Tag Archives: fund-managers


Hedge funds bet big on BofA

Reuters – At least 20 top hedge funds boosted their positions in financial institutions in the latest quarter in a sign that Wall Street is ready to bet on more risky sectors in the hope of longer-term rewards. The push […]

Hedge funds soar in ’09, most still in the red

The Boston Globe – Hedge funds are having their best year since 1998, yet most fund managers still are well below their peaks before the market’s meltdown last year, industry analysts said. Hedge fund assets rose 2.5 percent in July, […]

Hedge Fund Models Need to Evolve- Deloitte Research

HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – A new research paper by Deloitte LLC: "How Hedge Funds Are Becoming the Ultimate Networked Enterprise," focuses on how hedge fund methods of interacting with prime brokers and third-party administrators needs to be rethought in […]

Hedge fund survivors are bouncing back

Evening Standard – A prominent hedge fund manager has claimed that gold investment is proving popular in the US over fears about inflation. Moonraker, a London-based independent firm, has managed over $330 million worth of assets at BDO Stoy Hayward […]

Gold investment fever grips US hedge funds

Commodity Online – A prominent hedge fund manager has claimed that gold investment is proving popular in the US over fears about inflation. Moonraker, a London-based independent firm, has managed over $330 million worth of assets at BDO Stoy Hayward […]

Gold investment fever grips US hedge funds

A prominent hedge fund manager has claimed that gold investment is proving popular in the US over fears about inflation. Moonraker, a London-based independent firm, has managed over $330 million worth of assets at BDO Stoy Hayward Investment Management since […]

Deleveraging boosts bond fund managers

Marketwatch – Mutual-fund shareholders are seeing at least one benefit from the credit freeze: bond managers are back in the trading action after years of playing second fiddle to hedge funds. Bond-fund managers say the exodus of leveraged hedge funds […]

Deleveraging boosts bond fund managers

Marketwatch – Mutual-fund shareholders are seeing at least one benefit from the credit freeze: bond managers are back in the trading action after years of playing second fiddle to hedge funds. Bond-fund managers say the exodus of leveraged hedge funds […]

Neptune buys Man Group, sees M&A among fund firms

Reuters – Equity investors are too negative about the hedge fund industry, says Neptune’s Jeremy Smith, who has recently bought shares in Man Group and expects more consolidation among traditional fund firms. Smith, who manages the 42 million-pound Neptune UK […]

Is the sun setting on London’s financial reign?

Globe and Mail – Paris, so far, has emerged as the most serious challenger. But Mr. Sarkozy may be his own worst enemy on this file. The reason: He and his German allies are wholesale supporters of the European Union […]

India Draws Hedge Fund Attention

Seeking Alpha – During the past week, almost 15 percent of investors have expressed a specific interest in India-focused funds. When compared with the first week of the second quarter, this percentage is almost double. In a recent article in […]

Lehman’s U.K. Administrator Seeks to Return Hedge-Fund Assets

Bloomberg – Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. may return hedge-fund assets as soon as next year that were frozen when the New York-based securities firm collapsed in the largest bankruptcy on record. PricewaterhouseCoopers, Lehman Brothers International Europe’s administrator, plans today to […]