Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Investors expect better hedge fund terms
Stuff – Some of the biggest fund-of-fund investors expect hedge funds to lower management fees and introduce terms that let shareholders eventually claw back performance fees, The traditional take-it-or-leave-it stance in the hedge fund world is wobbling. Investors are demanding […]
Advisory firms split decisions on Ackman
StarTribune.com – Score a big one for Target Corp. provocateur William Ackman. The activist shareholder got a boost from the business world’s most influential proxy advisory firm on Tuesday, when RiskMetrics Group said that investors should vote for Ackman and […]
Man linked to Madoff to yield control of funds
Denver Post – J. Ezra Merkin, a hedge-fund manager who invested billions of dollars of clients’ money with swindler Bernard Madoff, has agreed to relinquish control of his funds to court-appointed trustees. The attorney general’s office had requested the move […]
Fairfield Hedge Funds Sued by Madoff Trustee
Newsinferno.com – Bernard Madoff trustee, Irving Picard, has sued three Fairfield Greenwich Group hedge funds—Fairfield Sentry Ltd., Greenwich Sentry LP, and Greenwich Sentry Partners LP—in a clawback suit that seeks the return of $3.54 billion to repay victims of Madoff’s […]
Paulson to Launch New Real Estate Fund, Report Says
New York Times Blogs – John Paulson, the hedge fund manager who reaped a windfall betting against the U.S. housing market before the credit crunch, is now hoping to ride to riches on the property industry’s recovery, The Telegraph reported. […]
Six exit hedge fund firm NewSmith in cost cuts
Reuters UK – NewSmith Capital Partners, one of the hedge fund firms to appear before a parliamentary committee investigating the UK banking crisis in January, has lost six staff as it cuts costs in a tough period for the industry. […]
Och Stores Up Cash as Funds Brace for Stock Losses
Bloomberg – Daniel Och had about 35 percent of his $20 billion of hedge-fund assets in cash during the first quarter because he suspects global stock markets will start falling again. “The world will not just bounce back to where […]
Hedge Funds & The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Leading alternative investment firms are adopting best practices for their funds with an eye to the Sarbanes-Oxley act*, hedge fund provider, TKS Solutions said in an announcement, also launching a new system specifically designed for […]
Man eyes switch to independent valuation
Reuters – Man Group, the world’s largest listed hedge fund firm, is likely to extend the independent valuation of its flagship AHL strategy to calm investors spooked by Madoff, sources familiar with the matter said. AHL, a $25 billion (16 […]
Ajay Relan\’s CX Partners Achieves First Close of $220 Million
VC Circle – CX Partners, a new private equity firm promoted by former Citigroup Venture Capital International (CVCI) head Ajay Relan, has achieved the first close of $220 million for its maiden fund. The first close was made by the fund in March […]
Catastrophe Derivatives Demand Surges as Storm Season Nears
Insurance Journal – Demand for disaster derivatives is surging as insurers seek alternatives to scarce reinsurance and expensive catastrophe bonds, with the forthcoming North Atlantic hurricane season likely to give a further boost. Prices are at record levels for Industry […]