Yearly Archives: 2007
Tannenbaum Helpern Names Kenneth M. Block As Partner
HedgeCo.net – NEW YORK (July 31, 2007)-Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP announced today that Kenneth M. Block has joined the firm as a partner in the Real Estate, Construction and Environmental Practice in New York. He joins from Thelen […]
The SEC Gave Final Regulatory Approval
The Securities and Exchange Commission today gave final regulatory approval related to the consolidation of the member firm regulatory functions of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and NYSE Regulation, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Stock Exchange […]
AIMA Responds To IOSCO Fund Of Hedge Funds Consultaion Paper
London 30th July 2007. The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the leading global hedge fund and alternative investment industry association, has responded to the International Organization of Securities Commissions’ (IOSCO) Consultation Report “Call for Views on Issues that could be […]
China Beats Japan As Asia’s Top Hedge Fund Destination
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- According to Alpha Magazine’s list of the region’s biggest single-manager hedge funds, investors are rushing into China to capitalize on the country’s soaring equity market, and Asia’s native hedge funds are cashing in on the action. Tokyo-based […]
HMV at the eye of the storm as hedge funds bet on a share dive
HMV holds the unenviable record of being the most shorted stock ever, with a staggering 30 per cent of the struggling music retailer’s shares in the hands of hedge funds betting on its share price falling even more, according to […]
Democrats Lose Zeal for Raising Hedge-Fund Tax
Wall Street Journal- Some prominent Democrats are beginning to rethink proposed tax increases on hedge-fund and private-equity managers’ earnings, after an aggressive pushback by industry lobbyists and arguments that the impact could extend far beyond Wall Street. The shift may […]
US hedge funds dump kiwi dollar
New Zealand Herald- Giant US hedge funds are dumping the New Zealand dollar in the foreign exchange market on expectations that its recent plunge has further to run. Since US sub-prime mortgage and credit market woes spilled over into the […]
Get hedge funds right
It’s fun to jump on the bandwagon and slam hedge funds. Blow-ups, writedowns, meltdowns and financial catastrophe are the words of the day with regard to hedge funds. I thought we would separate the wheat from the chaff this month […]
Barbarian Hedge Fund Forms Alliance With Sand Dollar Capital
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- Hedge fund Barbarian Films LLC has announced an alliance with SandDollar Capital LLC, a private equity firm founded by The Hennessee Group principals Charles Gradante and E. Lee Hennessee. SandDollar Capital’s Charles Gradante said, “We have […]
Top 25 U.S. Hedge Fund Foundations Reach $3.52 Billion
HedgeCo.net – New York, July 30, 2007 – Assets in the Absolute Return Top 25 U.S. Hedge Fund Foundations have ballooned to $3.52 billion, according to an analysis of recent tax filings by Absolute Return magazine. That’s a 76.8% increase […]
Investment banks raising margin requirements on lending to hedge funds
Forbes – LONDON (Thomson Financial)- Investment banks are responding to rising credit concerns by imposing tougher lending terms on hedge funds, the Financial Times reported. Prime brokerage departments at several investment banks have raised their margin requirements for certain hedge […]
Belfast Hedge Fund Arm Launch
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- At an event last week in Belfast, chief executive of the Bank of Ireland, Brian Goggin, announced plans to establish a specialist hedge fund administration business in Belfast that will create 149 new jobs in the […]