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Sector SPDR Growth

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – In an interview with Dan Dolan of Select Sector SPDRs on how the economic crunch is affecting trading rhythms, Dolan presented a broad overview of sector SPDRs and how more hedge funds and institutional investors […]

How to set up a hedge fund

1 Chose a name A posh part of London or New York can be suitable, as in Pershing Square Capital, Cheyne Capital and Thames River Capital. Or you could choose something slightly aggressive such as Tiger Capital, Citadel Capital or […]

Hedge Funds Capitalizing on Beaten Down Mortgage Market

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Foreclosed properties present an opportunity, to some, of finding an otherwise unattainable home at a deeply discounted rate.  For hedge funds, foreclosures could mean massive returns in the near future.  That’s why dozens of hedge funds […]

Global Islamic Fund of Funds Ranked Number One

Al-Bawaba – The Global Islamic Funds of Funds has demonstrated excellent performance in terms of returns and stability and has consistently outperformed other funds in the same category. Global Investment House “Global” announced today that its Global Islamic Fund of […]

Fulcrum Group Combines $100bln unit to serve 1000 hedge funds

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Fulcrum Group, a leading global administrator for hedge funds and the alternative asset management industry, backed by global private equity firm, 3i, and Butterfield Fund Services (BFS), a top-twenty provider of administration services for investment […]

Crude sticks to downward path

Houston Chronicle – Oil traders sent crude prices tumbling as low as $118 a barrel Tuesday amid a growing belief that a U.S. economic slowdown and high energy costs are curbing consumer demand for gasoline and other petroleum products. Crude […]

Yahoo Vote Missed Major Investor

Tampa Tribune – Yahoo is recounting the shareholder vote for its board of directors after discovering that a tabulating firm failed to register the opposition of a major investor. The revision won’t change the outcome of Friday’s election, which retained […]

Hedge funds expand role as small business lender

Guardian.co.uk – Hedge funds are known for playing many roles on Wall Street, but last-resort lender to small businesses that are turned down by banks is hardly one of them.  Yet with the credit crunch pushing many major U.S. banks […]

Baer Capital Taps into India, Launches New Hedge Fund

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Baer Capital has announced the launch of their new fund that invests in Indian equities, distressed debt and derivatives, further propelling Dubai’s prominence in the hedge fund industry.  The Beacon India Alpha Equity Fund is the […]

Ex-Merrill Banker Kim Abandons Plans for Hedge Fund

Bloomberg – Dow Kim, the former head of trading and investment banking at Merrill Lynch & Co., dropped plans to start a hedge fund after investors backed out, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Kim had been […]

BAA in talks with hedge fund to save finance plan

Telegraph.co.uk – BAA is in urgent talks with a hedge fund client of investment bank UBS that is threatening to scupper the airport operator’s proposed £7.65bn refinancing. As today’s deadline for bondholders to vote through a crucial part of the […]

Fuel hedges could waste airlines’ money

Reuters UK – U.S. airlines are cheering a steep decline in the price of jet fuel since mid-July, when crude oil began a nearly $27-per-barrel descent, but that good news may come with a slight sting for carriers that locked […]