Monthly Archives: August 2008
Asia Stocks Edge Higher as China Approaches Policy Change
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – In a Reuters release today, it is reported that Asian stock markets edged higher, rebounding from a two-year low. Chinese shares surged on hopes for policies from Beijing to jumpstart growth, though many analysts said […]
Short reign of luck and leverage
Times Online – Jon Wood, the ballsy and opportunistic hedge fund manager who wagered that there was value in Northern Rock even as the bank was collapsing last autumn, has reportedly lost 85 per cent of his investors’ money. He […]
Hedge Fund SageCrest Files For Bankruptcy
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – In an effort to head off a forced asset sale, Windmill Management’s SageCrest Finance and SageCrest II filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after its assets fell sharply. The hedge fund filed at U.S. Bankruptcy Court […]
A TV reporter gambles, and loses, on running a hedge fund
International Herald Tribune – Do you remember a time, only a short while ago, when virtually anybody could start a hedge fund? It seemed so easy: Billions of dollars were being thrown around like confetti, even at first-time managers. Greenwich, […]
Hedge Fund’s Art of a Bankruptcy
CFO.com – Even hedge funds are not immune to the credit crunch. A small hedge fund that provided short-term debt to companies has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Greenwich, Connecticut-based SageCrest Finance, managed by Windmill Management, said in its […]
Hedge Funds Appear to Have Dodged a Bullet
Seeking Alpha – If you happen to be in need of Vaseline and find that your local pharmacy is sold out, never fear. Chances are, the entire stock has been purchased by your friendly neighbourhood hedge fund manager. If you […]
Och-Ziff Funds Greenhouse Gas Credits to Bury Carbon
Bloomberg – Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC will invest as much as $500 million in projects that bury greenhouse gases blamed for global warming and create tradable emissions credits. Och-Ziff, the hedge-fund firm run by Daniel Och, also bought 10 […]
Investors, Markets Lift Assets 4% in 2Q Hedge Funds
On Wall Street – Assets held in hedge funds grew 4.41% during the second quarter, to $2.973 trillion, according to data released Monday. HedgeFund.net reported in its survey of hedge administrators that investors allocated $34.21 billion to hedge funds in […]
Xanadu bill footnote may weigh on Corzine
NorthJersey.com – Governor Corzine’s conscience was clear last week after signing a law to bring a $200 million aquarium to the Coney Island by the Meadowlands – better known as the Xanadu project. In a footnote, buried at the bottom […]
Hedge Funds Changing Investment Tack
Seeking Alpha – Sailors out there will know that boats can sail down with the wind – like a leaf being blown across the water – or into the wind at an angle, zigzagging back and forth along the way. Sailing downwind is easier […]
Lehman May Put a Prized Unit on the Block
The Ledger – Lehman Brothers, the troubled investment bank, is considering the sale of all or part of its prized money management division to private equity firms to raise billions of dollars of capital and ease the pressure caused by […]