Yearly Archives: 2007
Hedge fund firm bars withdrawals by investors
International Herald Tribune- Absolute Capital Management Holdings, whose co-founder, Florian Homm, abruptly quit Tuesday, on Wednesday stopped investors from withdrawing money from eight hedge funds that managed $2.1 billion. The firm told investors that they should not expect to be […]
Restricted Stock Partners Secures Funding From Pequot Ventures
NEW YORK, N.Y., Sept. 19, 2007 – Restricted Stock Partners today announced that it has secured Series A funding from Pequot Ventures. A portion of the funding will be used to speed the launch of a proprietary electronic trading platform […]
Asset Flows Move from Long-only Equities to Hedge Funds
NEW YORK, NY September 19, 2007 – According to TABB Group in a new benchmark study, “Alternative Investments 2007: The Quest for Alpha,†actively-managed US equity mutual funds, the largest segment of the mutual fund industry as measured by assets […]
Middle East Hedge Fund Summit to Take Place In Bahrain
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- The third annual Middle East summit taking place on 5-7 th November at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Manama, is the first hedge fund specific event to take place in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Developed in […]
F&C launches climate change fund
Reuters- F&C Asset Management launched a climate change fund on Monday, the latest in a string of such funds aimed at cashing in on the growth of companies that cut greenhouse gas emissions. Rising emissions of carbon dioxide, produced by […]
SEC Looks For Insider Trading At Hedge Funds
24/7 Wall St.- The SEC will beging to step up its examination of insider trading at hedge funds. According to Bloomberg “SEC officials told hedge funds to list clients and workers who serve as officers ordirectors of publicly traded companies, […]
MPC Samsara Hedge Fund Launch
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- The MPC Samsara Team announced the launch of a new hedge fund, the MPC Samsara Fund. The hedge fund will be run by Ajay Gambhir and he will follow the same successful strategy as the JPMorgan […]
Even hedge fund billionaires tighten purse strings
International Herald Tribune- On a sun-splashed day this month, Harald Grant, a Sotheby’s real estate agent, showed his top listing to a hedge fund client. The client himself was not touring the jaw-dropping, 11-acre estate, with its two swimming pools, […]
The Financial Collapse of 2011 and Creation of the World Currency Unit
Having gone almost totally unnoticed, there was NO ACTION in the repo market recently and the T bill on-the-run auction was completely mispriced – two events that have NEVER happened. Why no repos? Nobody wanted to lend governments and nobody […]
Obama Calls For Transparency From American Patriots
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- In a press release from Dispatches from the US Govenrment it was announced that Senator Barack Obama is scheduled to argue at NASDAQ marketsite that the”what’s good for me is good enough” mentality that has crept into certain corners […]
Northern Rock shareholder Baillie Gifford loses £250m
Daily Telegraph- Edinburgh-based fund manager Baillie Gifford – the largest institutional shareholder in Northern Rock – is believed to have lost more than £250m as shares in the troubled bank have plunged. The fund management firm – which owns a […]
SEC Charges Hedge Fund Manager over PIPEs
CFO.com- The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against hedge fund manager Robert A. Berlacher, Lancaster Investment Partners L.P. and eight related entities, alleging that Berlacher engaged in insider trading and an illegal trading scheme involving PIPEs  the acronym […]