Monthly Archives: January 2007
Like Them or Loathe Them, Hedge Funds Aren’t Going Away
New York Times – SOMETIMES it feels as if there is a red state-blue state divide when it comes to hedge funds. Some people believe that if permitted to remain free from the shackles of dangerous government oversight, hedge funds […]
Hedge fund’s co-founder defends pursuit of ideas
Times Online – Paul Marshall, the multimillionaire co-founder of hedge fund Marshall Wace, yesterday defended its controversial methodology, which relies on investment ideas supplied by Citystockbrokers. NI_MPU(‘middle’); In an interview with The Times, Mr Marshall, who is also a Liberal […]
Shariah Capital Finds Islamic Hedge Fund Niche
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – Hedge fund Shariah Capital, is looking for strategic partners in the Middle East among the local banks with international funds, and majorinvestment institutions and high net worth individuals. “Hedge funds are all about diversification†they say. […]
Canadian Hedge Fund Regulation
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – The Canadian Securities Administrators is working to improve its regulatory framework for hedge funds. According to a staff notice summary (81-316 Hedge Funds), the CSA conducted a review in response to increased retail interest in hedge […]
Hedge Funds asked to Bid on Ameriquest
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – Ameriquest has had talks with several hedge funds recently, including Ellington Capital Management, a large Old Greenwich, Conn.-based hedge fund,to see if there would be any interest in bidding on their company. News of the possible […]
Hedge Fund Picks SEI as Partner in Outsourcing
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – Rock Ridge Advisors has selected SEI to provide a operational outsourcing solutions for its hedge funds. SEI was selected in a competitiveevaluation process among some of the most notable providers in the industry. The company’s combination […]
London Hedge Fund Launch
HedgeCo.Net (New York) – Brevan Howard, the hedge fund manager, is planning to raise up to £1bn through the first hedge fund listed on the main London market, investing the proceeds in the four-year-old manager’s flagship global fund BH has […]
Reuters Becomes AIMA Sponsoring Member
London 11th January 2007, AIMA, the global trade association for hedge funds announces that Reuters has become AIMA’s sixth global sponsoring member. Reuters, including Lipper and Lipper HedgeWorld, will initially join in eight important financial centres; London, New York, Hong […]
City Pensions May Be Put in Hedge Funds
New York Sun – The city comptroller, William Thompson Jr., is in the final stages of studying whether the city’s five pension funds should start investing in hedge funds. The comptroller raised the possibility of the change in investment policy […]
Management buys $9bn Baer boutique
MSN MoneyCentral – Julius Baer has sold its $9bn London fixed-income investment boutique to management, just 18 months after the Swiss bank bought the far larger Global Asset Management from rivalUBS. The newly independent division – rebranded as Augustus Asset […]
New hedge fund float offers coup for London
Times Online -Brevan Howard, the hedge fund manager, is poised to float a new permanent capital vehicle in London, pitting the City against Amsterdam. BH, which manages $11 billion (£5.7 billion), is planning the flotation of a new fund along […]
Man Group funds breach $60bn
Times Online – Man Group said it is managing investment funds worth more than $60 billion (£31 billion), as it prepares to hand control of the group to a new chief. The hedge funds group said a flood of new […]