Yearly Archives: 2010
Hedge-Fund Activists Plot A Comeback
WSJ – The 2008 financial crisis left activist hedge funds with big losses. But the strategy is showing signs it’s in revival mode. Such investors often take big stakes in under-performing, cash-heavy companies. They sometimes push for strategic changes, including […]
SAIL Advisors Fund to Allocate More to Less Liquid Hedge Funds
BusinessWeek – SAIL Advisors Ltd., backed by Duty Free Shoppers Group co-founder Robert Miller, plans to allocate more money to hedge funds running less liquid strategies, such as distressed securities or credit. The $1.2 billion multistrategy SAIL Flagship Fund, which […]
First European mini-prime launched
Hedge Funds Review Magazine – Global Prime Partners (GPP) has launched the first introducing prime brokerage service in Europe, providing clearing, custody, securities lending and financing services for emerging hedge funds. Services will be provided through correspondent relationships with Jefferies, […]
Hedge Funds Pulled In $11.3 Billion in August, a Six-Month High
Bloomberg – Hedge funds received net deposits in August of $11.3 billion, the largest since February, as investors increased their appetite for risk, according to TrimTabs Investment Research and BarclayHedge Ltd. Emerging-market, fixed-income and macro funds, whose managers seek to […]
Barnier Says Talks on European Hedge-Fund Regulation to Continue This Week
Bloomberg – Talks aimed at reaching an agreement on plans to regulate hedge-fund managers in Europe will continue on Oct. 14, after negotiations among lawmakers in Brussels ended today without an accord. This week will be “decisive” for discussions on […]
Fund Passport: Moving Closer?
WSJ – And so begins another week of discussions in Brussels about the Alternative Investment Fund Management directive, aimed at regulating hedge funds and other investment vehicles. Last week, France eased its opposition to the concept of a “passport” in […]
Hedge Funds Raise Bullish Bets on Oil to Five-Month High: Energy Markets
Bloomberg – Hedge funds raised bullish bets on oil to the highest level in more than five months amid speculation that the Federal Reserve will enact further stimulus measures to keep the economic recovery on track. Hedge funds and other […]
Alaska Air Board Backs CEO Ayer
Forbes – The board of directors of Alaska Air Group made a statement of support for chief executive Bill Ayer late yesterday, after Bloomberg News reported earlier in the day Ayer is the subject of a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation. […]
Hedge fund boss Crispin Odey picks Lloyds over Barclays
Telegraph – Mr Odey, who has just launched a new wealth management platform aimed at the UK’s super rich, says that Lloyds’ growth is far more promising thanks to its focus on traditional services like mortgages. “There was huge growth […]
Janchor, Former-TCI Asia Head John Ho’s Hedge Fund, Returns 21% This Year
Bloomberg – Janchor Partners Pan Asian Fund, run by the former Asia head of the Children’s Investment Fund Management UK LLP, returned 21 percent after fees in the first nine months of the year, according to an e-mail sent to […]
