Monthly Archives: June 2009
Switzerland Investigates Santander
Wealth Bulletin – Geneva’s public prosecutor said he has launched a criminal investigation into allegations that Banco Santander SA’s hedge-fund unit misled investors when it funneled their money into Bernard L. Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. The formal investigation was opened following […]
Volkswagen hedges offset lower Porsche earnings
Guardian.co.uk – Big gains on derivative bets linked to Volkswagen shares offset a decline in nine-month earnings at Porsche SE’s core sports car business, the heavily indebted holding company said on Friday. Porsche, scrambling to shore up its tattered balance […]
Hedge funds to shape up as investors crack the whip
Reuters UK – Hedge funds are going to have to dance to their investors’ tune once more as lucrative profits fall and a new breed of clients begins flexing its muscles, demanding more results from managers. Institutional clients, a growing […]
CIC Said to Invest $500 Million in Hedge Funds, Blackstone
Bloomberg – China Investment Corp., the nation’s $200 billion sovereign wealth fund, may invest as much as $500 million in hedge funds including those run by Blackstone Group LP, said two people familiar with the matter. CIC aims to allocate […]
Fund managers eye hedge fund stress tests
Reuters – Fund managers need to stress-test worst-case scenarios more rigorously before investing in hedge funds, industry participants at a hedge fund conference said on Thursday. Many existing stress tests, used to gauge how funds will perform in extreme market […]
Fund of Hedge Fund AS ll Beats S&P Through Crisis
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – I recently conducted an interview with Colleen Sorrentino, CIO, and Charles M. Wright, CFA, of FoHF’s Advanced Strategies II, LP (AS II) as part of a manager interview to be featured on our HedgeCo.net Manager […]
Hedge fund liquidations drop 50 per cent in Q1
Zawya.com – Hedge fund liquidations fell by 50 per cent in the first quarter of 2009 from the record levels set in the previuos quarter, according to data released yesterday by Hedge Fund Research (HFR), a leading provider of the […]
Global Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund Launch By Bullman
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Bullman Investment Management (BIM), headed by Nick Bullman, has officialy launched the Bullman Global Fund, a global multi-strategy hedge fund with a minimum investment of $100,000. "Since launch, the Bullman Global Fund has returned 0.76% […]
Cayman Islands in the Foreign Press
Caymen Net News – Hedge funds and financial institutions based in the Cayman Islands have been pulling their money out of Britain as they are hit by the credit crunch, according to figures from the Bank of England. The low-tax […]