Monthly Archives: August 2008
Morgan Stanley, Goldman change lending systems
Boston Globe – Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are responding to the credit crisis with a system that uses the market’s view of their own creditworthiness as a basis for lending decisions, the Financial Times reported. Wall Street’s second-largest investment […]
Harbinger to raise stake in Cleveland-Cliffs
Reuters – Hedge fund Harbinger Capital Partners said on Thursday it is seeking approval from Cleveland Cliff’s shareholders to boost its ownership stake to as much as a third of the iron-ore company. Harbinger — already Cleveland-Cliffs’ largest shareholder — […]
CEOs Launch Web Site To Protect Short Sellers
Washington Post – When the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an emergency order last month protecting the stocks of the country’s largest financial institutions against a form of short selling, three businessmen saw an opportunity. Harvey Pitt, SEC chairman from […]
Miami Hedge Fund Swindler Sentenced
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund fraudster Salman Shariff has been sentenced to 57 months behind bars, years after swindling millions from trusting investors. The Miami-based funds raked in almost $11 million from 1998 to 2001, while Shariff afforded himself […]
Hedge Fund Advisor Hires Mathematician and Boosts Assets
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund advisory firm D5 announced the launch of two new accounts, with each promising capacity of $50 million, for a possible $ 100 million on additional capital for the firm. The new accounts coincide […]
Turnberry Hedge Fund to Liquidate
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Turnberry Capital Management LP has decided to close its doors and liquidate its assets, after many investors inquired about getting their money back. The hedge fund, which specializes in purchasing distressed debt, once held approximately $800 […]
Hedge Fund Correlation Research Report by Credit Suisse
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge funds generally are more correlated in bull market runs and more de-correlation at market downturns. A comparison of the Credit Suisse/Tremont Broad Benchmark Index (HEDG), an asset-weighted broad benchmark of the hedge fund industry, […]
Former UBS Trader’s Hedge Fund Takes a Hit
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The SRM Global Master Fund, headed by former UBS AG star trader Jonathan Wood, is down about 85% over the course of its two-year tenure, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Launched in […]
Hedge fund gets all of its ducks in a row
New Zealand Herald – Eyebrows were raised this week when New York hedge- fund Elliott International nominated two Kiwi businessman – including recently appointed Infratil director Mark Tume – to join the Telecom board. Telecom is on the fringes of […]
Hedge Fund Harbinger Buys Nearly 5% of Cablevision
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Harbinger Capital Management, an activist hedge fund, has accumulated a 4.9% stake in Cablevision Systems Corp, according to The Wall Street Journal. In a regulatory filing, Harbinger said that it had bought 11.45 million of […]
Hedge funds thrive on downturns says report
Hedge Funds Review Magazine – Hedge funds generally are more correlated in bull market runs and more de-correlation at market downturns. A comparison of the Credit Suisse/Tremont Broad Benchmark Index (HEDG), an asset-weighted broad benchmark of the hedge fund industry, […]