Yearly Archives: 2008
Hedge funds gloomy on oil, CFTC data show
MarketWatch – For the first time in 17 months, hedge funds in July made more bets on oil prices falling than rising, according to the latest government data. Short positions from noncommercial investors, hedge funds and other large investors […]
New York Hedge Funds Need Quick Turnaround
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – New York’s top 100 hedge funds are in trouble and can’t seem to get out of the red, according to performance reports obtained by the New York Post. Prominent hedge funds are still trying to recover […]
Citigroup to Close Another Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Citigroup Inc. will close its $400 million Tribeca Convertible hedge fund in what will help wind down the $2 billion Tribeca Global Investments Group, according to a report published on Bloomberg.com. The closing of the fund […]
Global Consulting For Structured Finance In Film, Media & Entertainment
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Noci Pictures Entertainment has launched a one-stop global film finance and production service consulting division. The fund is aimed at hedge funds, ultra high net worth investors, tax credit buyers, purchaser representatives, family offices, and […]
Jack Nash, Pioneer in Hedge Funds, Dies at 79
New York Times Blogs – Jack Nash, a former chairman of Oppenheimer & Company who helped pioneer the modern hedge fund business, died July 30 in Manhattan. He was 79. He died at Mount Sinai Medical Center after a long […]
Hedge Fund Blackstone Opens Office in Beijing
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Global alternative asset manager Blackstone Group is opening a representative office in Beijing with former Vice President of Beijing Mainstreets Investment Group, Mr. Shan Fu as chief representative. "The opening of our Beijing office and […]
Daimler informed of foreign hedge fund’s large share buying in company
Forbes – Daimler AG. was told last week that a foreign hedge fund is buying a large number of shares in the car maker after its share price slumped on the back of a profit warning barely two weeks ago, […]
DIFC denies reports about involvement in Rashed Investment Bank
The DIFC has clarified its position on news reports that have recently appeared regarding ‘Rashed Investment Bank’ an Islamic investment bank which has been proposed to be set up in Dubai. The DIFC said that while it welcomes initiatives within […]
Business Letters: Curb the excesses of the hedge funds
Times Online – The esteem of John Waples for the hedge funds (“Get used to volatility: the hedgies are in control”, last week) was not very sound financial journalism. Who else but these grossly leveraged entities would have the capital […]
High Flying Falcone Has His Wings Clipped
New York Post – After months of falling financial stocks and rising oil prices, July’s sudden turnaround was a welcome relief to average investors. Not so for hedge funds – including subprime-mortgage superstar Phil Falcone. That’s because a number of […]