
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – Germany has had a voluntary code of conduct for hedge fund regulation but is now preparing for greater scrutiny with its V7 government approach andis encouraging Britain to do the same. So far Britain’s light-touch approach […]