Yearly Archives: 2008
Hedge Fund Advisor Hires Mathematician and Boosts Assets
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund advisory firm D5 announced the launch of two new accounts, with each promising capacity of $50 million, for a possible $ 100 million on additional capital for the firm. The new accounts coincide […]
Turnberry Hedge Fund to Liquidate
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Turnberry Capital Management LP has decided to close its doors and liquidate its assets, after many investors inquired about getting their money back. The hedge fund, which specializes in purchasing distressed debt, once held approximately $800 […]
Hedge Fund Correlation Research Report by Credit Suisse
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge funds generally are more correlated in bull market runs and more de-correlation at market downturns. A comparison of the Credit Suisse/Tremont Broad Benchmark Index (HEDG), an asset-weighted broad benchmark of the hedge fund industry, […]
Former UBS Trader’s Hedge Fund Takes a Hit
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The SRM Global Master Fund, headed by former UBS AG star trader Jonathan Wood, is down about 85% over the course of its two-year tenure, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Launched in […]
Hedge fund gets all of its ducks in a row
New Zealand Herald – Eyebrows were raised this week when New York hedge- fund Elliott International nominated two Kiwi businessman – including recently appointed Infratil director Mark Tume – to join the Telecom board. Telecom is on the fringes of […]
Hedge Fund Harbinger Buys Nearly 5% of Cablevision
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Harbinger Capital Management, an activist hedge fund, has accumulated a 4.9% stake in Cablevision Systems Corp, according to The Wall Street Journal. In a regulatory filing, Harbinger said that it had bought 11.45 million of […]
Hedge funds thrive on downturns says report
Hedge Funds Review Magazine – Hedge funds generally are more correlated in bull market runs and more de-correlation at market downturns. A comparison of the Credit Suisse/Tremont Broad Benchmark Index (HEDG), an asset-weighted broad benchmark of the hedge fund industry, […]
Living on the hedge
Business24-7 – With the UAE stock markets in turmoil it is vital investors re-examine their portfolios. This week the Abu Dhabi and Dubai stock exchanges suffered their worst trading sessions for almost seven months while Dh65 billion has been wiped […]
US hedge fund buys $US162m BHP stake
The Age – Third Point, the New York-based hedge fund run by Daniel Loeb, bought a stake in BHP Billiton worth $US162 million at the end of June, adding the world’s largest mining company to its portfolio. Third Point, known […]
States Double Down on Hedge Funds as Returns Slide
Bloomberg – Public pension funds in the U.S. are increasing bets on high-risk hedge funds and real estate in an attempt to fill deficits in retirement plans and make up for their worst performance in six years. New York Comptroller […]
Health Insurers Hedge Their Bets
BusinessWeek – For managed-care organizations (MCOs), which footed the bill for roughly 34% of U.S. health care spending in 2007, health-care reform presents uncertainty and opportunity. Proposals now being debated in Washington and the different states aren’t affecting near-term business, […]