Yearly Archives: 2008
Borges named chairman of hedge fund rules board
Reuters- Antonio Borges, a former senior banker at Goldman Sachs, has been appointed chairman of the Hedge Fund Standards Board (HFSB), the custodian of the voluntary standards scheme devised by leading members of the sector. Borges, vice chairman of Goldman […]
HNWIs cool on allocation to hedge funds
Hedge Funds Review Magazine- In early 2007 HNWIs bet heavily on riskier asset classes. However further into the year, financial market turmoil and economic uncertainty intensified and HNWIs began to shift their investments to safer, less volatile asset classes. Exposure […]
Hedge funds to back £4.5bn Barclays issue
Financial Times- Several of London’s largest hedge funds are backing Barclays’ £4.5bn ($8.9bn) capital increase, underscoring the complex roles they are playing in the recapitalisation of the UK banking sector. GLG Partners, Lansdowne, CQS and Och-Ziff have all agreed to […]
High Court rejects hedge fund Expro deal block
Daily Telegraph- The High Court has rejected an audacious last-gasp bid by hedge funds to block Candover’s £1.8bn bid for oil services group Expro. Hedge funds holding around 25pc of Expro – led by Mason Capital and Sandell Asset Management […]
Japan relaxes tax rules to draw more foreign funds
TOKYO, June 27 (Reuters) – Japan has relaxed its tax code so foreign asset managers and hedge funds can avoid dual taxation, as part of Tokyo’s push to revive itself as a global finance centre. In a two-step process that […]
Stalled! CSX vs. the Hedge Funds will Continue
New York (HedgeCo.Net) -The much anticipated annual meeting of railroad operator CSX took an odd turn when results of Board elections were kept from the media and CSX head Michael Ward abruptly ended the meeting. The elections were a subject […]
Harneys announces merger with Cayman Islands firm
Legal Business Online- Offshore law firm Harney Westwood & Riegels has announced a merger with Cayman Islands firm CS Gill & Co. The merged firm, trading under the Harneys banner, will open in CS Gill’s existing premises in the Genesis […]
Blackstone, GSO Capital Partners acquire stake in Crestwood Midstream Partners
RTT News- Pipeline company Crestwood Midstream Partners LLC said Wednesday that Blackstone Group and its hedge fund GSO Capital Partners L.P. have acquired ownership interests in the company. Houston, Texas-based Crestwood noted that as part of the deal, Blackstone and […]
New York Commits to Private Equity, Hedge Funds
FINalternatives- The $154.5 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund last month made commitments to a trio of hedge fund and private equity managers. The CRF committed €150 million (US$233 million) to CVC European Equity Fund V and $50 million […]
Former Brahman Capital Execs to Form Hedge Fund
Black Enterprise- A team of young managers formerly with hedge fund Brahman Capital is preparing to launch a fund in August to focus on Western European turnaround situations, the firm’s founder said. Cara Goldenberg, a 27-year-old former star investor and […]
A Hedge Fund and Its Nonprofit Twin
New York Times- Christopher Cooper-Hohn and his wife, Jamie, follow a simple economic formula: he makes money, and she gives it away. Mr. Cooper-Hohn runs the Children’s Investment Fund, or T.C.I., a successful — and controversial — hedge fund that […]
MFA Travels To China To Hold Alternative Investment Meetings
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- The Managed Funds Association MFA and CME Group (CME), a Strategic Partner member, recently arrived back from a jointly arranged trip to meet with Chinese government officials, policy makers and financial services representatives. The MFA and CME […]