Tag Archives: hedge fund
SF says Lisbon is bad deal for Ireland
Belfast Telegraph – Finance Minister Brian Lenihan is asking Libertas leader Declan Ganley to confirm that his financial backers are not betting against Ireland on the international markets. Reports over the weekend named a hedge fund as being one of […]
EU hedge fund directive ‘could be softened’, says Liberal Democrat chair
Guardian – Britain’s efforts to soften a European directive aimed at imposing tough regulation on hedge funds and private equity firms has the support of most of the European Parliament, says Sharon Bowles, Liberal Democrat chair of the parliament’s Committee […]
US tax chiefs target loans from hedge funds offshore
Reuters – U.S. tax authorities have advised staff in New York to pursue legal cases against hedge funds and companies that avoided taxes through loans that originated in the United States but are approved offshore. The Internal Revenue Service, in […]
Griffin’s Citadel Securities to Unveil Credit Team in October
Bloomberg – Citadel Investment Group LLC will formally open its credit business next month as the $13.5 billion hedge fund founded by Ken Griffin expands into the market for leveraged loans and high-yield, high-risk bonds. The new group, part of […]
RAB Gold hedge fund down 18 percent
Reuters – A hedge fund run by RAB Capital that invests in gold has fallen about 17.5 percent since the start of June, the group said, missing a large rise in the gold price because of bad bets. The $35 […]
Hedge-Fund Assets Rose by $21.4 Billion in August
Blomberg – Hedge-fund assets increased by $21.4 billion in August as managers completed their best year- to-date return in almost 10 years, driven by rising stock markets amid signs of economic recovery, Eurekahedge Pte said. Assets grew for a fourth […]
New Jersey Nets to Join Capstone Global Markets Charity Event
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The First Annual Capstone Global Markets Charity Day will support research focused on finding a cure to Batten Disease, a rare but fatal neurodegenerative disorder affecting children, October 1st, 2009. The boutique derivatives broker dealer has […]
The hills are alive… with the sound of hedge funds
Guardian – Visitors to Pfäffikon, a small Swiss town on the shores of lake Zurich, would never suspect that they were in a hedge fund hot spot. But many have followed in the wake of London-based Man Group, the world’s […]
Harbinger Capital cuts stake in New York Times Co. to 16.4 pct, calls company a ‘core holding’
Hartford Courant – Harbinger Capital Partners LLC says it has sold part of its 20 percent stake in The New York Times Co., but still considers the company a core holding. The hedge fund said in a securities filing this […]
Falcone’s Harbinger selling 20 million Calpine shares
MarketWatch – Harbinger Capital, a big hedge-fund firm run by Philip Falcone, is selling 20 million shares of power company Calpine Corp. Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I Ltd. is selling the stock in a public secondary offering underwritten by […]