Yearly Archives: 2008
London Hedge Fund Manager Alan Miller Makes a Comeback
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – According to a report in the Financial Times, London hedge fund manager Alan Miller has returned to the industry after a two-year absence by becoming a partner at SilverStreet Capital, a small London fund of […]
Government provides record aid package to AIG
The Times and Democrat – In a record bailout of a private company, the government on Monday provided a new $150 billion financial-rescue package to troubled insurance giant American International Group, including $40 billion for partial ownership. The action, announced […]
Hedge fund winners amid the rubble
International Herald Tribune – Bernard Drury is a rarity on Wall Street: a hedge fund manager who is making money, rather than losing it. While most hedge funds are declining this year and unsettling the markets in the process, a handful […]
Battered convertibles lure brave hedge funds
guardian.co.uk – Bolder hedge funds are looking to snap up convertible bonds at bargain prices, returning to an asset class that became a no-go area for them only a short while ago. The convertible bond market has tumbled 44.5 percent […]
Congress goes after hedge funds
BloggingStocks – Congress will bring in a bunch of big hedge fund managers like George Soros and ask them why they make so much money. It will also try to figure out if they control too much of the trading […]
Halloween Low For Hedge Funds
New York Post – Back-to-back bruising months in September and October have shaved more than 10 percent of hedge funds’ value, translating into hundreds of billions in losses, according to research and advisory firm Hedge Fund Research. After weathering a […]
OTC Hires European Hedge Fund Manager
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – OTC Valuations Limited, provider of independent derivatives valuation and risk reports for illiquid and hard-to-value securities, structured products, and exotic derivatives, has strengthened its team with the appointment of Dr. Paul Bergbusch to lead the organization’s […]
CNBC Arabiya Re-Launches With New Hedge Fund Programming Included
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – CNBC Arabiya is dedicating programming to arenas such as women in business, the environment, hedge funds and private equity, as the station moves to a more creative and interactive program schedule. "We are experiencing an era […]
Crunch halts production of independent films
Chicago Tribune – The credit crunch and global economic recession have squeezed many independent filmmakers, who were already struggling from a glut of films and a shortage of funds even before the global economy went into a tailspin last month. […]
Man eyes more Asian institutional sales
Interactive Investor – Man Group aims to win more business from big Asian investors such as pension funds and insurers even as global financial turmoil spurs some existing clients to redeem holdings and seek safety in cash. The world’s largest listed […]
Wall Street turns to consumer to gauge economy
AZCentral.com – Wall Street heads into another turbulent week with investors set to pore over a government report on retail sales and earnings from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to get a better reading on the consumer. There are growing signs that […]