Yearly Archives: 2007
Hedge funds’ pay poses lobby challenge
Los Angeles -Another hedge fund lobby group is being formed to ward off heightened regulation, but industry experts acknowledged that attempts to repair fund managers’ image as freewheeling, unregulated risk takers may be futile because large funds are so profitable. […]
Risks abound in rush to private Asia deals
Jakarta – Hedge fund managers craving higher returns from pre-IPO investments are taking a one-way bet on such deals in emerging Asian economies like Indonesia, and will be left with big losses and no exit if they go awry. Credit […]
MTS puts off allowing hedge funds access to interdealer platforms
London – MTS SpA’s supervisory board has decided not to allow hedge funds immediate access to its interdealer government-bond platform, but instead has instructed its management board to ‘formulate practical proposals’ after consultation today with its third-party access committee and […]
Hedge funds now a player in national politics
Two years ago, former senator John Edwards of North Carolina, gearing up for his second run at the Democratic presidential nomination, gave a speech decrying the “two different economies in thiscountry: one for wealthy insiders and then one for everybody […]
US approach to hedge funds falls short, Germany says
Berlin – Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück of Germany said that the U.S. policy of providing guidelines to hedge funds was “not enough” as he sought European support to subject the funds to a code of conduct. Germany and the United […]
Utility Stocks Captivating Hedge Funds Incite Industry Bears
Power producers, the best-performing stocks over the past 12 months, last week led the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its highest since September 2000. Purchases by hedge funds such as Caxton Associates LLC and SAC Capital Advisors LLC, combined […]
Hedge Fund Ties Help Edwards Campaign
Unlike mutual funds, which are narrowly defined in their investing strategies, hedge funds can seek large gains through a broad array of investments — everything from buying stocks and bonds to dealing in commodities, currencies and emerging-market debt. They are […]
UK Treasury Examing Pooling European Hedge Fund Information
HedgeCo.net – Speaking at a Financial Services Authority conference, UK Treasury minister Edward Balls said he planned to seek the views of other European countries about pooling information and working together on European international regulatory issues concerning hedge funds. […]
$1.1 Billion Hedge Fund Deal Goes to Northern Trust
HedgeCo.net – Chicago based Northern Trust has been selected to provide fund administration services to the816 million Euro (approximately $1.1 billion) hedge fund, BH Macro Limited. The BH Macro Limited fund, based on the British isle of Guernsey, is one […]
Hedge Fund ”Landmine” Conference to be Hosted by Thompson Hine
New York -Thompson Hine LLP, a leading national business law firm, will present a seminar to help hedge fund organizers, managers and advisors identify and avoid common pitfalls. “Fiduciary Landmines in Organizing and Operating Hedge Funds†is a free seminar […]
Your Money: Just what are hedge funds and who should have one?
Hedge funds are big business. Although they have yet to filter down to the man in the street (at least in their purest form), institutional investors such as pension funds and insurance companies appear to be lapping them up. The […]
Pension Governance, LLC Launches New Website Devoted to Pension Risk Issues
Connecticut -Pension Governance, LLC is proud to announce the launch of a new website for pension investment fiduciaries. In what is believed to be a unique online information portal devoted to pension investment risk and valuation issues, and reflecting original […]