Monthly Archives: April 2011
Hedge Fund Launch: Bandon Isolated Alpha Fixed Income Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Portland, Oregon-based investment management firm Bandon Capital Management LLC., has launched the Bandon Isolated Alpha Fixed Income Fund (BANIX), a global absolute return-oriented fixed income strategy hedge fund. “When we listen to investors we hear two […]
The hedge fund heavyweight who has markets in his thrall
Evening Standard – He may look like a jolly country gent (passions include fishing and shooting) but Crispin Odey has the markets constantly in his thrall. He is known for taking daring, often counter-intuitive, positions. And he has paid himself […]
Elliott Proposes 100-Day Plan For Iron Mountain
Dow Jones – Hedge fund manager Elliott Management Corp. said Monday it has proposed a 100-day plan for Iron Mountain Inc., in its latest bid to turn the data-storage company into a real estate investment trust. In a 15-page slide […]
Will Hedge Fund Registration Overwhelm the SEC?
CNBC – Looks like another deadline of the Dodd-Frank Bill will come and go. This one is the much talked about July 21 hedge fund registration deadline. SEC Associate Director Robert Plaze recently sent a letter to the President of […]
SEC Anticipates Delay Period for Adviser Registration Changes
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Securities and Exchange Commission seems likely to allow additional time for investment advisers to make registration changes required by the Dodd-Frank Act, according to an April 8 letter from Robert Plaze, Associate Director of the […]
Survey: 65% Of Investors Are In A Maze When It Comes To Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A recent survey conducted by Thesis Fund Management, a New York based registered investment advisor and manager of The Flexible Fund, revealed many Americans are in the dark when it comes to hedge funds. When asked if […]
National Express rebel wins support of second-largest shareholder
Guardian – The US activist investor seeking a boardroom shakeup at National Express has claimed the support of the public transport group’s second largest shareholder, the Cosmen family. The surprise announcement comes only a week after National Express implied that it had […]
SEC not ready to throw the switch
Investment News – Investment advisers who have between $25 million and $100 million in assets under management probably will have until 2012 to switch their registration from the Securities and Exchange Commission to their states. The deadline for the transition […]
Upheavals in Africa threaten oil exports
The National – The Nigerian unrest is not expected to escalate into full-blown armed conflict, as in Ivory Coast, but is still of greater and more immediate concern to oil markets. Nigeria is not only the biggest African oil exporter, […]
Hedge fund bullish oil bets hit four-week high
CT Post – Hedge funds raised bets on higher crude prices to a four-week high as increased airstrikes in Libya raised concerns about production after the country’s conflict ends and the dollar weakened against the euro. Funds and other large speculators […]
Hedge funds enjoy record inflows in February
MarketWatch – Hedge funds saw record inflows in February as institutional investors allocated more money to the industry, BarclayHedge and TrimTabs Investment Research said Monday. Managers pulled in $34.9 billion on the month, putting industry assets at $1.73 trillion — […]
Hedge Fund Court News Roundup: Rajaratnam’s Defense Strategy
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund founder Raj Rajartatnan has spent the last four weeks listening tho the prosecution’s allegations and the case has moved on to his rebuttal. The defense called i’s first witness today in what is being calle d the largest insider […]