Yearly Archives: 2007
Hedge funds not selling themselves short
Daily Telegraph – They thrive on market volatility and they gamble on failure. Short-sellers, mostly hedge funds, who bet that a share price will fall, have emerged as the biggest winners of the credit crisis. Short-selling is not illegal and […]
The Economy’s two Trillion Worry
BusinessWeek – Banks, hedge funds, and private equity firms often borrow $10 or more for each $1 of equity they use in a transaction, according to estimates by the New York Federal Reserve. When the investments pan out, the use […]
Sentencing of hedge fund co-founder delayed
White Plains Journal News- A former top aide to famed investor and political activist George Soros will not be sentenced until at least Tuesday on charges that he conspired to defraud investors inthe hedge funds he co-founded. U.S. District […]
Losses May Wipe $2 Trillion of Lending, Goldman Says
Bloomberg – The effects will be amplified as banks and hedge funds that borrowed to finance their investments scale back lending, according to the report. The effects will be amplified as banks and hedge funds that borrowed to finance their […]
FSA delays retail funds of hedge funds
IFAonline.co.uk- The FSA has been forced to delay a policy statement which would allow retail investors in the UK to invest in Funds of Alternative Investment Funds (FAIFs), including funds of hedge funds. The statement was due to be released later this year but […]
$2.3 Mil Raised By 100 Women in Hedge Funds
HedgeCo.Net- The hedge fund industry raised $ 2.3 million at the Sixth 100 Women in Hedge Funds Gala at Cipriani in New York City. Many well-known leaders in the hedge fund industry attended the gala celebration, among them Tudor Investment […]
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 […]