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A&O and Herbert Smith take lead on latest hedge fund float
Hedge fund investor’s £216m listing on LSE marks second-largest hedge IPO this year.Allen & Overy (A&O) and Herbert Smith have secured prime roles on the £216m float of hedge fund investor CMA Global Hedge on the London Stock Exchange. CMA […]
KGR Capital’s European Office gains authorisation from the F.S.A. in London
HedgeCo.net ( New York ) – – KGR Capital is pleased to announce the authorisation, in early July, of KGR Capital (Europe) Ltd by the U.K. Financial Services Authority. KGR Capital launched its first specialist Asian fund of funds, the […]
New FoHF launch -LODH Multiadvisers – Latin America Equity Long/Short
The LODH Multiadvisers has launched a new fund, the Latin America Equity Long/Short Fund which invests – through a selection of talented local managers – in hedge funds who follow a Long/Short strategy in the Latin American equity markets. The […]
Wisdom Capital Management Launches New CTA
HedgeCo.net ( New York ) –Wisdom Capital Management has announced that they have recently launched a commodity trend following CTA that will look to capture trends on both the “long†and “shortâ€Âside of the market. The Global Diversified Program is […]
Hedge funds prepare plans for Delphi restructuring
The two largest shareholders in Delphi are preparing a restructuring package for the bankrupt US car parts maker in an attempt to speed its exit from Chapter 11. Appaloosa Management and Harbinger Capital Partners, two hedge funds which between them […]
More Tobacco Money Heads to Hedge Funds – International News Service
Aug. 2–MORRISVILLE — The Golden LEAF Foundation decided Tuesday to increase its hedge fund investments by $24 million, using transfers from money now invested in stocks and bonds. Board members and their financial advisers said hedge funds’ reputation as risky […]
FSA fines hedge fund GLG Partners
LONDON (Reuters) – The Financial Services Authority said on Tuesday it had fined hedge fund manager GLG Partners and a former managing director of the firm, Philippe Jabre, 750,000 pounds each for market abuse. It is the first time the […]
Carlyle to hire chief for new hedge fund
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Private equity firm Carlyle Group is close to hiring a top banker from Deutsche Bank to head its long-planned hedge fund, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Ralph Reynolds, who is global head of […]
Tough times continue for hedge funds – CNNMoney.com
New York (CNNMoney.com) — Hedge fund performance was roughly flat through the third week of July, but a broad market rally in the month’s final week could push returns into the black for the first time since April. Hedge funds […]
Three facing SEC claims of market timing
Denver Post – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday accused three former Janus Capital Group executives of allowing market-timing transactions, or prohibited rapid trades in and outof mutual funds. The SEC alleges that Warren Lammert, former manager of […]
AIMA Highlights the new Regulatory Capital Changes
London 1st August, AIMA, the global trade organisation for hedge funds today highlighted the implementation of the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD), introduced by the European Union. The new Directive, based in part on the existing regulatory capital directive, applies to […]
Man Group plc offers Class I units
August 1, 2006 – London – Man Group plc, a leading global provider of alternative investment products and solutions as well as one of the world’s largest futures brokers, today announces thatMan-Glenwood Lexington TEI, LLC, its Securities and Exchange Commission […]