Monthly Archives: September 2006
David Deutsch Speaks At LRG Capital Summitt
HedgeCo.net ( New York ) Larkspur, CA, September 6, 2006 – LRG Capital Group LLC, a global merchant bank that invests in small and mid-cap public companies, today announced thatDavid Deutsch, the Chief Investment Officer of the San Diego County […]
‘Funds of funds’ offer yield and diversification, but watch fees..
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Mutual funds billed as one-stop shops for yield-hungry investors searching stock and bond markets for income are on the rise. Called “funds of funds,” they don’t hold individual securities but instead own several other strategically selected […]
Hedge funds lead European leveraged lending
LONDON (Reuters) – Specialised debt and hedge funds are the lenders for up to half of the leveraged loans syndicated in Europe, Close Brothers said, which questioned how the funds would behave if borrowers were to run into trouble. Banks […]
Amber Partners Completes 28 Operational Risk Certifications in 10 Months
Yahoo Finance -Amber Partners Ltd., an independent specialist in hedge fund operational risk, today announced they have completed their 28th operational certification since the company’s launch inNovember 2005. Completed certifications represent approximately US$30 billion in total assets under management, with […]
Barclay buys AAC to increase hedge fund database
Reuters – Barclay Group, which compiles performance data about the hedge fund industry, on Tuesday said it acquired the Alternative Asset Center (AAC) database, creating what it said was the world’slargest such information source. Fairfield, Iowa-based Barclay, currently tracks performance […]
New ratings for hedge funds
Moody’s Investors Service, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch Ratings are developing criteria to evaluate the soundness of hedge funds in response to appeals for transparency from investors and regulators as inflows surge. Systems are being developed to appraise hedge funds […]
Exotic Mortgages and Hedge funds
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – Hedge funds have been particularly active in the ARM mortgage trade, buying risky loans directly from banks and cutting out the middle men. These hedge funds are willing to buy risky loans, as they can set […]
Overstock at Overstock.com
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – Hedge funds have been practicing a tactic called “naked short sellingâ€Â, which means selling the same piece of property several times over such as shares in companies like Overstock.com. Patrick Byrne has been fighting an ongoing […]
Launch of Valu-Trac World Wide Strategy Fund
HedgeCo.net ( New York ) – Valu-Trac Investment Management Limited announces the launch of the Valu-Trac World Wide Strategy Fund: Long only global equity market allocation fund Investment objectives of long term capital growth and capital preservation Dynamic allocation into […]
Is London the New New York? Or Is It the Other Way Around?
New York Sun – It’s a city of nearly 8 million where Mayor Bloomberg owns a townhouse. Paul McCartney, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Madonna all own homes here, too. It competed to host the 2012 OlympicGames. Architects Daniel Libeskind, Norman Foster, […]
Fund managers play safe over high yield bonds
TMCnet – HIGH yield bond fund managers are becoming worried about the tendency of private equity bidders to buy a company then borrow massively in order to pay themselves large dividends. Credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s recently claimed that […]
Hedge Fund to buy out Rival Fund
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – RAB Capital, the European hedge fund management and investment firm, is planning the acquisition of $500m fund, Northwest Investment Management. This buyout is RAB’s second, and largest acquisition since its founding in 2004, giving it increased […]