Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Rock investors ‘may get nothing’
Daily Post- Investors in stricken bank Northern Rock are facing the prospect of getting next to nothing for their shares after the Government’s decision to nationalise the lender. The bank’s shareholders – including more than 100,000 small investors – could […]
MAM Hedge Fund Launch
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- Martin Asset Management announced the launch of the MAM Global ETF Fund, LP (a domestic Delaware Limited Partnership). The MAM Global ETF Fund is set to launch on February 15th, the new hedge fund features monthly […]
London Hedge Funds Brace Themselves for Darling’s Next Move
HedgeCo.Net (West Palm Beach) – Prominent hedge funds and private equity firms in London have a bad taste in their mouth after a whirlwind of tax scares imposed by British government. UK Chancellor Alistair Darling once again flip-flopped regarding increased […]
Meisenbach hedge fund liquidates amid investor shift
Reuters- Meisenbach Capital, a $125 million California hedge fund, is liquidating after 16 years in business, a move that reflects challenges facing smaller fund managers as investors flock to larger funds. Founder Mark Meisenbach told investors in a Feb. 11 […]
ASX probes hedge collusion
NEWS.com.au- The Australian Securities Exchange yesterday signalled that it would investigate allegations that hedge funds are colluding to push down the shares of major Australian companies. ASX head of supervision Eric Mayne yesterday said he would be investigating market rumours that […]
Hedge Funds On Track To Set New Record For Activist Campaigns
CNNMoney.com- Efforts by hedge funds and other activist investors to fight for board seats, oppose mergers and otherwise shake up companies is on track to beat last year’s record levels, contrary to expectations that activity would dry up due to […]
Hedge funds push for Rock nationalisation
This is Money- The biggest shareholders in Northern Rock are threatening to block a rescue package from Sir Richard Branson – and force nationalisation. SRM Global and RAB Capital, the hedge funds which together own 19.68% of the […]
Citigroup not Banking on Hedge Funds
HedgeCo.Net (West Palm Beach) – Citigroup has put a halt on investor withdrawls from CSO Partners, a hedge fund specializing in corporate debt. The decision came about after investors tried to clear out 30% of the fund’s $500 million in […]
HedgeCo Networks Offers Clients of NorthPoint Trading Suite of HedgeCo Web Services.
HedgeCo LLC, a premier hedge fund database, consulting and services company, announced today a strategic relationship with NorthPoint Trading Partners, LLC. This relationship will offer clients of NorthPoint a chance to enhance their Internet presence through the use of the […]
RBC Hedge 250 Index(R) returned -1.82 per cent in January 2008
Forbes – RBC Capital Markets today reported that for the month of January 2008 the RBC Hedge 250 Index(R) had a net return of -1.82 per cent. This brings the year-to-date return of the Index to -1.82 per cent. These […]
Fear of embarrassment fuels funds of funds expansion
European funds of hedge funds are taking advantage of increasing demand from US pension schemes, which have grown wary of direct investment in hedge funds. GAM, a fund manager owned by Swiss bank Julius Baer, opened its fund of hedge […]
Mathur Rejects Plea Bargain, Instead Faces 20 Years
HedgeCo.Net (West Palm Beach) – A massachusettes man who defrauded investors out of millions has rejected a plea bargain that could have cut his prison sentence in half. Arthur Mathur, 37, who could face 20 years in prison, promised investors […]