Yearly Archives: 2008
PXP Vietnam to start hedge fund, bets on stock recovery
Thanhnien – The PXP Vietnam Value Fund will raise as much as $200 million to invest in undervalued stocks, Snowball said. PXP, the initials of Phan Xi Pang, Vietnam’s highest mountain, is betting that the stock market will recover […]
Billionaire feels ‘lucky’ he didn’t buy Steelers
Pittsburgh Tribune Review – On Oct. 5, philanthropist and hedge fund billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller sat in his New York den, watching the Steelers play in Jacksonville. Two weeks before, he yanked an offer worth more than $800 million to buy […]
See acceleration in outflows from hedge funds
EPFR – Moneycontrol.com – Brad Durham, Managing Director of EPFR said there could be some acceleration in outflows from hedge funds. He added that India funds saw USD 24 million of inflows and that recently, outflows from some EMs (emerging markets) have tamed. […]
Pharos Hedge Fund Launches Office In Dubai
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Pharos Financial Advisors Limited, a specialist emerging markets fund manager, announced that it has been granted a license by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to operate as an authorised firm within the Dubai International […]
Quant traders limit risk as losses mount
Reuters UK – Robust returns for a group of powerful hedge funds that thrived for years using sophisticated trading programs may be a thing of the past after a "Black Swan" event hit global markets this year. The carnage in […]
The Who’s Who of Hedge Funds Defend Their Industry
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Five billionaire hedge fund managers stood up before Congress yesterday and shared their differing views on the hedge fund industry. George Soros, Philip Falcone, John Paulson, James Simons and Ken Griffin all took turns defending hedge […]
Investors Rush for Redemptions in Fortress Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Clients of Fortress Investment Group LLC have requested to withdraw more than $4.5 billion of their assets over the next few months, according a statement released by the hedge fund yesterday. The company reported its first […]
20 Biggest Economies In World Economic Summit Tomorrow
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies will hold an historic meeting Saturday in a bid to head off the threat of a protracted global recession and forge a new world financial order. Called […]
Quadrangle Group closing media-focused hedge fund
Reuters – Quadrangle Equity Investors, a hedge fund that concentrates on media and communications stocks, will wind down its business after losses and investor redemptions, according to people familiar with the situation. The relatively small fund employs fewer than a […]
Soros, Falcone Defend Hedge Funds at House Hearing
Bloomberg – Hedge-fund managers including George Soros and Philip Falcone, in an unprecedented appearance before Congress, defended their practices and profits while splitting over whether the U.S. should impose stricter regulations. "This is not a case where management takes huge […]
Witnesses Call for Tighter Hedge Fund Restrictions
New York Times – Several leading hedge fund managers told Congress on Thursday they support some new regulation of hedge funds and the complex derivative securities that are partly blamed for the global financial crisis. But they advocated only the […]
House panel discusses hedge funds
The Money Times – A U.S. House committee Thursday reviewed hedge funds, which the panel’s chair called "virtually unregulated." Because they aren’t required to report on their holdings, leverage or strategies, "hedge funds are virtually unregulated," said Rep. Henry Waxman, […]