Monthly Archives: November 2011
Nordic hedge funds conquer global rivals
Dow Jones – Nordic hedge funds have been beating their rivals operating elsewhere in the world for more than a decade and, after years of neglect, foreign investors have begun to take notice. The average Nordic hedge fund has delivered […]
Debt By Degrees
The New Yorker – The protesters at Occupy Wall Street may not have put forth an explicit set of demands yet, but there is one thing that they all agree on: student debt is too damn high. Since the late […]
Asia hedge funds rebound with best quarterly start in 2 years
Economic Times – Asian hedge funds staged a turnaround in October, recording their best start to a quarter since July 2009 as global financial markets rallied on hopes Europe was closer to containing its debt crisis. The industry is headed for its […]
Institutional investors pour into hedge funds
Pensions & Investment – Institutional investors, especially U.S. public pension plans, have been pouring new money into hedge funds to the tune of $39.9 billion of net inflows and pending searches year-to-date through Nov. 10, according to Pensions & Investments‘ analysis […]
India: Quantum Mutual Fund announces “Zero” transaction charges
Press Release – In accordance with SEBI’s recent directive, where mutual funds are allowed to pay prescribed transaction charges for subscription application received through distributors, Quantum Mutual Fund, India’s first and only direct-to-investor mutual fund, has announced Zero transaction charges […]
A hedge fund’s balancing act
Glob and Mail – When markets tank, many investors want to take their chips off the table. But for some hedge fund investors that might not be an option. Not because of heightened fortitude, but because the fund won’t allow […]
Partner exits activist hedge fund firm TCI
Reuters – One of the partners at activist hedge fund firm TCI (The Children’s Investment Fund) has quit, the latest in a string of departures from the high-profile firm since the credit crisis. Masroor Siddiqui, who was responsible for global […]
SEC Alleges Deceptive Conduct Against Hedge Fund of Ponzi Schemes And Frauds
Forbes – A fund of hedge funds offers its investors the chance to pay high fees in return for an investment strategy that provides broad exposure to the hedge fund industry in an effort to diversify risk. But this strategy […]
Former HK prof, ex-Polaris exec plan China hedge fund
Reuters – Hong Kong-based Rega Technologies plans to launch a China-focused long/short equities hedge fund in January with about $40 million in initial capital from partners, friends and family, its Managing Director Kin-Leung Chan said. The firm, founded by a former […]
Investors may be trapped in ‘low risk’ Matrix fund for six years
CityWire – Investors trapped for three years in a Matrix hedge fund, which was advertised as having a ‘low degree of risk’, could face a further three-year wait to liquidate positions. The Matrix Asset Based 2 fund is domiciled in […]
Dodd-Frank Provisions: Are You Exempt from Registering with the SEC?
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Act is also known as the “Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2010” (the “PF Act”). The PF Act amends the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) and […]