Yearly Archives: 2008
Lloyds TSB Group: Financials soar after FSA bans short selling
Proactive Investors UK – The top thirty gainers for the London Stock Exchange (‘LSE’) read out like a roll call for the British and Irish financial industry, after the Financial Services Authority (‘FSA’) announced late last night that it was […]
Suits Fly at the Plaza
New York Post – The developers of the famed landmark are fighting back following two multimillion-dollar lawsuits filed against them by separate penthouse buyers within the past two weeks. Developer El-Ad Properties, which renovated the 101-year-old building to include pricey […]
SEC weighs ban on short selling
Financial Times – US securities regulators were on Thursday night considering a ban on short selling as part of a group of new initiatives to restore calm to the stricken financial markets, people familiar with the situation said. The US […]
Hedge funds clipped by short-selling ban
Daily Telegraph – As short-selling is banned to protect Britain’s banks, Gordon Rayner names the men who have made millions from the financial crisis As 70,000 employees of HBOS wonder which of them will still have jobs this time next […]
Did Mayfair hedge funds play fair by short-selling HBOS shares?
Times Online – Why did HBOS need to be rescued by Lloyds TSB? Where should the finger of blame point? For many, the answer is clear – Mayfair. The streets of London W1 house some of the world’s biggest hedge […]
European hedge funds hit by market turmoil
Reuters Paris – European hedge funds have had a bad week due to the market turmoil from the bailout of AIG and the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the co-founder of French fund of hedge fund manager ERAAM said on Thursday. […]
Corporate Armor to Fight Hedge Fund Bullies
CFO.com – At 12:01 a.m. this morning, the Securities and Exchange Commission pushed out a new "emergency" disclosure rule that requires hedge funds and other large investors to disclose their short positions. The mandate is one of three new SEC […]
Britain and US crack down on hedge funds blamed for crisis –
Independent – An unprecedented crackdown on speculators preying on falling share prices began on both sides of the Atlantic yesterday, as Gordon Brown promised to "clean up the financial system" after days of turmoil. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) banned […]
Papers turn on hedge fund managers
BBC UK News – "They hunt as a pack and can bring down financial systems" says the Daily Mirror, describing the hedge fund managers widely blamed for bringing down HBOS. The decision to halt short selling of bank shares – […]
More global hedge funds calling it quits in 2008
Reuters – More hedge funds have called it quits worldwide in the first half of 2008 than a year ago, as tumbling markets and finicky investors take a heavy toll on the $1.9 trillion industry, new data show. Liquidations rose […]
Biggest Losers: A Look at Who Barely Escaped the Wrath
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of sinking financial institutions, government bailouts, plummeting stock prices, last minute mergers and a sweeping panic that extended far beyond Wall Street. Like any series of drastic events, […]
Rooney Brothers Put up Steel Curtain for Hedge Funder Druckenmiller
New York (HedgeCo.Net) Hedge fund billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller has pulled his bid for his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers that he originally placed over nine months ago. Rooney brothers Tim, John, Pat and Art Jr., had been wavering on their decision of […]