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Hedge firm GLG assets fall
Reuters – Hedge fund GLG Partners reported a further drop in assets on Thursday and said the cycle of investor redemptions in the industry was not yet over despite its funds’ performance perking up in January. The London-based, New York-listed […]
Partner exits hedge fund firm NewSmith Capital
Reuters – NewSmith Capital Partners, one of the hedge fund firms to appear before last month’s Treasury Select Committee into the banking crisis, told Reuters on Thursday partner Jeremy Silewicz had left the firm. Silewicz, who joined NewSmith in March […]
Hedge fund manager may sell farm after being stung by Madoff
Reuters – Many gamblers have been forced to sell financial assets to cover bets on horses, but it is less common for a lover of thoroughbreds to sell a farm because of bad bets on investments. But that may be […]
Hedge fund Yorkville spies gap in loans market
Reuters – Yorkville Advisors, a $1 billion hedge fund, said it is stepping into the lending vacuum left by banks as it provides struggling firms with loans for up to two years, typically in the $5 million to $40 million […]
Hedge fund head ‘cooperative’ in Madoff probe
Reuters – Hedge fund founder Ezra Merkin is being cooperative with New York state’s top legal officer in its investigation of three funds as part of the probe into accused swindler Bernard Madoff, officials said on Wednesday. New York Attorney […]
China wants IMF to be tougher with rich states
Reuters – China, setting out its stall for the next global financial summit, wants the International Monetary Fund to get tougher with developed countries that let their economies run off the rails. In a position paper prepared for the April […]
U.S. accuses three in insider trading scheme
Reuters – A hedge fund manager, a brokerage trader and a financial adviser were charged on Thursday with insider trading in the stock of supermarket chain Albertsons Inc, reaping total profits of about $7.5 million, according to court documents. The […]
Top SEC Regulator Backs Hedge Fund Oversight
CNBC – Top U.S. securities regulator said Tuesday she generally supported requiring hedge funds to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SEC Commissioner Elisse Walter is the latest in a growing number of policymakers to express support for more […]
JWM Partners considers new fund- WSJ
Reuters – John Meriwether and the other partners in his hedge-fund company, JWM Partners LLC, are considering launching a new fund, the Wall Street Journal said, citing a senior official at the company. The new fund could be set up […]
