Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Korea’s No. 1 Money Manager Says Genghis Khan Model for Funds
Bloomberg – Days after a March negotiating session to buy San Francisco’s Citicorp Center building for $370 million, Park Hyeon Joo is in the air on a Korean Air flight bound for Seoul, sipping a glass of red wine. He’s […]
Investments in Asia hedge funds halved in Q2
Reuters – Investors almost halved the money they put into Asia-focused hedge funds in the second quarter compared to the first three months of the year as a selloff in stocks hurt appetite for risky assets, data showed. Asia-focused hedge […]
Carlyle Group to Liquidate Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The private equity firm Carlyle Group will liquidate its lone hedge fund, after stating that it failed to achieve “critical mass.” The fund, Carlyle-Blue Wave Partners Management LP, was a multi-strat fund launched by Rick Goldsmith […]
Japan fund managers less cautious on stocks
Reuters Tokyo – Japanese fund managers have grown less cautious about global stocks than a month ago, as a retreat in oil prices and signs of improved confidence in the U.S. financial sector have eased pessimism, a monthly Reuters survey […]
WaMu, Sovereign get British hedge fund investment
Reuters – An activist British hedge fund has taken a 6 percent stake in Washington Mutual Inc as the largest U.S. savings and loan tries to rebound from billions of dollars of mortgage-related losses. The London-based fund, Toscafund Asset Management, […]
Launch, Market Access to Brazil by UBS
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net) – The global Equities business of UBS announced the launch of Direct Market Access (DMA) for international clients to trade securities on the Bovespa stock exchange in Brazil. UBS is among the first broker-dealers to offer […]
British hedge fund buys 5% stake in Sovereign
Milwaukee Business Journal – An activist British hedge fund has taken a 5 percent stake in Sovereign Bankcorp Inc., according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. London-based Toscafund Asset Management said its passive stake amounts to 33.5 […]
Final Voting Results For CSX Put Hedge Funds On Board
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net) – Rail company CSX Corporation issued its final report, showing that four of hedge fund TCI Group’s nominees (Children’s Investment Fund Management) received a larger number of votes than four of CSX’s nominees. "We are delighted […]
TD Waterhouse Fined $2 Million for Illegal Sale of Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – TD Waterhouse has been ordered to pay a $2 million fine as a result of selling hedge funds to clients who were not accredited, according to a report by the Vancouver Sun. The Investment Industry Regulatory […]
AIG Earnings Slump on Private Equity, Hedge Funds
Bloomberg – Just when American International Group Inc. shareholders figured things couldn’t get worse at the world’s largest insurer, profit from the company’s private equity and hedge fund investments is evaporating. Earnings from so-called alternative holdings were probably close to […]
Alan Schwartz Plans Exit from JPMorgan
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Alan Schwartz, former Bear Stearns CEO, has decided to leave JPMorgan and pursue other ventures. “With most of the work on the merger integration behind us, Alan will be moving on from the firm at the […]
Aozora Net Falls 75% as Fees, Hedge Fund Returns Drop
Bloomberg – Aozora Bank Ltd., the Japanese lender controlled by U.S. buyout fund Cerberus Capital Management LP, said first-quarter profit fell 75 percent as fees declined and returns on investments in hedge funds withered. Net income dropped to 9.33 billion […]