Monthly Archives: May 2007
Hedge funds survey reveals lower gearing
MSN Money- Hedge funds reduced their gearing last year by about 10 per cent, according to a private survey by British regulators, lowering the potential for the failure of a major firm to create a domino effect across the financial […]
Reserve Liquid Performance – highest yielding Prime Money market fund
HedgeCo.net – NEW YORK, May 1, 2007 – The Reserve, the leading innovator in cash management, announced that its Liquid Performance Fund was ranked the highest yielding prime money market fund by Crane Data, as of 3/31/07.* “As hedge funds, […]
100 Women in Hedge Funds Awards
100 Women in Hedge Funds is today presenting their 5th Anniversary event, Raising Capital: Keys to success and new trends in the industry, in Stamford, CT. The event is hosted by UBS Investment Bank and All Bar None. The speaker, […]
$99 Billion Company Hires Hedge Fund Manager
Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. announced the appointment of hedge fund manager, Thomas Juterbock, as Senior Portfolio Manager at Nikko Alternative Asset Management Inc., a New York-based subsidiary of Nikko AM Tokyo. Juterbock said, “I am thrilled to join the […]
Sarkozy turns on ‘predator’ hedge funds
Telegraph.com.UK- If there is one thing that unites both candidates in France’s presidential run-off this Sunday, it is a shared belief that Anglo Saxon hedge funds are the great villains of modern civilisation. Nicolas Sarkozy, the neo-Gaullist favourite, has […]
Morningstar expands hedge funds survey – Reuters.uk
Reuters- Morningstar Inc., which has already nearly doubled the number of hedge funds it tracks, wants to grow in the hedge fund industry, an executive at the well-known mutual fund rankings firmsaid on Monday. Chicago-based Morningstar, which developed a star […]
Japanese regulator to monitor hedge funds
Reuters.uk – Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) said on Tuesday it will begin monitoring hedge funds operating in Japan, seeking to ward off potential turmoil in financial markets. The regulator will ask hedge funds filing with it from around September […]
Hedge fund Liberation demands Multimedia changes
Reuters – Activist hedge fund Liberation Investment Group LLC said on Tuesday it is stepping up its campaign to boost share value at Multimedia Games Inc. (MGAM.O: Quote, Profile, Research), saying it may run a proxy battle or take other […]
Hedge fund pay soaring to new heights
MSNBC – NEW YORK – From Wall Street to Main Street, CEO compensation is big business these days. How much does your hedge fund manager make? The chances are it’s a lot. Hedge Funds are hot. With inflows from pension […]
Protecting hedge funds from fraud
Cay Compass – Hedge funds have distinct product and market characteristics that make them vulnerable to money laundering, fraud and even terrorist financing. They are manager skill–based, which means there is a certain level of proprietary knowledge involved in the […]
Attorney: NYU student was ‘pawn’ in $7 million hedge fund scam
Boston Globe – A former New York University whiz kid whose Greenwich hedge fund cost investors millions of dollars was the fall guy in the fraud, not the criminal mastermind, his attorney said Tuesday. Prosecutors rejected that idea, saying Hakan […]
Hedge Funds Flog Micron/Lexar Deal
TheStreet.com – Several hedge funds continue to oppose Micron’s (MU:NYSE – commentary – research – Cramer’s Take) acquisition of Lexar Media (LEXR:Nasdaq – commentary – research – Cramer’s Take),and recently told the companies that they plan to vote against the […]