Monthly Archives: August 2009
Hedge funds gain 2.42 percent in July
Reuters – Hedge funds posted more gains last month, providing fresh evidence that the $1.4 trillion industry is recovering after last year’s heavy losses and record redemptions. The average hedge fund gained 2.42 percent in July after having inched up […]
AIG Gains From Hedge Fund Rebound After $2 Billion of Losses
Bloomberg – American International Group Inc., the insurer bailed out by the U.S., benefited from hedge funds for the first time in a year as the company returned to profitability in the second quarter. AIG earned $121 million from hedge […]
Declines In External Debt Elevates Concern For Global Recovery
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hennessee Group LLC, an adviser to hedge fund investors, voiced concern in early 2009 that the global financial crisis could enter a new and more dangerous phase, one that could push several international countries to the […]
Sprott profit sags as equity rise hits hedge funds
Reuters – Quarterly profit at asset manager Sprott Inc was down by half as some hedge funds were hurt by rallying stock prices, while the company said opportunities still exist on the long side of the market. Eric Sprott, who […]
Railways pension invests 65 million pounds in hedge fund
Reuters – The UK Railways Pension Schemes, one of the UK’s largest plans, has invested 65 million pounds in London-based asset manager Goodhart Partners’ global long-short equity fund of hedge funds. Railpen Investments, the fund manager of the industry-wide scheme […]
Ex-Chief of AIG Settles SEC Case for $15 Million
The Ledger – Federal regulators announced an agreement with Maurice R. Greenberg on Thursday to settle accusations that he oversaw an accounting fraud at the American International Group. But Mr. Greenberg did not go quietly. Shortly after the announcement from […]
Blackstone war chest eyes bank sector
The Australian – Blackstone Group posted a wider second-quarter loss, but results beat analysts’ expectations as the private-equity giant reported positive returns and better fund-raising at its credit-oriented and funds-of-hedge-funds businesses. On a conference call with analysts and investors, chairman […]
Miller Heads Up New NorthPoint Dallas Office
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – Atlanta based hedge fund prime brokerage firm, NorthPoint Trading Partners, LLC, has opened an office in Dallas, Texas, led by industry veteran Chip Miller. Miller joins NorthPoint from Stadium Capital where he was head trader […]
How A Hedge Fund Finesses Returns
Forbes – PetroAlgae, a Melbourne, Fla., company, is a renewable energy miracle–at least in the stock market. The company, which aims to harvest oil from algae, started trading on the OTC Bulletin Board in December 2008 at under $1 through […]
Lawsuit says hedge-fund manager stole $750,000
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – The family of a Cambria County manufacturer has filed a lawsuit claiming that a New York hedge-fund manager illegally took $750,000 from its trust fund. The lawsuit, filed by the family of Frank Calandra Jr., was moved […]
Hedge fund survivors are bouncing back
Evening Standard – A prominent hedge fund manager has claimed that gold investment is proving popular in the US over fears about inflation. Moonraker, a London-based independent firm, has managed over $330 million worth of assets at BDO Stoy Hayward […]