Monthly Archives: January 2008
PHH ends proposed merger with GE
Reuters- Mortgage and vehicle fleet company PHH Corp (PHH.N) said on Tuesday it terminated its nearly $2 billion sale to General Electric Co (GE.N) and Blackstone, after the private equity firm failed to obtain required financing for the deal. GE […]
Mark Mobius says hedge funds to target Pakistan
Times Online- One of the world’s most respected emerging market investors has pledged to keep his funds in Pakistan despite the turmoil unfolding in the country following last week’s assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. Mark Mobius, who runs […]
Bear Stearns hedge funds saga continues
Cayman Net News- The multi-billion dollar collapse of two Cayman Islands hedge funds managed by investment giant Bear Stearns is set to continue to make headlines into the New Year. As 2007 drew to a close, news was released that […]
Obstacles drag down ‘investable’ hedge fund indexes
NEW YORK  An investment product designed to copy the performance of the high-stakes hedge fund universe is struggling to live up to its copycat billing. Responding to the growing popularity of hedge funds, investors have gravitated to index funds […]
HedgeCo Investments Seeks Emerging Hedge Fund Managers with Intellect, Aptitude and Capacity
Holding Capital Group and HedgeCo form joint venture focused on incubation and capital introduction for gifted, early-stage investment managers New York, New York– January 31, 2007 – HedgeCo LLC, an industry leading financial services and information company, and Holding Capital […]
Rosseau Ranked No.1 Global Event-Driven Hedge Fund for 2006
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – Rosseau Limited Partnership, the $200 million hedge fund, ranked No.1 globally in the Event-Driven category by the Lipper/TASS Database for 2006.The hedge fund showed a 121.7% return. The hedge fund’s offshore equivalent, G-10 Rosseau Special Situations […]
Study Shows Hedge Funds Want More Individualized Research Products
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – Institutional money managers and hedge funds are paying more for individualized research products and services from Wall Street, according to a newsurvey. Instead of the “traditional†buy/sell/hold research reports from analysts, hedge fund investors are looking […]
Hedge Fund Care Award Gala
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – The Hedge Funds Care Award for Caring will be awarded this year at the 9th Annual Hedge Funds Care New York Open Your Heart to the Children Benefit.The benefit is taking place on February 8th, 2007 […]
MARHedge Holds Hedge Fund Conference In San Francisco and Switzerland
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – MARHedge is holding the 13th Annual Institutional Investment Conference, April 15–17 in San Francisco. The conference is designed to assistinvestors in exploring hedge fund strategies that can be employed to meet their investment objectives. MARHedge boasts […]
ECB’s Weber calls for hedge fund code of conduct
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – A voluntary code of conduct by the hedge fund industry would be an important first step towards better oversight of this fast-growing segment of the financial markets, European Central Bank Governing Council member Axel Weber told […]
Pensions pile into commods amid volatile oil
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Institutional investors expected to pour another $25 billion into commodities this year are steadily building new long positions in energy markets amid selling pressure from hedge funds and other speculators. An infusion of cash by pension […]
Hong Kong HKMA says hedge funds need close monitoring
Forbes – HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) – Hedge funds’ activity needs to be monitored closely because their ‘risk-taking . . . is often excessive,’ the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said. It cited as an example US-based fund Amaranth Advisors which […]