Monthly Archives: August 2011
Hedge funds, oil bets decline most in six months
Gulf News – Hedge funds cut bullish bets on crude oil by the most in more than six months on growing concern that the faltering economic recovery will sap energy demand. The funds and other large speculators cut wagers that […]
A choice between risk and return? – Lipper
Reuters – Hedge funds have delivered decent risk-return results over the past ten years. And as transparency and liquidity increased post-credit crisis, they have regained their appeal as providers of absolute return opportunities for investors. In addition, an increasing lack […]
Audit Notes: Murdoch’s Board, Hedge Funds Selling
Columbia Journalism Review – Both the New York Post and Fox News maintain enemy lists. Almost anyone who has directly crossed these organizations, or who has made trouble for their parent company, will have felt the sting here. Threats pervade […]
U.S. Is Seeking Maximum Prison Term in Galleon Case
DealBook – Federal prosecutors recommended on Tuesday that Raj Rajaratnam, the hedge fund manager convicted of running a huge insider trading scheme, be sentenced to as many as 24 and a half years in prison. That term is the maximum […]
Och-Ziff Said to Rise Last Week as Some of Largest Hedge Funds Dodge Rout
Bloomberg – Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC (OZM) and Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP hedge funds advanced last week as some of the industry’s largest managers dodged the deepest slump for global stocks since 2008. Och Ziff, the $30 billion […]
Hennessee: Hedge Funds Protect Capital as Markets Decline
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index has declined -0.25% in July (+1.41% YTD), while the S&P 500 declined -2.15% (+2.75% YTD), the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -2.18% (+4.89% YTD), and the NASDAQ Composite Index decreased -0.62% […]
Cleveland Browns Owner Wins Hedge Fund Dispute
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The owner of the Cleveland Browns, Randy Lerner, has won a court order against hedge fund Paige Capital Management LLC., in a Delaware Court yesterday. Bloomberg reports that the hedge fund is ordered to return the remainder of Lerners’ […]
Hedge Fund Tech Launch: Wall Street Birds
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A free Twitter watcher, WallStreetBirds.com, has been launched by Scottsdale, AZ based Modulus Informatics, Inc., allowing the general public to make investment decisions based on the real-time analysis of twitter data. “Wall Street Birds is a […]
Study says funds of hedge funds see limited diversification benefits
RiskNet – Fund of hedge funds (FoHF) portfolios with more than 25 underlying managers have weaker performance and increased tail risk, according to research from New York University’s Stern School of Business Investing in hedge funds can be a risky […]
Biggs Cuts Risk in Traxis Hedge Fund After U.S. Downgrade
San Francisco Chronicle – – Barton Biggs, who last week called U.S. equities a “strong buy,” said he cut risk in his Traxis Partners LP hedge fund, echoing trading last year when he sold stocks as Europe’s debt crisis spread. “I’ve taken […]
Hedge Funds Standards Board looks to attract US and Asian managers
Hedge Funds Review – The UK-based Hedge Funds Standards Board (HFSB) is seeking to sign up more US and Asia-based managers to its best practice protocols. The UK-based Hedge Funds Standards Board (HFSB), established in 2008 to develop and promote a […]
Hedge funds feel the pain as losses set to deepen
Reuters – Hedge funds, considered the stalwarts of the investing world, are feeling the pain just like everyone else. Monday’s panicked U.S. stock sell-off, which drove the S&P 500 down more than 6 percent, is affecting investors from average Americans […]