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Hedge fund manager describes rock bottom
International Herald Tribune- One by one, John Devaney sold his treasures, hoping to forestall what was in the end inevitable. He sold his Renoir and his Gulfstream, his home and his helicopter. Even his cherished yacht — gone. But on Wednesday […]
Fortis sells International Asset Management; to boost bank
CNBC- Fortis NV. said it has sold its London-based hedge fund manager International Asset Management (IAM) to its management team, supported by third party investors, for an undisclosed sum. The Belgian-Dutch bancassurer said the transaction will boost its solvency ratios, […]
Icahn’s Activist Funds’ Slim Returns Supply Cause to Deactivate
Bloomberg- Carl Icahn has hit the roughest patch of his hedge-fund career. His $7.9 billion in hedge funds fell 7 percent between October and April, the biggest peak-to-trough loss since the funds opened in November 2004, according to investors. That […]
Taylor Wimpey Gets Financing Approach From Hedge Fund, FT Says
Bloomberg- Taylor Wimpey Plc, Britain’s biggest housebuilder, may get a 100 million-pound ($199 million) investment from a hedge fund to bridge a financing gap, the Financial Times reported, citing unidentified people close to the money-raising effort. Shares of Taylor Wimpey […]
A Hedge Fund Manager’s Crusade To Expose Losses
NPR News- The people who run hedge funds can be famously secretive about their work. Not David Einhorn. Einhorn founded Greenlight Capital, which manages about $6 billion in assets. He recently waged a very public battle against Lehman Brothers, claiming […]
Wittenham launches hedge fund for frontier markets
Reuters- Singapore’s Wittenham Investment Management launched a fund of hedge funds to invest in frontier capital markets such as Africa, Middle East and countries in the former Soviet Union. The MENA Plus fund would start with a minimum $7 million […]
UBS considers Paine Webber sale in review
Reuters- Beleaguered Swiss bank UBS is considering the sale of Paine Webber, the heart of its U.S. wealth management business, according to sources with direct knowledge of the matter. UBS is under pressure from the Swiss financial watchdog and from […]
Connecticut hedge fund scammer wants diploma
Newsday- A 23-year-old man convicted of running a hedge fund scam in Connecticut has filed a federal lawsuit against New York University, claiming the school owes him a diploma. Hakan Yalincak, an NYU undergraduate, was sentenced last year to 3 […]
Foreign wealth pours into London’s hedge funds
Guardian.co.uk- Foreign sovereign wealth investors are targeting London’s hedge fund industry as they seek to boost returns on their vast savings, much of it generated from trade with the west in oil and other commodities. The hedge funds have seen […]
Paramount Financial Planners owner gets 40 months for fraud
Columbus Dispatch- The owner of a former Columbus financial company that lost more than $8.3million of investors’ money will pay for his crimes with 40 months in prison, a federal judge ruled today. Judge John D. Holschuh ordered the […]
CAAM says Brazil best Latin American bet
Reuters- Investors betting on Latin America should be overweight Brazil, the region’s top economy, at the expense of exposure to Argentina, Mexico and Chile, a Credit Agricole Asset Management (CAAM) executive said on Monday. They should also be overweight the […]
Investor accuses hedge fund of siphoning off money
Hartford Courant- An investor has sued a Greenwich hedge fund management firm, accusing its operators of siphoning off money and enriching themselves at the expense of investors. Westerly Capital sued Windmill Management LLC, manager of SageCrest hedge fund, and operators […]
