Yearly Archives: 2007
Thames River to launch property hedge fund
Reuters- Investment boutique Thames River Capital said on Friday it will launch a hedge fund investing in real estate stocks and derivatives at the end of this month. The Thames River Longstone fund, a long/short equity fund, will be managed […]
Spanish investors cautious in welcome to hedge funds
Expatica Spain- Rarely has the approval of a financial product in Spain generated such controversy as the decision to allow sales of domestic hedge funds. After lengthy and intense discussion involving politicians, regulators and those working in the financial sector, […]
Gold, Silver Futures Gain on Demand for Inflation Hedge
Bloomberg- Gold and silver rose as the decline in the value of the dollar against the euro boosted the appeal of the precious metals as hedges against inflation. The dollar fell for a third straight day against the euro after […]
Hedge fund start-ups face squeeze from investors
LONDON (Reuters) – Reuters) – Start-up hedge funds face a harder time getting up and running as investors become more demanding and prime brokers squeeze smaller players during the credit crisis. After a golden age when two traders with a […]
AMG buys stake in ValueAct hedge fund
Guardian Unlimited- Affiliated Managers Group, a holding company for money management firms, said on Thursday it paid an undisclosed sum for an equity stake in hedge fund ValueAct Capital. Beverly, Massachusetts-based AMG, which began taking stakes in hedge funds in […]
90% of Hedge Funds Profitable in October
FAIRFIELD, Iowa, November 8, 2007– Hedge funds were up 2.90% in October, adding to their 2.51% gain in September, according to flash estimates from the Barclay Hedge Fund Index . “Global stock markets lead the way in October,” says Sol […]
Price Meadows Incorporated Ranked the #1 Administrator
Price Meadows Incorporated received Institutional Investor’s 2007 Alpha Awardâ„¢ as the hedge fund industry’s #1 Fund Administrator in the “Small Firms’ Favorites†category. This category includes the vast majority of fund managers – funds with less than $1 billion in […]
Experts believe Hedge Funds boosting oil prices
Caymen Net News – As the price of oil gets closer to US$100 a barrel, experts are suggesting that management of certain types of offshore funds may have caused some of the recent price increases. With dire warnings last week […]
Hedge fund start-ups face squeeze from investors
Reuters- Start-up hedge funds face a harder time getting up and running as investors become more demanding and prime brokers squeeze smaller players during the credit crisis. After a golden age when two traders with a terminal could set up […]
Man Group hikes dividend as profits rise
Reuters- Man Group, the world’s largest-listed hedge fund firm, posted a 21 profit rise on Thursday and indicated confidence in its earnings prospects with a 130 percent increase in its first-halfdividend. Pretax profit on continuing operations in the six months […]
Tech and emerging markets hedge funds lead in Oct
Reuters – All hedge fund strategies with the exception of short sellers posted gains in October, with emerging markets and technology showing gains of more than 5 percent last month, industry figuresreleased on Wednesday showed. Hedge funds that invest in […]
Hedge Funds Rose 3.2% in October on Stock, Debt Bets
Bloomberg – Hedge funds returned an average of 3.2 percent in October, the biggest gain in almost two years, as rising stocks and bets against mortgage-backed securities helped firms including PequotCapital Management Inc. and Passport Management LLC. Pequot’s $1 billion […]