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AIMA Statement On G20 Finance Ministers Meeting

“We welcome the communiqué from the G20 Finance Ministers. AIMA, as the trade body for the global hedge fund industry, has already announced its support both for the authorisation and regulation of hedge fund managers worldwide with their national regulators, […]

Hedge Fund Head Nominates Himself, Four Others to Target Board

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Pershing Square Capital head William Ackman is planning to nominate himself, along with four others to the Target Corp. board of directors, in which the hedge fund holds a near 10 percent stake. Ackman has confirmed […]

Citi: Hedge Funds to Jump at Toxic Asset Opportunities

Private Equity Hub – Wealth managers at Citi are telling their clients to watch for a burst of hedge fund activity in bad assets. The wealth investor says in its most recent note that the biggest opportunity for hedge funds […]

European Commission Looking For Commentary From Hedge Funds

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – In an effort to makes major changes to the EU financial regulation services, the European Commission (EC) has launched ‘Driving European Recovery’, a consultation  on major structural changes to European financial services and markets regulation. […]

Smart money sees Brink’s Home Security as a “rock”

Reuters – It would be hard for many to imagine hedge funds buying stock in a U.S. company with the word "home" in its name in the worst housing downturn since the Great Depression — let alone speak admiringly of […]

Hedge funds seek to head off regulation

The Independent – Three major European and US hedge fund groups yesterday pledged to work towards worldwide best practice standards after G20 ministers outlined plans to regulate the freewheeling sector. The London-based Alternative Investment Management Association and US counterparts the […]

Obama Moves to Block $165M in AIG Bonuses

Newsday – A tough-talking President Barack Obama moved yesterday to block the $165 million in bonuses for American International Group executives that prompted a new wave of outrage at corporate America and taxpayer bailouts. Despite the aggressive approach, it’s unclear […]

Financial watchdog out to clip the hedge funds

Times Online – Secretive hedge funds will eventually be subject to the same supervisory rules as banks, under a tightening of Britain’s system of regulation. The changes, which will require banks and other lenders to build up their reserves in […]

Independent Fund Administration Service Expanded to the U.S.

New York – Trident Trust is expanding its fund administration service to the U.S. to cater to domestic hedge and private equity funds. The new U.S. office offers clients access to Trident Trust’s three decades of experience providing independent corporate, […]

Kids Beating the Market While Hedge Funds Struggle

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Despite the credit crunch, sixth formers at Sunningdale Preparatory School, near Ascot, Berkshire, have entered funds into a virtual trading competition… and their early efforts are beating the market. Far from being discouraged by the […]

G20 to discuss hedge fund crackdown

This is Money – ‘The big principle to come out of this is we have to care about things that are systemically important, and if necessary regulate them – and that includes hedge funds,’ said one UK official. It marks […]

Fortress Investment has bigger quarterly loss

Reuters – Fortress Investment Group LLC , one of the few publicly traded U.S. alternative asset managers, said on Monday its quarterly loss more than quadrupled, hurt by writedowns in some private equity funds. The net loss was $140 million, […]