Tag Archives: arbitrage


US firm launches hedge fund rep ETF

April 3, 2009 : Permalink

Financial Standard – US investors can now access a liquid and transparent hedge fund replication strategy after IndexIQ launched the IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF on the New York Stock Exchange. The New York based firm’s exchange traded fund (ETF) […]

Hedge funds, FCCBs catch the fancy of India’s super rich

March 10, 2009 : Permalink

Business Standard – Hedge funds and foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) are replacing real estate as popular offshore investment destinations for India’s richest. Hedge funds are investment funds which employ various strategies to produce absolute returns. These strategies could be […]

Why hedge funds might shine in 2009

February 19, 2009 : Permalink

Morningstar.ca – Hedge fund managers, once the swashbuckling frontiersmen of international finance and subject of fawning cocktail party banter, have quickly gone from hero to goat. As the global credit bubble burst with a vengeance in 2008, so too did […]

Hedge funds in positive teritory

February 13, 2009 : Permalink

Director of Finance online – Lyxor says their Hedge Fund Index was up 1.53% in January.  Lyxor is an asset management group wholly-owned by Socieìteì Geìneìrale. According to a report released today the top performing strategies over the month of […]

Hedge Funds Rally in December, Post Record Losses on the Year

January 12, 2009 : Permalink

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 […]

Hedge Funds At Risk

October 10, 2008 : Permalink

Forbes – The hedge fund sector has to date weathered market volitality better than the banking sector, since no large bellwether hedge fund has yet gone bankrupt. Nonetheless, hedge funds are expecting a wave of redemptions, as investors move to […]

Blackstone: $5 billion limit for LBO bank financing

September 10, 2008 : Permalink

Reuters – Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP’s chief operating officer said on Tuesday that the limit on bank financing for leveraged buyouts was about $5 billion. But COO Tony James said there were multiple opportunities to invest despite the […]

Hedge fund bosses tip global macro, market neutral

June 18, 2008 : Permalink

Reuters UK – Global macro and market neutral strategies look set to be top performers over the next 12-18 months, but it is still too early for a pick-up in distressed debt investing, top hedge fund executives said on Tuesday. […]

Hedge Funds Rally in December, Post Record Losses on the Year

January 12, 2008 : Permalink

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 […]