Tag Archives: arbitrage strategies
2009 Performance: Hedge Funds vs. Mutual Funds
BusinessWeek – Convertible and equity arbitrage strategies have the winning performance among hedge funds so far this year. Latin American stock funds lead the way for mutual funds. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index returned 15% year to date through […]
Multi-strategy Malta Hedge Fund Launch
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – Golden Hedge Umbrella Sicav has launched a multi-strategy hedge fund and is currently looking for seed investors. The Golden Hedge Multi-Strategy Fund, Malta domiciled, is the first subfund of the umbrella structure, run by Andreas […]
Hennessee Says Hedge Funds Post Best Month in 9 Years
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – “Hennessee Group research and discussions with hedge fund managers has lead us to believe that the 20 year secular bull market in bonds is over.” Charles Gradante, Co-Founder of hedge fund investor consultant, Hennessee Group […]
Hedge Funds Find Arb Opportunity in SPACs
Street.Com – In a fact sheet about the fund, which engages in several arbitrage strategies, AQR outlined plans to take advantage of a lack of liquidity in the "thinly traded" SPAC market. A spokesman for AQR says the firm is […]
Arbitrage Lures Gabelli After 920 Hedge Funds Fail
Bloomberg – Mario Gabelli is buying Wyeth to book a 13 percent profit from its takeover by Pfizer Inc. Managers at Cohen & Steers Inc. are scooping up closed-end funds trading at a 16 percent discount to the value of […]
Arbitrage Lures Gabelli, Huntington After 920 Hedge Funds Fail
Bloomberg – Mario Gabelli is buying Wyeth to book a 13 percent profit from its takeover by Pfizer Inc. Managers at Cohen & Steers Inc. are scooping up closed-end funds trading at a 16 percent discount to the value of […]
