Tag Archives: assets-under-management
Hedge Fund Assets Plunged to $1.8 Trillion in 2008
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund assets, which were once estimated to reach almost $3 trillion, finished the year at around $1.8 trillion, according to research conducted by London-based HedgeFund Intelligence. The report contends the fall in assets happened almost […]
Majority of hedge fund AUM is institutional
Hedge Funds Review – A majority of all assets under management (AUM) by hedge funds and funds of hedge funds globally are from institutional investors, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). One third of the AUM comes from […]
BBVA to Exit Hedge Funds Due to Poor Market Conditions
Wall Street Journal – Spain’s Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA said Thursday it has decided to pull out of the hedge-fund market, shutting down Proxima Alfa Investments and exiting two other joint ventures. Spain’s second-biggest bank by assets said the […]
Ashmore sees tough 2009 for fund raising, outflows
Interactive Investor – British fund firm Ashmore Group said it expected the fund-raising environment to remain tough in 2009 as clients continue to cash in investments, after it reported first half profits in line with forecasts. The group, which specialises […]
Hedge Fund Trembulant Ups Stake in Fast Food
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund Tremblant Capital reported that it now owns 1.1 million shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill, bringing its total shares in the Denver-based fast food restaurant to 5.7%. "Chipotle shares have fallen recently, and the hedge […]
Funds expect 2009 growth in life insurance trading
Reuters – Fund managers who buy U.S. life insurance policies to cash in the death benefits have predicted a bumper year in 2009 as investors seek uncorrelated alternatives to mainstream markets. Supply is also is expected to increase as more […]
Hedge firm GLG assets fall
Reuters – Hedge fund GLG Partners reported a further drop in assets on Thursday and said the cycle of investor redemptions in the industry was not yet over despite its funds’ performance perking up in January. The London-based, New York-listed […]
Japanese Hedge Fund 21st Century Asset to Seek Takeover Targets
Bloomberg – 21st Century Asset Management Co., run by former Nomura Asset Management Co. executive Takanori Shimizu, said it may seek growth through takeovers after the worst year on record for hedge funds. Shimizu, 63, said he will also cut […]
Sparx to Miss March 2011 Asset Target on Market Rout
Bloomberg – Sparx Group Co., Asia’s biggest hedge-fund manager, will likely miss its asset management target of 5 trillion yen ($57 billion) by March 2011 because of redemptions and losses amid the global market rout. The firm has cut costs to […]
