Monthly Archives: September 2009
Court orders UBS to post $35 mln bond in fraud case
Forbes – A Connecticut court ordered UBS to pledge assets or post a $35 million bond after finding ‘probable cause’ that the bank committed securities fraud in a deal with Pursuit Partners, the hedge fund’s lawyers said on Wednesday. Superior […]
Volcker says banks should not own hedge, equity funds-report
Forbes – Banks should not be allowed to own hedge funds or equity funds and their trading activity should be limited, former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker said in an interview with Il Sole 24 Ore on Thursday. ‘A bank […]
Butterfield Fulcrum Partners With Risk Fundamentals
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Alternative fund administration company, Butterfield Fulcrum, announced a partnership with hedge fund software firm Risk Fundamentals, to provide comprehensive risk analytics to hedge fund managers. “As independent administrators we sit at the junction where transparency and […]
Judge: Bank Of America Must Defend Lancer Hedge Funds Suit
Nasdaq – Bank of America Corp.’s (BAC) securities unit must defend an investor lawsuit over whether it aided and abetted Lancer Management Group LLC in deceiving investors about the value of two British Virgin Islands hedge funds‘ holdings. In an […]
2009 Performance: Hedge Funds vs. Mutual Funds
BusinessWeek – Convertible and equity arbitrage strategies have the winning performance among hedge funds so far this year. Latin American stock funds lead the way for mutual funds. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index returned 15% year to date through […]
JPMorgan Sets Group to Help Hedge Funds Secure Assets
Bloomberg – JPMorgan Chase & Co., the second- biggest U.S. bank, created a group to help fund managers broaden their trading and assure investors that assets won’t be tied up by a brokerage failure like the one that felled Lehman […]
Bank stocks’ rally boosts some hedge-fund managers
MarketWatch – A rally last month in bank stocks such as Bank of America Corp. boosted returns of some hedge funds, including funds run by Paulson & Co. Managers focused on financial-services stocks returned 4.29% on average in August, according […]
Eliot Spitzer’s first day teaching at CCNY
Hooker-loving ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer knocked the socks off the students at his lecture Tuesday at City College. Students attending his law and public policy course laughed and even applauded as Spitzer delivered a lively talk that cited big thinkers ranging […]
Regulator issues hedge fund selection guidance
CityWire.co.uk – The Italian regulator, Consob, has issued guidance to fund of hedge fund managers on the selection of target funds for their portfolios. Over the last few months hedge funds have been subject to constant redemption requests in order to […]
Hedge funds attract $4.5 billion in Aug 2009
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Preliminary reporting from Eurekahedge finds that August marks the 6th consecutive month of positive returns for hedge funds (up 13.1% YTD); hedge funds up 2.6% for the last 12 months, while the MSCI AC World Index […]
Hedge Funds Lag as Equity Market Rally Continues – Hennessee
New York (HedgeCo.net) – There was good economic news in August, specifically housing and manufacturing data, according to hedge fund research specialist Hennessee Group. “Government spending continues to drive demand, while the private sector has been largely absent. This dynamic […]
SEC remains unfit to prevent next Madoff
Sentinel and Enterprise – After Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme collapsed, having bilked charities, hedge funds and retirees of as much as $65 billion, the temptation is to say: “We’ve learned our lesson. That will never happen again.” Barring an overhaul […]