Monthly Archives: January 2006
Hedge funds hit after returns go below 7pc
Telegraph.co.uk – The glamour and allure of hedge funds has faded, according to figures, which show the amount of money invested in them halved over the past year as returns fell below 7pc. Oliver Schupp, the head of investment bank […]
The murky tale of a failed fund
Globe and Mail – John Xanthoudakis wants to restore his shattered reputation. The founder of troubled Norshield Financial Group has stepped back into the media glare in an effort to dispel the perception of improper dealings at his controversial hedge […]
People to watch in 2006
William Fatt, 54, is worth watching to see if the hotelier can placate a U.S. corporate raider intent on flipping his company, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc., at a time when raiders and hedge funds have an unprecedented number of […]
Hedge-fund manager charged with insider trading
BOSTON –An attorney for a hedge-fund manager said Thursday his client plans to plead guilty in an agreement with prosecutors who charged him with insider trading in connection with an alleged tip about a bank acquisition. The attorney, Mark Pearlstein, […]
Now there’s hedge fund-type trading for the rest of us
Most people view hedge funds as risky investment vehicles. Richard A. Schilffarth sees them as the best way to drive performance for the next several years. Not just for the rich and famous anymore, hedged portfolios are now available to […]
Suit Tests SEC Rule on Hedge Funds
NEW YORK  Phillip Goldstein is an unlikely torchbearer for the swashbuckling hedge-fund industry. He was a New York civil engineer for 25 years before launching his fund from his basement in Brooklyn, and he drives a Toyota Camry. “Before […]
Telos Promises Probe of Hedge Funds Claims
Washington Post – The chess match between Ashburn defense technology company Telos Corp. and a New York hedge fund didn’t take a break for the holidays — to the extent that Telos is now in the position of investigating itself. […]
Winds of change for your portfolio
National Post – If you take the first five years of the new millennium and project them into the future, it’s not hard to figure out what a typical investment portfolio will consist of at the end of the decade: […]
Potential implications of SEC proposals on Hedge Fund Managers come Feb 10, 2005
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – According to the SEC, the effective date for registration as Investment Advisors is �February 10, 2005, except for the amendments to �275.206(4)-2 [rule206(4)-2] and �279.1 [Form ADV], which will become effective January 10, 2005.” […]
SEC CHAIRMAN Says US Regulators must be ready for fund crisis
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – The Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission {SEC}, Mr. William Donaldson has told a Reuters news correspondent in an interview in DavosSwitzerland, that the SEC must be ready for a fund financial […]
Exchange-Traded Derivatives Volume and Volatility Sees Significant Increase
SEC Re-proposes Rule Exempting Certain Broker-Dealers from Registration Under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Special from Jay Gould and David Goldstein, White & Case LLP The Futures Industry Association (the “FIA”) has released results of their annual survey of […]
First State Investments Unveils Five Hedge Funds
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) – First State Investments has launched five new hedge funds. According to the press release; the new funds will utilize different strategies including fixedinterest, tactical long/short and relative value. Maples and Calder, a Hong Kong […]