Yearly Archives: 2010
EU designs hedge fund regulations
Karachi News – The EU finance ministers have tentatively agreed to rulings on European hedge funds. The rulings will involve the previously unregulated hedge funds as well as other alternative investment firms. EU officials have been trying to determine ways […]
Hedge Fund Deals Mean Work for Am Law Firms
Am Law Daily – Five firms have landed roles on a pair of hedge fund transactions announced on Wednesday. Davis Polk & Wardwell M&A partners Louis Goldberg and Michael Davis are leading a team from the firm that is advising […]
Hedge Funds Short Plaza Accord Deal With China: William Pesek
Bloomberg – Of all the things Timothy Geithner expected when becoming U.S. Treasury secretary, examining a periodic table probably wasn’t one of them. Obsessing over the chemical elements is exactly what Geithner and his staff will be doing in the months […]
Deloitte’s Asset Management Services Launches Hedge Fund Emerging Manager Platform
Press Release – Deloitte announced today its asset management services practice has launched a global full-service hedge fund emerging manager platform offering a unique mix of traditional and non-traditional professional services across audit, tax, financial advisory and consulting. The program […]
UCITS Hedge Fund Report Q3 2010
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The number of UCITS hedge funds continued to grow during Q3 2010, reaching 525 single manager funds and 50 funds of hedge funds, according to the UCITS Alternative Index Quarterly Industry Report. This represents an increase […]
SYZ & CO To Merge Hedge Funds With Institutional Asset Management
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Swiss banking group SYZ & CO has announced the integration of its institutional asset management activities within the newly-created division SYZ Asset Management. “Our expertise, proven track record and capabilities in traditional asset classes and portfolios […]
‘Buyers Strike’ May Not Stop Market From More Gains
CNBC – The second half of 2010 has proven something about Wall Street: Stocks not only don’t need good news to rally, they don’t need many real investors, either. For the first time in at least 25 years, the market […]
Hedge-Fund Manager Mariner to Sell Stake to Japan’s Orix to Aid Expansion
Bloomberg – Mariner Investment Group, a $12 billion hedge-fund manager, plans to sell a “significant” stake of the holding company to a unit of Japan’s Orix Corp. to help it expand its asset-management business. The deal will have no impact on […]
EU reaches deal in long-running hedge fund battle
EU Observer – The UK, home to most of the world’s hedge funds, has won out in a long-running battle with France over European supervision of the controversial and lightly-regulated multi-trillion-dollar sector. EU finance ministers agreed on Tuesday (19 October) […]
Hedge fund fees start to drop amid fierce competition
Globe & Mail – Hedge funds were once known for the fat fees they charged investors, but they are trimming those charges amid growing competition for clients. When Connor Clark & Lunn Financial Group recently rolled out its first hedge […]
Occasional successes of con artists haunt hedge fund industry
Opalesque – Last Friday evening a group of representatives from a few top hedge fund firms (Old Bell Associates, SAC Capital, Serengeti Asset Management, Cliffwater, Juniperus Capital, and Soapstone Capital) presented some insight into the hedge fund industry in the format […]
