Tag Archives: hedge funds


Fund inflows gather pace in Sweden

CityWire – During the first three quarters of 2009 the total net inflow into investment funds amounted to SEK 70 billion (€6.8 billion) (over $10 billion). September became the tenth month in a row for net fund inflows. Equity funds have received the bulk […]

Hedge Fund Manager’s Email Scrutinised For Knowledge of Downturn

New York (HedgeCo.net) – The jury selection has begun for the trial of two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers, Matthew Tannin and Ralph Cioffi,  over the alleged hedge fund securities and wire fraud. Although the prosecution alleges that the […]

Shell Fund to Expand Alternative Investments

Wall Street Journal – One of the U.K.’s biggest pension plans is moving forward with a strategy to invest hundreds of millions of pounds in alternative assets, potentially including hedge funds for the first time. The £10.6 billion ($16.8 billion) […]

Hedge Funds Up In September Despite 3Q Risks

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Despite rich equity market multiples and uncertainty surrounding the upcoming 3rd quarter earnings reports, Hennessee Group said that hedge fund investors continued to pile into stocks due to an uptick in merger activity during September. The […]

Hedge funds and clones

LiveMint (WSJ) – After the global financial meltdown of the last year, hedge funds have been under considerable stress globally. The operations of all such funds have been viewed as being non-transparent, not subject to regulatory oversight, and high-risk, high-return […]

Cioffi, Tannin Face U.S. Jury Over Bear Stearns Funds Collapse

Bloomberg – Former Bear Stearns Cos. hedge fund managers Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin are either responsible for triggering a $1.4 billion hedge fund implosion or are scapegoats for a government eager to affix blame for it. Jurors selected for […]

Boris Johnson accused over hedge funds’ election donations

Guardian.co.uk – Boris Johnson, who is leading the fight against a European crackdown on City financiers, faced accusations of being “bought off” today, when it emerged that more than half the money donated to his mayoral campaign came from the […]

European Hedge Fund Galas Raise Over $500.000

New York (HedgeCo.net) – More than 250 hedge-fund industry leaders gathered together to raise nearly £250,000 ($400,000) at the 100 Women in Hedge Funds 2009 London Charity Gala, held yesterday evening in the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s magnificent Locarno […]

Despite ’08 pain, the rich still like hedge funds

Reuters – It appears nothing — not losses, redemption gates or lofty fees — can deter the rich from stashing their cash in hedge funds. A year after crumbling markets triggered losses and fund managers drew fire for blocking redemptions, […]

SEC And Manhattan DA Investigate Southridge Capital

Forbes – Southridge Capital Management, a Ridgefield, Conn., hedge fund firm run by Stephen Hicks that primarily employs an investment strategy known as PIPEs, is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau. The […]

Active credit funds seen outperforming

Reuters – Active credit fund managers are set to enjoy stellar returns in 2010 as individual company performance supplants the financial crisis as the crucial driver of prices. Passive managers who track indices — as opposed to funds that focus […]

A test case for Wall Street justice

CNN Money – Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin, both former hedge fund managers at Bear Stearns, are accused of painting a rosy picture of their portfolios, even though “the defendants believed that the funds were in grave condition and at […]