Monthly Archives: April 2009
5 Top-Rated Stocks Hedge Funds Are Buying
Motley Fool – Hedge funds — private investment partnerships for wealthy individuals and institutions — are thought to be managed by well-informed, talented investors. Where are they placing their stock bets in this highly volatile market? And does the investing […]
Gartmore to push into retail hedge fund market
Reuters – Fund manager Gartmore is preparing a major push into the UK retail hedge fund market after picking up strong demand for its first products in the sector, a senior executive said. The plan comes after a rough year […]
Srini Vudayagiri quits Lightspeed Venture Partners
Reuters India – Vudayagiri said he will be transitioning out of Lightspeed by end of this month. Sreenivasulu "Srini" Vudayagiri, an India based Venture Director with Lightspeed Venture Partners, is quitting the venture capital firm. When contacted, Vudayagiri said, "I […]
The Importance Of Paying Citigroup Bankers Bonuses
24/7 Wall St. – Citigroup has gone to the Treasury to beg for bonuses for some of its most important traders, people who make the banks extraordinary amounts of money. The Treasury’s reaction will probably be that it wants to […]
SEC needs hedge fund authority-Schapiro
Guardian Unlimited – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission needs authority to require hedge fund advisers to register with the agency plus the power to examine funds’ books, the agency’s chairman said on Tuesday. U.S. lawmakers are working to give […]
UK’s biz tycoons to flee high-taxed Britain
Indopia – Britain’s leading entrepreneurs are considering to leave the country as a mark of protest against UK Chancellor Alistair Darling’s new 50 per cent tax rate, a media report says. " Hugh Osmond, the pubs to insurance entrepreneur, is […]
Lawyer in $700M fraud to plead guilty
New York Daily News – Marc Dreier will plead guilty to all charges stemming from the $700 million investment fraud he is accused of carrying out, his lawyer said Monday. Defense lawyer Gerald Shargel said Dreier will enter the plea […]
Middle East investors’ share of hedge fund assets to rise 30%
Saudi Gazette – By end of 2013, Middle East investors will account for about $194 billion in hedge fund assets, or about 7.5 percent of total global hedge fund assets, a new global study of institutional investors, investment consultants and […]
SEC has about 150 hedge fund probes
Reuters – U.S. securities regulators have about 150 active hedge fund investigations and more than 50 probes involving credit default swaps and other derivatives, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro said on Monday. The SEC also has about two […]
Dow Jones Hires Hedge Fund Manager, Financial Expert
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Dow Jones & Company has added London based hedge fund manager Paul Sharma as telecommunications, media and technology columnist, and NY’s award winning Donna Childs, as a financial services columnist. "The appointments of Paul and […]
Managed accounts to cost smaller hedgie clients
Reuters – A switch by some big investors chastened by the Madoff scandal and the credit crisis into managed accounts at hedge fund firms could end up penalising smaller clients in mainstream funds. Managed accounts offer greater visibility and flexibility […]
Hedge fund bill to give SEC registration authority
Guardian Unlimited – A U.S. Senate bill to make the $1.3 trillion hedge fund industry more transparent would give federal regulators the authority to require fund managers to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission, one of the bill’s authors […]