Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Connecticut’s “Rodeo Drive” Abandoned as Hedge Funds Collapse
Bloomberg – Finding a parking spot for your Mercedes or BMW on Greenwich Avenue, the main shopping strip of the U.S. hedge-fund capital, used to be a challenge. Not anymore. With the recession hammering retail sales, empty curbside spaces abound […]
What If Washington Bailed Out of Bailouts?
Business week – The idea certainly seemed all right to throngs of Americans who were outraged by news that American International Group (AIG) paid out millions of dollars in executive bonuses after it was rescued with taxpayer cash. But would […]
Record Hedge Fund Closures in 2008 From Madoff, Other Losses
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Over $84 billion worth of U.S. hedge funds shut down last year, compared to just $18.7 billion in 2007, according to the latest data published by Absolute Return Magazine, a unit of HedgeFund Intelligence. More than […]
Falcone Starts Fund as Harbinger Client Money Remains Locked Up
Bloomberg – Philip Falcone, who runs the $7 billion Harbinger Capital Partners LLC, is starting a hedge fund that draws on his background in distressed securities, even as investors are locked into his biggest fund. The Credit Distressed Blue Line […]
Hedge fund firm plans move to Greenwich
Danbury News-Times – A Manhattan hedge fund firm that invests in financially distressed companies is planning to move in May. Restoration Capital Management LLC has leased the 5,400-square-foot third floor of 325 Greenwich Ave., in downtown Greenwich. Retailers Simon Pearce […]
February Hedge Fund Performance
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Morningstar reported a sharp decline in credit and equity markets as the U.S. government announced its stimulus package and financial stability plan. February saw a huge sell-off in U.S. and European bank stocks caused by […]
Weavering Capital collapses over mystery trade
Times Online – Weavering Capital, one of London’s oldest hedge funds, was today in the hands of liquidators just a week after it discovered that its flagship fund’s main investment was a derivatives trade with an offshore company controlled by […]
NY State Pension Fund Linked to Millions in Kickbacks from Private Equity, Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Two high-ranking men who worked in the New York State comptroller’s office were arrested yesterday after it was discovered they took millions of dollars in kickbacks from private equity and hedge funds, said Attorney General Andrew […]
Obama’s Interview on ‘The Tonight Show’ / regarding hedge funds and AIG
FOXNews – MR. LENO: Tell people what happened. I know people have been over it, just — MR. OBAMA: Well, look, here’s what happened. You’ve got a company, AIG, which used to be just a regular, old insurance company. Then […]
Hedge Fund Heavyweights
CNBC – Video discussing the administration’s policy and economic projections, with Michael Steinhardt, WisdomTree Investments; Leon Cooperman, Omega Advisors and Mario Gabelli, Gamco Investors. Read Complete Article
US lawyer pleads not guilty to money laundering
BusinessWeek – A prominent Manhattan lawyer accused of peddling $700 million in phony securities to hedge funds will likely forgo a trial and change his plea to guilty, his attorney told a judge Thursday. The defense announcement came at a […]
Hedge fund shrink says success is all in your head
Reuters – Hedge fund managers may want to get their heads examined. We’re not talking Rorschach tests and distant memories of parents. Rather, psychiatrist Ari Kiev has helped hundreds of star traders improve their market performance by increasing concentration, managing […]