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Equity and Hedge Funds may take Wall Street’s Place
New York Post – With just two large investment banks remaining – Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs – questions are growing over who might step into the suddenly emptier playing field. Many Wall Street watchers are pointing to the looming […]
Hedge fund Citadel hires two from Merrill Lynch
Reuters – Hedge fund firm Citadel Investment Group said on Tuesday it had hired two senior sales executives from Merrill Lynch, the investment bank that is being sold to Bank of America for $50 billion. Chicago-based Citadel, which manages around […]
Oil loses appeal as hedge against risk
Globe and Mail – Once viewed as a safe haven, crude oil has lost its lustre as investors bet that the crisis in financial markets will hurt an already weakened global economy and drive down petroleum demand. At the same […]
Lehman Declares Largest Bankruptcy Filing in History
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Despite valiant efforts to find investors and stay afloat the credit crisis, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. is now at the center of the biggest bankruptcy filing in history. The fourth-largest investment bank filed for Chapter 11 […]
Former UBS Trader’s Hedge Fund Takes a Hit
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The SRM Global Master Fund, headed by former UBS AG star trader Jonathan Wood, is down about 85% over the course of its two-year tenure, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Launched in […]
Merrill, Citigroup to Buy Back $30 Billion in ARS
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Merrill Lynch and Citigroup, two banks that have already written down billions in losses, will buy back $30 billion in auction-rate securities as part of an agreement with regulators. This comes after the threat made by […]
Wealthy Americans Prefer Alternative To Traditional Investments
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- A recent Bank of America Survey of high net worth Americans indicates that US investors understand the risk and rewards of hedge fund investments. Many expressed greater satisfaction over the last 12 months with their holdings […]
Morgan Stanley, Citi Lose Oil Analysts as Hedge Funds Hire
Bloomberg- Wall Street is losing its top oil analysts as securities firms suffer record losses and hedge funds offer the promise of higher pay. Morgan Stanley’s Douglas Terreson and Citigroup Inc.’s Doug Leggate, ranked first and second by Institutional Investor […]
Bank of America Sells Hedge-Fund Unit to BNP for $300 Million
Bloomberg- Bank of America Corp. agreed to sell its prime brokerage unit that serves hedge funds to BNP Paribas SA, France’s biggest bank, for as much as $300 million after profit at its investment bank tumbled. BNP Paribas’s purchase price […]
Road to hedge fund riches is rockier now
Reuters) – Starting a hedge fund was long considered the road to riches for money managers, but the path has become much rockier in the last months. "It is materially harder to start a hedge fund today than it was […]
