Yearly Archives: 2007
Hedge Funds are Software Companies
O’Reilly Radar- I recently began speculating on analogies and connections between Web 2.0 and financial markets, and that led to the development of our Money:Tech conference. Paul Kedrosky, the program chair, just turned up one more connection: As I’m working […]
Hedge funds to run board slate at Lancaster
Reuters- Hedge fund shareholders in Lancaster Colony Corp (LANC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday they plan to run a slate of board candidates at the consumer products maker in the latest move in a increasingly acrimoniouscampaign, according to a […]
MPC Investors Launch Ajay Gambhir’s $900M Hedge Fund
MPC Investors (MPC) today announced the $900m launch of the MPC Samsara hedge fund. The Fund is managed by Ajay Gambhir who joined MPC Investors at the beginning of May. The fund’s size will make it one of the largest […]
The Devil’s Dictionary, updated for hedge funds, PE, subprime
Livemint- Roughly a century ago, the American writer Ambrose Beirce compiled The Devil’s Dictionary. In his celebrated lexicon, Bierce displayed a profound understanding of finance, which he defined as “the art or science of managing revenues and resources for the […]
Carbon Hedge Fund Growth, Explained
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- Daniel Butler, the Trade Director for Czech carbon asset fund manager Blackstone Global Ventures sent us at HedgeCo this much needed Carbon Market simplification; It could be said that when the average man on the street hears […]
Two hedge funds boost their stakes in LSE
LONDON (Reuters) – Two hedge funds have been buying shares in the London Stock Exchange as Nasdaq Stock Market seeks to sell its 31 percent stake, according to regulatory documents filed on Tuesday. Horizon Asset Management and Kinetics Asset Management, […]
Swiss financiers seek to tempt hedge funds
SwissInfo- With only four out of around 9,500 hedge funds domiciled in the country, the moneymen fear a bonanza is slipping from their grasp. Surprisingly though, these specialists are pointing the finger at the tax and regulatory systems. Hedge funds […]
Goldman Ex-Partner, Hedge-Fund Chief Sender Fight Over Church
Bloomberg- Dennis Suskind, a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. partner, plans to convert a church in Sag Harbor, New York, into a residence. Hedge-fund manager Adam Sender wants the 19th century landmark to show his art collection. The Sag Harbor […]
Hedge fund investments rocket 400%
Sify- Its not difficult to fathom why SEBI chairman M Damodaran is hell-bent on getting guidelines in place to regulate – at least partially – hedge funds in India. Total assets in hedge funds investing primarily in India’s markets […]
New IFSB Hedge Fund Regulators
New York (HedgeCo.Net)- Islamic hedge fund regulators have agreed to admit 12 new members tothe the Council of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) bringing the total members to 137. Two new regulatory and supervisory authorities have joined the IFSB […]
Jeff Koons’s `Blue Diamond’ for Sale at Christie’s New York
Bloomberg- A sculpture by Jeff Koons, whose collectors include billionaire Eli Broad and hedge-fund manager David Ganek, will be sold at a November contemporary art sale in New York at Christie’sInternational. Koons’s “Blue Diamond” from 2005, made of shiny stainless […]
SEC Sues Lancaster Hedge Funds for Insider Trading
Bloomberg – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Lancaster Investment Partners LP and hedge-fund manager Robert Berlacher for alleged illegal trading that the agency said generated $1.7million in ill-gotten gains. Berlacher’s funds violated trading rules for at least 10 […]