Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Erste Launches Asia Focused Fund of Funds
This month Erste Bank Alternative Investments further added to its MAX suite of emerging markets funds of hedge funds, with the launch of MAX Asia. A carve out of the global MAX Emerging Markets Alpha Fund, MAX Asia gives investors […]
Waves of Change Hit Shores of Offshore “Tax Havensâ€
Many fund managers establish investment funds in offshore “tax haven†jurisdictions to satisfy the tax efficiency requirements of their tax-exempt investors (i.e., non-profit entities such as foundations and pension funds). The use of offshore jurisdictions for the purpose of tax […]
STOXX LAUNCHES NEXT GENERATION OF GROWTH
ZURICH (June 4, 2007)â€â€STOXX Ltd., the leading European index provider, today launched the Dow Jones STOXX Strong Style index series, designed to accurately represent the performance of the most style pure companies in Europe and the Euro-zone. This blue-chip index […]
Group G appoints new Director of Marketing
NEW YORK, NY (HedgeCo.Net) – Group G Capital Partners, LLC (Group G), an investment manager specializing in alternative investment strategies, today announced that Alyson Gardner Kiesel has joined as Director of Marketing and Strategic Development. In this newly created position, […]
Hedge Fund Investor Signs On With GHG Emmission Abatement Program
Hedge fund investor AIG Capital Partners announced they have agreed to become significant investors in London-based Sindicatum Carbon Capital Ltd, a principal financier/developer of green housegas (GHG) abatement projects globally. AIG joins Sindicatum Carbon’s existing strategic shareholders, including Citi. The […]
Trian, Peltz’s Activist Hedge-Fund Group, to Raise $2 Billion
Bloomberg- Nelson Peltz, the billionaire investor known for pressing companies to take steps to increase their stock prices, is raising $2 billion for his hedge-fund group Trian Fund Management LP. Trian set up a pair of new partnerships last month, […]
Hedge Funds Get Big Changes at Motorola, Ceridian
StockHouse- Two major companies currently under pressure from activist hedge fund managers made major announcements on Wednesday of events aimed at enriching their investors. Motorola, which has been fielding demands from billionaire Carl Icahn, announced it would lay off 4,000 […]
Hedge Funds: With More Money Comes More Post-Nups
New York Times- Post-nuptial agreements, once a novelty, are becoming increasingly more popular- and in some cases mandatory- in the world of hedge funds. The Financial Times reports that the post-nuptial agreement, where the married parties sign on the dotted […]
Creidian Buyout By Activist Firms
Private activist buyout firm, Thomas H. Lee Partners L.P. (THL) and Insurance company, Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (FNF) announced that they have entered into a merger agreement under which Ceridian Corp. will be jointly acquired in an all cash transaction […]
Hedge Fund’s New Frontier: Art
National Post- In the face of a spectacular run-up in global markets, savvy investors are plunking down dollars in more unconventional assets. And, in some cases, they are using complex, perhaps daring and dangerous, methods to maximize their bucks. Take […]
Man Group to list hedge fund on NYSE
Boston Globe-Man Group PLC, the world’s largest hedge-fund manager, plans to list a hedge fund on the New York Stock Exchange in its latest push to raise money from U.S. investors. The move highlights a broader trend of hedge-fund managers […]
Alternative Investor Sounds an Alarm On Smaller Mining Operators
In a report published on the 29th of May 2007, alternative investor F&C outlined the risks to mining companies from failure to apply environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices to their independently-managed operations. According to Karina Litvack, Head of the […]