Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Hedge Funds Rally in December, Post Record Losses on the Year
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Although hedge funds finished up 2008 with some of the worst numbers to date, they showed some signs of promise in December. According to the latest research by the Hennessee Group LLC, a New York-based advisor […]
Fraud worries grow for private equity deals in Asia
Forbes – Private equity investors in Asia are increasingly fearful of fraud within their portfolio companies as the global economic downturn puts mounting pressure on firms in the region. The global financial crisis has already caused significant damage to private […]
Viewpoint: Madoff scandal makes case against regulation
Baltimore Sun – If there is anything we have learned from the crisis in the financial sector, it’s the urgent need for more regulation. Had federal regulators been more vigilant or wielded greater powers, all this suffering and heartache might […]
Commercial property rents collapse in London hedge fund areas
The Independent – Rents for plush offices in Mayfair and St James’s plunged almost 30 per cent last year, hammered by the declining fortunes of many of their hedge funds tenants. The commercial property agency NB Real Estate has […]
Detroit Auto Show Sets Stage for New Concepts
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The glitz and glamour that is usually indigenous to one of the world’s most prestigious car shows will be somewhat absent this year, as the U.S. auto makers instead will focus on what’s to come at […]
How to run a hedge fund from your dorm room
North by Northwestern – By the start of his 9 a.m. class, Weinberg freshman Brian Levin has begun watching his investments. When the markets open, he checks his models to try to predict what will happen in the markets, and […]
Steel Partners Seeks to Convert Biggest Fund to Public Company
Bloomberg – Activist investor Warren Lichtenstein is seeking to convert his largest hedge fund into a publicly traded partnership after clients sought to withdraw 38 percent of their money. The $1.2 billion Steel Partners II Fund lost 39 percent last […]
Hedge Fund Charities Pinched as Donors Ask Results Firms Miss
Bloomberg – Martin Ward, a teacher at a London experimental school called the Evelyn Grace Academy, is pitching Arpad Busson on a new idea for getting poor kids interested in science. The charity that Busson leads, Absolute Return for Kids, or […]
TCI founder, partner Degorce leaves hedge firm
Forbes – Patrick Degorce, a founder and partner at high-profile activist hedge fund firm The Children’s Investment Fund (TCI), has left the company, a spokeswoman told Reuters on Friday. Degorce was in the public eye in early 2007 when he […]
Hedge Funds Not Alone in Defending Short-Selling Secrecy
Seeking Alpha – The debate over short selling often pits traditional “long-only” managers against the upstart alternatives: hedge funds. But as this report in yesterday’s FT points out, the lines between “traditional” and “alternative” are blurring quickly. The Alternative Investment […]