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Hedge fund Ore Hill limits redemptions
Reuters – Hedge fund Ore Hill Partners, which specialises in credit strategies, has barred clients from redeeming their money from its flagship offering, imposing a freeze just as investors clamored for an exit, the company said on Friday. The firm, […]
More to play for in hedge funds
Reuters UK – The hedge fund industry’s trade-of-the-moment — betting on falling financial stocks and rising commodities — is set to offer further profits, despite July’s setback, but managers may have to alter their tactics. Hedge funds may well profit […]
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank files suit over losses of London-based SIV
Financial Times – Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank has filed a lawsuit against two US banks and two rating agencies over losses from a collapsed $6bn structured investment vehicle, formerly managed by London-based hedge fund Cheyne Capital. In the suit in […]
Some option players hedge bets in Wells Fargo, SunTrust
Reuters – Some bearish option players are betting that Wells Fargo & Co and SunTrust Banks Inc could both lose as much as 10 to 15 percent of their current stock values by October options expiration. Nagging worries about the […]
Developing markets ideal for hedge funds
Gulf Daily News – Developing markets are fertile ground for hedge funds, if the funds have experienced managers, according to Paulson and Company founder and chief executive officer John Paulson."Underdeveloped markets are less efficient and create more opportunities," Mr Paulson […]
Hedge Funds Take Huge Loss as Mood Swings
Financial-Planning.com – Many alternative asset managers, who brag about their ability to make money regardless of market conditions, posted their worst figures in years last month after worldwide sentiment suddenly changed on energy prices, financial stock and the U.S. dollar. […]
Nordic Commodity, ECM Post Top Power Hedge-Fund Gains
Bloomberg – Energy Capital Management and Nordic Commodity Funds AB’s hedge funds are outperforming the competition in European energy markets, where power prices fell as much as 17 percent last month from a record. Energy Capital’s MMT fund returned 19.2 […]
Loeb, Under SEC Probe, Defends ‘Give-and-Take’ With Other Funds
Bloomberg – Daniel Loeb, whose Third Point LLC is being investigated by regulators, said his "give-and-take” with other hedge-fund managers doesn’t violate securities laws. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is probing New York-based Third Point, which manages $5.6 billion, […]
Investors, Markets Lift Assets 4% in 2Q Hedge Funds
On Wall Street – Assets held in hedge funds grew 4.41% during the second quarter, to $2.973 trillion, according to data released Monday. HedgeFund.net reported in its survey of hedge administrators that investors allocated $34.21 billion to hedge funds in […]
Reuven Enterprises President & CEO Ron Reuven Starts Uniquely Informative and Often Contrarion Personal Blog
August 2008 – Reuven Enterprises is proud to announce the launch of ourCEO’s BLOG. The goal of this blog is to let investors worldwide have Mr.Ron Reuven’s first hand insight on the issues that face the financialmarkets today without the […]
Running a Hedge Fund Is Harder Than It Looks on TV
Do you remember a time, only a short while ago, when virtually anybody could start a hedge fund? It seemed so easy: billions of dollars were being thrown around like confetti, even at first-time managers. You could make money with […]
