Tag Archives: volatility


Hedge Fund Man Group Shows Positive Product Return

July 10, 2008 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Global Hedge fund Man Group has increased their assets under management from $74.6 billion at 31 March 2008 to $79.5 billion at 30 June 2008. "Demand for our fund products has remained strong, both from private […]

Activist Hedge Fund Told To Cease and Desist

July 9, 2008 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- A preliminary injunction has ordered two officers of activist hedge fund Costa Brava Partnership III LP of Boston to cease and desist, refraining from all contact with former, current and future auditors of Telos Corporation. Costa […]

Yahoo/Microsoft Talks May Be Back On

July 8, 2008 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – After months of on-again off-again talks between Yahoo and Microsoft, the possibility of a merger looks to be back on.  According to the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft said they may be interested in restarting talks if […]

Hedges turn to business of rescue

July 2, 2008 : Permalink

Financial Times- Even as politicians and regulators accuse hedge fund short-sellers of trying to bring down banks in Britain, the US and Australia, top hedge managers are providing rescue capital to prop up the ailing corporate world. The latest bail-out […]

Moody’s to Launch Internal Investigation Following Ratings Errors

July 2, 2008 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Credit rating agency Moody’s said on Tuesday that it would probe deeper into why its staff incorrectly rated approximately $1 billion of complex debt securities. While it was thought to be a computer error that caused […]

Wittenham launches hedge fund for frontier markets

July 1, 2008 : Permalink

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 […]

DWS hedge offers daily liquidity

June 30, 2008 : Permalink

Financial Standard- DWS Investments could well be one of the pioneers of a new era in hedge funds when it launched a new product that offers daily liquidity and pricing to retail investors. DWS Investments, Deutsche Bank’s global retail asset […]

City Council Members Support Tax on Hedge Funds

June 24, 2008 : Permalink

Gothamist- The NY Sun reports 26 out of the 51 City Council members support an Assembly bill that would require hedge fund and private equity managers to pay more in taxes. The City Council is looking for ways to raise […]

INTERVIEW-Morningstar to cover India funds by early 2009

June 23, 2008 : Permalink

Reuters India- U.S. firm Morningstar Inc will expand its investment research coverage to Indian funds by early next year and hopes to hire 10-20 staff by March, a senior executive said on Monday. Morningstar, founded by its Chairman and Chief […]

Hedge fund bosses tip global macro, market neutral

June 18, 2008 : Permalink

Reuters UK – Global macro and market neutral strategies look set to be top performers over the next 12-18 months, but it is still too early for a pick-up in distressed debt investing, top hedge fund executives said on Tuesday. […]

Hedge Fund Eyes Trimming Hardee

June 18, 2008 : Permalink

New York Post- New York hedge fund Ramius took a bite out of CKE Restaurants Inc. – the owner of burger joints Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. – with a scathing letter sent to CEO Andrew Puzder. Blasting him for the […]

CQS hires Barclays executive to head Hong Kong trading

June 17, 2008 : Permalink

Reuters India- CQS has hired former Barclays Capital managing director David Kilgore as its head of trading in Hong Kong, part of a broader push by the $9.6 billion (4.9 billion pound) UK hedge fund manager to expand its presence […]