Monthly Archives: June 2009
Hedge Fund Man Investments Wins Again
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The Banker Middle East Industry Awards 2009 has given Man Investments the ‘Best Hedge Fund Company’ award. Attended by H. E. Mr. Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj, Governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain, the Banker […]
Soros says worst of global crisis is ‘behind us’
Reuters – The worst of the global economic crisis is over, multi-billionaire financier George Soros told Polish news channel TVN24 on Sunday urging the creation of international regulations to oversee global markets. "Decidedly the worst (of the crisis) is already […]
Hamilton Lane to manage $250m growth capital fund of funds for Florida
AltAssets – Florida’s State Board of Administration has launched a $250m growth capital fund of funds that will invest in technology and growth-related businesses with a presence in the US state. The Florida Growth Fund, to be managed by private […]
Hedge fund manager Hendry warns of market correction
Reuters – The current rebound in stock markets is a bear rally and could turn by September, according to hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry, who has recently cut exposure to agricultural stocks. Hendry, who is partner and chief investment officer […]
Growing Your Own Hedge Fund
istockAnalyst.com – I’ve always been a fan of what are now called "alternative investments" and never really cared as much for "generic index style equities", although I have owned them of course. Property, commodities, gold and higher yield instruments were […]
Hedge Fund Cantillon Closing: Converting to Long Only Fund
Seeking Alpha – William von Mueffling’s Cantillon Capital Management will be closing down the hedge fund portion of its business. The fund will wind down its positions except for $1 billion worth of long positions as it reverts to a […]
Hedge fund tosses Tibco for memory virtualization startup
SearchDataCenter.com – A large, worldwide hedge fund company needed to reduce its server memory latency to keep investors from experiencing costly trading delays. It found the answer from the small Oregon-based software startup RNA Networks and, in the process, is […]
Billionaire Buffett auctions off another lunch
Sioux City Journal – Last year’s winning bid for lunch with legendary investor Warren Buffett topped $2.1 million, but given the economic turmoil, who knows if this year’s bidding will approach that level. Yet Buffett has built a devoted following […]
‘Superwoman’ fund spirals down in its worst-ever month
Evening Standard – Control of the fund was wrested from Horlick supporters by its largest shareholder Vincent Tchenguiz after a tight shareholder vote last week. Tchenguiz installed a new board with the brief to wind up the fund to create […]
Hedge fund firm eyes carbon
Stuff – Hedge fund firm Pure Capital plans to launch a range of funds, including products playing food and carbon markets. Anthony Limbrick, chief investment officer of the New Zealand-based firm, told Reuters the Pure Carbon fund, which will be […]
ECB’s Bini Smaghi wants hedge fund, inv bank regulation
Forbes – There should be regulation for areas which have previously been excluded from supervision such as hedge funds, investment banks and derivatives, European Central Bank Executive Board Member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi said on Friday. ‘There is no problem of […]
Viathon Capital Launches Credit Focused Opportunity Fund
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Viathon Capital, LP has announced the launch of a new credit focused opportunity fund, the Whitewater Master Fund, LP, as of May 1, 2009. The launch has affiliated with Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC (CAI) as […]