Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Hedge Funds in the Middle East Conference Underway
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- The third Annual Conference for Hedge Funds in the Middle East, organized by Hedge Funds Review magazine, got underway on November 5 under the sponsorship of Investcorp, the alternative investment specialist. The opening session was attended […]
100 Women in Hedge Funds Names iMentor Beneficiary
New York, NY – November 7, 2007 – 100 Women in Hedge Funds’ Board of Directors has named iMentor the beneficiary of its 6th Annual Gala to be held on November 14, 2007, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New […]
NorthPoint Trading Partners Offers Access to Brighton House
ATLANTA, GA (PRWEB) November 9, 2007 NorthPoint Trading Partners Offers Access to Brighton House Associates Investor Network for its Start-up Hedge Fund Clients NorthPoint Trading Partners LLC, a premier prime brokerage and fund services company today announced a strategic relationship […]
Hedge funds to sue arcelormittal for $400m
Times Online- Three hedge funds are set to sue ArcelorMittal, the largest European steelmaker, its directors, headed by Lakshmi Mittal, and its investment banks, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, for $400 million (£192 millon). The funds claim that they have […]
Group suggests hedge fund improvements
Reading Eagle – A leading hedge fund trade group unveiled new recommendations Monday aimed at improving practices in the lightly regulated, $2 trillion hedge fund industry. The report issued by the Managed Funds Association updates and expands on recommendations issued […]
BNP Paribas Adds Three Members to Their Hedge Fund Relationship Management Team
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- BNP Paribas announced today the expansion of its Hedge Fund Relationship team with the appointments of Conrad Johnson as a director in New York and Stephanie Wong as an associate director in Hong Kong. Conrad joins […]
Merrill Lynch Creates Alternative Investment Origination Post
CNNMoney.com- Merrill Lynch & Co. (MER) hired Brad Schwartz as head of alternative investments origination and sales for Pacific Rim, the company said in an internal memo Tuesday. In the newly created role, Schwartz will be responsible for providing Merrill’s […]
Hedge funds next target of plaintiff’s bar
Investment News- The collapse of some hedge funds may be turning into the next cause celebre for plaintiff’s attorneys who file arbitration claims on behalf of investors looking to recoup losses. And while lawyers are clearly taking aim at giant […]
IRS Announces Investigation into Suspected Tax Abuses by Hedge Fund
The IRS announced on November 1, 2007 that it opened an inquiry into “suspected tax abuses” by hedge fund and private equity mangers relating to failure to report income or to improperly classify ordinary income as capital gains. Among the […]
Hedge funds home in on UK targets
Financial Times- UK companies are the most likely target for hedge fund activism in Europe, according to research published this week. The finding, based on a survey by Thomson Financial of 30 activist situations that have entered the public domain […]
Supermodel Bundchen Joins Hedge Funds Dumping Dollars
Bloomberg- Gisele Bundchen wants to remain the world’s richest model and is insisting that she be paid in almost any currency but the U.S. dollar. Like billionaire investors Warren Buffett and Bill Gross, the Brazilian supermodel, who Forbes magazine says […]
The Hogarth of hedge funds offers a glimpse into a hidden world
Guardian Unlimited- The men and women (or, let’s face it, largely men) who are making fantastic fortunes working in hedge funds are often credited with tickling the art market up to its current giddy heights. So there’s a pleasing neatness […]