Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Hedge funds see $41 billion net inflow in third quarter
Reuters- The hedge fund industry recorded net inflows of $41.1 billion (20.7 billion pounds) in the third quarter, taking assets under management (AUM) up to an estimated $1.73 trillion, research firm Lipper said on Friday. The hedge fund industry’s AUM […]
Hedge fund company names new leader after CEO dies in Panama plane
International Herald Tribune- Days after Pacificor LLC chief executive Michael Klein died a plane crash in Panama, the hedge fund management company named portfolio manager Andy Mitchell to succeedhim. Vice president of business development Kurt Benjamin told The Associated Press […]
Federal commodities regulators settle hedge-fund supervision case
CNBC- Futures and options broker MF Global Ltd. agreed Wednesday to pay more than $77 million (euro53.5 million) to settle federal charges that it failed to watch over a hedge fund charged with fraudmore than two years ago. The Commodity […]
Hedge-Fund IPOs Have Downsides
Wall Street Journal- For publicly traded hedge funds like Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, bigger is better — and worse. The bigger a hedge fund gets, the more it can earn in management and performance fees, which are tied to the […]
Bear Stearns Fund Executives Sued Over Collapse Of Two Hedge Funds
CNNMoney.com- A San Francisco partnership sued Bear Stearns Cos. ( BSC) Friday over the collapse of two hedge funds earlier this year that wiped out $1.6 billion in investor capital. FIC LP, which is described in the lawsuit as a […]
When world powers invest like hedge funds
The News Journal- When the Abu Dhabi government announced late in November that it was buying 4.9 percent of Citigroup for $7.5 billion, the general reaction was relief that the firm was finding a way out of the subprime mortgage […]
The rupee on a roll
Hindu Business Line- Bangalore, Dec 25 This year was an eventful one for the rupee. The Indian currency advanced against the dollar despite galloping global oil prices. Against the dollar, the rupee advanced 12.5 per cent during the year. Against […]
JUNGLE CRASH
New York Post- Heavy rain, dense foliage and mountainous jungle terrain had made the search in western Chiriqui province, where the plane crashed, difficult. Klein, who graduated from college at 17, was CEO of Pacificor, a Santa Barbara-based firm that […]
Dunlop raises $90 million from hedge funds
Business Standard- Dunlop India, a Ruia group company, has raised $90 million (around Rs 360 crore) from a consortium of offshore hedge funds to restructure loan and to meet other corporate needs. The structured deal offers the funds an […]
Northern Rock may be forced to face angry shareholders in January
Guardian Unlimited- Northern Rock’s shareholders are likely to be given a chance to air their views on the state of the ailing bank at an extraordinary meeting next month. Last night the bank seemed to be failing in its last […]
Hedge Funds Propose CSX Directors, Starting Proxy Battle
New York Times- An activist hedge fund that has feuded with the railroad operator CSX over its strategy proposed a slate of five alternate directors on Wednesday, beginning a proxy fight. The hedge fund, the Children’s Investment Fund, teamed up […]
Chiefs of Bear Stearns and Morgan Stanley forgo bonuses amid losses
International Herald Tribune- James Cayne and John Mack have a lot in common. The chiefs of Bear Stearns and Morgan Stanley have presided over announcements of steep losses this week and forgonebonuses. And, despite a year that they would certainly […]