Yearly Archives: 2007
Global Hedge Funds now Over Two Trillion in Assets
HedgeCo.net – Assets in global hedge funds have now reached more than $2 trillion according to new research compiled by HedgeFund Intelligence, publisher of the newsletters and databases of EuroHedge, AsiaHedge, South AfricaHedge and InvestHedge, as well as the U.S.-based […]
Tilneys Wharton bangs the drum for hedge funds
Tilney Investment Management director Paul Wharton is shunning private equity in favour of hedge funds, which he believes offer greater options for investors. Speaking at the Institute of Financial Planning last week, Wharton, who runs private client portfolios, said he […]
Focus Tax worries take the edge off hedge fund access for retail
London AFX – UK funds managers have welcomed the Financial Service Authority’s latest step towards opening up hedge funds to ‘significant’ demand in the retail sector, but in the same breath have expressed deep concerns over the tax regime that […]
India To Open Door To Hedge Funds
MUMBAI – India plans to selectively allow hedge funds to invest in the markets, a regulatory body said Wednesday. Hedge funds are known to be already investing in India. “They should come here and invest directly. Let them come from […]
More hedge funds disclose NWA holdings
A second group of investors disclosed their holdings in Northwest Airlines Corp. on Wednesday, saying they own $949.3 million in claims against the bankrupt carrier. Several hedge funds have been buying shares and — especially — claims in Northwest. The […]
Study Shows Hedge Funds are not Understood by Investors
HedgeCo.net – According to a new Spectrem Perspective report released today, “Alternative Investments: Are They a Priority for Affluent Portfolios?”, just 18% of affluent investors, defined ashaving more than $500,000 in investable assets, say they understand hedge funds. Structured products […]
ABN Amro takes shareholders demands
Amsterdam (AFX) – ABN Amro Holding NV said it takes suggestions from shareholders seriously, but refused to comment further on speculation that hedge funds Polygon and Centaurus have built up a stake in the Dutch bank and are supporting the […]
Hedge funds clamour for China shares despite curbs
Hong Kong – Hedge funds are hungry for a bigger bite of China’s booming but restrictive stock market, undeterred by last month’s gut-wrenching one-day selloff and limitations on their access and trading strategies. Mainland shares soared 130 percent last year, […]
U.K. Regulator to Let Consumers Invest in Hedge Funds
Britain’s market regulator plans to open hedge fund investing to all individuals in the U.K., allowing the general public to participate in one of the fastest- growing segments of the money-management industry. The Financial Services Authority proposals would let consumers […]
Hedge Fund Investors to Put More Money In
Boston – Investors, including pension funds and endowments, plan to put more money into hedge funds this year and expect to keep paying the loosely regulated portfolios’ high fees, a poll released on Friday shows. Investors polled by Goldman Sachs […]
Hedge Fund Faces Fines of up to $25 Million
HedgeCo.net – A hedge fund accused of defrauding mutual funds of $2.4 million in 2003 could face additional fines under a proposed plea agreement filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia. The guilty plea would mark the first criminal […]
AIMA Responds Positively to FSA Report
HedgeCo.net – In its proposals, the FSA has laid out its thinking on how alternative investments and, in particular, funds of hedge funds can become available to retail customers. AIMA views the proposals as a positive step forward as a […]