Monthly Archives: November 2007
100 Women In Hedge Funds Sixth New York Gala Raises $2.3 MM
New York, NY – November 15, 2007 – Leaders across the hedge fund industry raised $ 2.3 million at the Sixth 100 Women in Hedge Funds Gala at Cipriani in New York City. Proceeds from the Gala will go directly […]
Germany as Europe’s Most Attractive Destination For Renewable Energy Investors
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- Germany has emerged as Europe’s most attractive destination for commercial investors in the renewable energy sector, while the UK has lost momentum due to a comparative lack of pace on policy matters, according to the latest […]
BlackRock Launches Distressed Securities Funds
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- BlackRock, the biggest listed US asset manager, on Tuesday announced the launch of more distressed securities funds to take advantage of the current credit market troubles, according to Reuters. Chairman and Chief Executive Laurence Fink said […]
Och-Ziff Makes Debut, Unfazed by Market Ills
New York Times- First came the private equity and hedge fund public offering frenzy, then the bust. Now comes I.P.O.’s, Act II. Och-Ziff, a $30.1 billion hedge fund, is expected to start trading today after being priced last night at […]
Mass. regulators charge Bear Stearns over hedge funds
MarketWatch- Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Galvin has charged Bear Stearns Cos. with improper trading with two in-house hedge funds that blew up this summer as a result of bad bets on subprime mortgages and other investments. Investors […]
Hedge funds seek short-term gains through mergers
Atlanta Journal Constitution- Hedge funds can make things happen. They’ve been compared to the old corporate raiders, to shareholder activists, to the leveraged buyout firms of the 1980s. And they’ve often got a lot more muscle than any of their […]
Goldman Unveils Plans For Two Credit Hedge Funds
FINalternatives- Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein said the Wall Street giant has raised one hedge fund and plans another to capitalize on the credit crunch. Blankfein said Goldman has raised $2.7 billion for credit hedge fund Liberty Harbor and expects […]
Hedge funds are the rising stars of investor engagement
Financial News Online US- Five years ago, most finance directors would have shuddered at the thought of engaging with their hedge fund shareholders. But alongside the establisheddoyens of traditional fund management in the UK, finance directors said their most constructive […]
Welcome To Hedge Fund Island
Forbes- Most people can’t find Jersey on a map. Situated far closer to France than Britain in the English Channel, tourists know it for docile, sad-eyed cows and the clotted cream they produce.Financiers know it for rich, sweet products of […]
Unfazed by market problems, hedge fund has its debut
International Herald Tribune- First came the private equity and hedge fund public offering frenzy, then the bust. Now comes IPOs, Act II. Och-Ziff, a $30.1 billion hedge fund, was expected to start trading on Wednesday after being priced Tuesday at […]
Hedge Funds More Proactive in Search for New Research
HedgeCo.Net- Hedge funds manage external research more proactively than long only managers, according to a study released by Integrity Research Associates. Hedge funds review their external researchmore frequently than long only investment managers, are three times more likely to seek […]
Hedge Funds See Best Average Performance In 5 Years
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- According to the HFN Hedge Fund Aggregate Average, the second round of U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate reductions pushed hedge fund returns up +3.32% in October 2007. Strategies which rebounded sharply following the U.S. Fed’s actions in […]