Yearly Archives: 2008
Hedge funds take extra risk to reach fee targets
Financial Times – Hedge fund managers in danger of missing out on lucrative performance fees routinely raise their exposure to risk in a gamble to meet their performance targets, according to new research. The study* raises questions as to whether […]
Burgeoning hedge funds’ growth takes a clipping
Denver Post- Not long ago, hedge funds were so hot that conferences traveled the country showing investors how to start their own. With returns falling back to earth, the buzz has waned. Hedge funds, which generally cater to big institutional […]
Hedge fund nominates 3 for VAALCO board
Reuters- Hedge fund Nanes Delorme Partners submitted on Friday three nominees for the board of VAALCO Energy Inc, the oil and gas company it has urged to explore strategic alternatives. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, […]
Did Hedge Funds Help Stabilize the Mortgage Market?
Conde Nast Portfolio- It’s easy to be awed by the sums of money made by John Paulson and the Goldman Sachs mortgage desk. But compared to the amount of money tied up in RMBS, the profits made by shorting mortgage-backed […]
A New Face Of Hedge Funds Isn’t Shy
Wall Street Journal- David Einhorn’s hedge fund isn’t the biggest. He doesn’t usually badger companies, nor does he broadcast his opinions about the market. Still, Mr. Einhorn is emerging as one of the most public faces of an industry accused […]
British business people: The top 1,000: Private equity and hedge funds
Daily Telegraph- The Telegraph is spotlighting the 1,000 most powerful in British business. These top-ranked British-based business people will be drawn from a range of industries. We’ve divided British business into ten broad sectors. We are running a top 100 […]
Hedge-fund techniques cushion mutual funds
Seattle Times- Some mutual funds aim to give you most of the stock market’s long-term gains without those wrenching drops. Yes, there are some good ones that do exactly that. They use various hedging strategies to protect against market declines. […]
Brook Venture Fund II Leads $3.6M Investment in PointCare Technologies
Brook Venture Partners ("Brook") announces today that it has led a $3.6 million investment in PointCare Technologies, Inc. ("PointCare" or "the Company"), a medical diagnostics company helping treat patients in underserved and underprivileged areas of the world. The Company’s PointCare/NOW/ […]
Hedge Fund Chief Elected to Hedge Fund Association Board of Directors
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Jay B. Howard, Portfolio Manager & Chief Investment Officer of hedge fund Leonard Asset Management (LAM), has been elected to serve on the 2008 Board of Directors for the Hedge Fund Association (HFA). HFA is an […]
Man Launches Futures and Emerging Markets Fund
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Hedge fund Man Investments has launched Man Vision Ltd., with structured notes investing equally in AHL, Man’s flagship managed futures fund, and RMF Investment Management, the hedge fund operator’s Swiss-based fund of hedge funds business targeting emerging markets […]
Assetz launches foreclosed homes fund
Reuters- Investment firm Assetz said on Tuesday it wanted to raise 20 million pounds for a fund specialising in foreclosed British homes, even though it was still bullish about the outlook for house prices. Assetz Chief Executive Stuart Law said […]
SEC charges trader with ADS stock manipulation
San Antonio Business Journal- The Securities and Exchange Commission filed securities fraud and market manipulation charges against a Wall Street trader who profited from spreading false rumors about The Blackstone Group’s proposed acquisition of Alliance Data System Corp. The SEC […]