Category Archives: Onshore funds
Fund of Hedge Funds Prisma Capital Partners purchased by KKR
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, a leading global investment firm, today announced an agreement to acquire Prisma Capital Partners LP (“Prisma”), a leading provider of customized hedge fund solutions. The New York Based Prisma Capital Partners has made […]
Former Governor of the FED, Randall Kroszner to Join EQA Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – EQA Partners, an alternative investment manager whose expertise lies in currencies and traditional global macro strategies, today announced the appointment of Dr. Randall Kroszner as Partner and Chief Economist, a new position. Dr. Krozner’s distinguished career […]
Hedge funds mum about ETF use
Hedge fund managers are the third-biggest institutional users of exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded products, but they’re reluctant to talk about it. That’s because pension fund, endowment and foundation clients won’t be happy if the hedge fund managers they are hiring […]
Man Acquisition of GLG, Launches $63 Billion Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund giant Man Group has created a hedge fund managing $63 billion after acquiring rival $23.7 billion hedge fund GLG Partners in a $1.6 billion in deal. Man Group held a presentation today at 9.30am […]
Insight into January Hedge Fund Performance
New York (HedgeCo.net) – January was a positive month for Fixed Income Arbitrage, with most strategies generating positive performance amid a fall in risky assets in the second half of the month, according to new Credit Suisse/Tremont report. Event Driven […]
Bluenose To Launch Onshore Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – BVI-based investment manager Bluenose Capital Management is planning to launch The Bluenose North American Market Neutral Fund, an onshore version of its successful offshore flagship hedge fund on March 1st, 2010. The Delaware-domiciled fund has a […]
John W. Henry, Altis, Man Funds Slide in July Commodities Rout
Bloomberg – John W. Henry & Co., the investment firm run by the Boston Red Sox baseball team’s owner, is among hedge funds that suffered their worst drops in almost 18 months in July as oil and other commodities retreated […]
UBS considers Paine Webber sale in review
Reuters- Beleaguered Swiss bank UBS is considering the sale of Paine Webber, the heart of its U.S. wealth management business, according to sources with direct knowledge of the matter. UBS is under pressure from the Swiss financial watchdog and from […]
Hedge Fund Expansion Into Development Property
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Hedge fund Three Arch Investors has begun buying tracts of abandoned development land in California. “Property and land values in California have dropped to very low lows and at some stage they will recover." John Godden, […]
