Tag Archives: banking-group


Talk of Harbinger stake in African Minerals

August 20, 2009 : Permalink

Telegraph.co.uk – The chatter was that Harbinger, a powerful US hedge fund run by Philip Falcone, has built a small stake in African Minerals and has been talking to London brokers in recent days about picking up more stock. Harbinger […]

SYZ & CO Expands To Hedge Funds & FoHF’s In Spain

July 16, 2009 : Permalink

HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – International hedge fund manager and Swiss banking group, SYZ & CO, has acquired 50% of the asset management company owned by Spanish alternative investment group N+1. The joint venture, named “N+1 SYZ Gestión”, will provide […]

SEB fund arm plans credit hedge fund

June 24, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – The fund management arm of Swedish banking group SEB is planning to launch a global credit hedge fund in the autumn to take advantage of mis-pricing opportunities in the credit markets. Peter Branner, global head of investment management […]

Ex-Insight managers launch multi-asset firm

June 16, 2009 : Permalink

MONACO (Reuters) – Former Insight Investment fund managers Patrick Armstrong and Ana Cukic-Armstrong have launched a new fund management business that will invest in a broad range of assets and seek to beat inflation. The firm, Armstrong Investment Managers, will […]

Integrated changes tack with deal to sell hedge funds

April 30, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – Integrated Asset Management said on Wednesday it is repositioning as a pure play brokerage business after agreeing to sell a 51 percent stake in its French fund of hedge funds business. The firm, listed on London’s AIM market, […]

Integrated changes tack with deal to sell hedge funds

April 29, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – Integrated Asset Management said on Wednesday it is repositioning as a pure play brokerage business after agreeing to sell a 51 percent stake in its French fund of hedge funds business. The firm, listed on London’s AIM market, […]

Fund managers put up billions to back cash calls

January 30, 2009 : Permalink

Times Online – Some of Britain’s most powerful fund managers are setting aside billions of pounds to fund cash calls from sound companies hamstrung by a lack of bank lending. Investment bankers say that they have been inundated with calls from […]

Renewed fears as Lloyds shares crash

January 21, 2009 : Permalink

nebusiness.co.uk – LLOYDS Banking Group became the latest casualty of the bank sector sell-off yesterday as its shares plunged as much as 47%. Royal Bank of Scotland steadied a little after Monday’s mammoth 67% fall, but doubts over the Government’s […]

Hedge Funds Not Behind Sell-Off In Banks Say Experts

January 21, 2009 : Permalink

Wall Street Journal – Experts say hedge funds are not responsible for the wholesale selloff in U.K. financial stocks which saw shares in the four remaining major banks dive to record lows earlier this week and prompted renewed calls to […]

Hong Kong Hedge Fund Triples Investor Relation Technology

December 15, 2008 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hong Kong-based hedge fund manager PMA has chosen to more than triple the number of users of PerTrac CMS in the company’s Hong Kong, Tokyo, New York, London, and Dubai offices. PerTrac CMS is an alternative […]

FoHF Lighthouse Expands Through Integration with GlobeOp

November 26, 2008 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Fund of hedge funds Lighthouse Partners announced that it is expanding its partnership with GlobeOp Financial Services to a full-service fund administration relationship. More than 20 professionals from the Lighthouse operations team in Florida will […]

Hall Capital Partners Appoints Rick Grand-Jean as Director of Business Development

September 4, 2008 : Permalink

San Francisco – Hall Capital Partners LLC, an independent investment advisor overseeing $22 billion in global multi-asset class strategies for high-net-worth and institutional investors, is pleased to announce the expansion of the firm’s marketing efforts with the appointment of Richard […]