Yearly Archives: 2008
Hedge Fund Roach Motels Might Just Be a Blessing
Bloomberg – The financial crisis is imposing heavy burdens on the hedge-fund industry, and the strain has become more visible. By the end of last week, about 100 hedge funds imposed restrictions on withdrawals. Many funds have become financial roach […]
Hedge Funds: Back to Basics
Seeking Alpha – With the news getting worse and worse for the hedgies (e.g. Fortress, Thomas Lee, D. E. Shaw), it’s time for a rethink on hedge funds. For hedge fund investors: You probably went into them believing that they […]
Citadel Cuts Asian Principal Investments, Exits Tokyo
Bloomberg – Citadel Investment Group LLC, the hedge fund manager founded by Kenneth Griffin, will close down its Tokyo office and Asian principal investments operations, cutting more than half of jobs in the region. Citadel will run its remaining Asian […]
Centaurus mulls sale of Atos Origin stake
Reuters – Hedge Fund Firm Centaurus is considering selling its remaining 6.66 percent stake in French IT services group Atos Origin due to the financial crisis, French daily La Tribune reported on Monday. Centaurus and Atos could not be immediately […]
Hedge funds extend losing streak in November-data
Reuters – Hedge funds around the world extended their losses last month when the average portfolio declined 1.41 percent amid fresh stock market turmoil, data released on Friday shows. The average hedge fund lost 17.70 percent in the first 11 […]
Dodd Stresses Importance of Auto Bailout, Has Message for GM
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Saying that GM is in the “worst shape,” Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd told the struggling automaker that they’ve got to consider new leadership if they want to receive federal aid. The comments prompted many […]
PureWave Secures 12 Million with help of 4 Venture Funds
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – PureWave Networks Inc. has raised $12 million in Series B funding. ATA Ventures and Leapfrog Ventures were joined by venture funds Allegis Capital and Benhamou Global Ventures. Two new funds, ATA Ventures and Leapfrog Ventures, have […]
Hedge fund “cowboys” damaging industry
Reuters UK – Hedge funds are suffering "tremendous" reputational damage because promises to make money whichever way markets move have not been fulfilled, although in the long run the industry will benefit from the shake-out, Veritas Asset Asset Management manager Ezra Sun […]
John Paulson’s Advantage funds make more money in November
Reuters – Hedge fund manager John Paulson told investors that he made money again in November, leaving his biggest funds with double-digit gains for the year at a time many prominent rivals are nursing heavy losses. Paulson’s roughly $5 billion […]
Merkel urges EU to approve German bank aid
Forbes – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday called on the European Commission to quickly approve Germany’s planned aid for lender Commerzbank as part of its bank rescue package. Germany is in a dispute with the Commission over whether the […]
Hedge funds should beware pressure on fees
Reuters – Hedge funds should be wary of being pressured into cutting fees because of poor performance numbers during the financial crisis, a director at fund research company Lipper FMI said on Thursday. Speaking at a briefing on trends for […]
Breakingviews.com Hedge Funds Need Makeover
New York Times – Hedge funds are facing many agonies. They are tortured by redemptions. Then there are “high water marks,” another now-troublesome part of their model. They need to fix such flaws if they are to fight another day. […]