Monthly Archives: January 2011
Investors Rush to Cash In on Climate Change
Alrroya – Climate change-sustainable investing has a big head of steam. And the effects of planetary climate change on most industries are going to be huge. Trillions of dollars are in play attempting to find the winning industries and companies. […]
Facebook Investor Loses 65 Percent of Hedge Fund Clients’ Money
Slate – Peter Thiel, the Facebook investor and current hedge fund manager who wants to build lawless floating communes, has attracted lots of admiration for his ability to seemingly predict the future: He “forecast the collapse of the U.S. housing market,” […]
SphereInvest Goes Live with Hedge Fund In A Box
Benzinga – SphereInvest, a specialist, global high yield, distressed debt, emerging credit and private equity investment advisory company, has gone live with the newly launched ‘Hedge Fund In A Box’ solution to gain competitive edge with a stronger grasp of […]
Thames River founder Beckwith backs hedge fund
Investment Week – Property financier Sir John Beckwith is backing the launch of a new hedge fund, in partnership with Icap boss Michael Spencer. Beckwith, who has made around £400m from backing asset management groups, has appointed Rod Barker from […]
Shrinking hedge fund Harbinger faces staff exits
Reuters – Prominent hedge fund manager Phil Falcone’s $7 billion Harbinger Capital Management has been hit by a series of high profile departures in the past few weeks, according to people familiar with the fund. While some departures were voluntary, […]
Macquarie hedge fund up 10 pct
Reuters – Macquarie Group Ltd’s market-neutral long/short Asia hedge fund gained 10.3 percent and nearly tripled assets to $640 million (406 million pounds) last year, its fund manager said, while many hedge funds in the region were starved for capital. […]
2011: The year ahead in hedge funds
HFM Week – Rarely in short supply as it is, New Year optimism was given a further boost through December as stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic reacted positively to better-than-expected economic developments. Traders of every ilk finished […]
New Charges In Hedge Fund Probe, Google Insider
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The SEC has charged Robert Feinblatt, co-founder of hedge fund Trivium Capital Management LLC, and Trivium analyst Jeffrey Yokuty in its ongoing hedge-fund insider trading case, MarketWatch reports.The SEC alleges insider dealing at Google, Polycoms, Hilton […]
When hedge funds are too boring
Reuters – Laurence Fletcher reports today on rich individuals with high risk appetites who are getting frustrated with modest hedge fund returns: Many rich people were attracted to hedge funds by stories of George Soros’s $1 billion profit from his […]
Hedge Fund Insider Trading Prosecutions Rely on Suspects Turned Informant
Bloomberg – UBS AG investment banker Nicos Stephanou, facing more than 10 years in prison for insider trading, made a quick decision following his arrest two years ago: He decided to become a government informant. For months, Stephanou secretly recorded telephone […]
Review: Hedge Fund Compensation Data Report
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The latest report on Hedge Fund Compensation revealed that hedge fund managers anticipate a 10 percent increase in total annual compensation, fueled by expectations of big year-end bonuses. The annual industry report is based on data collected directly […]
Clarium Slumps 90% From Peak After Thiel Hedge Fund Has Third Losing Year
Bloomberg – Peter Thiel got rich investing in PayPal and Facebook Inc. before most people knew them, built a hedge fund that at its apex managed $7.2 billion, and forecast the collapse of the U.S. housing market. He also lost almost […]