Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Hedge fund assets rise – Reuters.uk
Reuters – Hedge funds increased their assets to $1.025 trillion at the end of June this year, up 18 percent year-on-year, and Europe accounted for an increasing share, according to Dexia AssetManagement. Europe accounted for $279 billion (156 billion pounds) […]
Top hedge fund and trader face FSA inquiry
Telegraph – GLG Partners, one of London’s biggest hedge funds, and Philippe Jabre, one of its top traders, are under investigation by the Financial Services Authority. The news that GLG, which has $11.5billion (£6.5billion) of funds under management, is the […]
Hedge funds tighten their grip – Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail – On Tuesday, outgoing EnCana Corp. chief executive officer Gwyn Morgan blamed hedge fund managers — with their obsession for short-term returns — for spreading the takeover rumours that whipsawed his company’s stock. Yesterday, it emerged that […]
Hedge fund protests over Delphi trading limits
One of the largest shareholders in Delphi is appealing against court restrictions on trading in the shares of the bankrupt US car parts maker. Appaloosa Partners, a hedge fund that bought a 9.3 per cent stake in the component manufacturer […]
AIMA Responds to Hedge Fund Discussion Paper
LONDON, 27TH October 2005 — The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the leading global hedge fund and alternative investment industry association, today issued its response to Discussion Paper DP05/4, “Hedge funds: A discussion of risk and regulatory engagementâ€Â, issued by […]
The Next FED Chairman
Note: Ben Bernanke has been named the Chairman of the Federal Reserve. We published a research report in early August suggesting that he would be the likely successor to Alan Greenspan. We are re-posting this report to remind you of […]
The Arbitrage Fund Celebrates Its Five Year Anniversary
NEW YORK — Water Island Capital, LLC, adviser to The Arbitrage Fund, is proud to announce that the Fund has achieved its five-year track record effective September 19, 2005. Over the last fiveyears, as of September 30, 2005, the $200 […]
Mobile managers shake up investment industry
Not since the last stock market bull run in 1998 have South Africa’s investment professionals been so mobile. “High levels of staff turnover have shaken up the asset management industry over the past year with hedge funds and emerging black […]
Economists address hedge fund limits
Yale’s endowment, which topped $15 billion this year, may see one of its most significant sources of investment returns wane if the market follows predicted trends. Leading Yale economists and investment officials recently echoed national concerns that hedge funds — […]
SEC may loosen regs on some Hedge Funds
The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering whether to exempt some investment firms from federal oversight as it prepares to start regulating the $1 trillion hedge fund industry. “There has been a lot of discussion about that recently,” Lori Richards, […]
Basis Capital reaches crucial five-year milestone
Fixed income specialist sets foundations for a solid future Sydney-based Basis Capital Funds Management Ltd has attained a five-year track record, making it one of a select few Australian hedge funds with institutional quality management expertise. Basis Capital’s Pac-Rim Opportunity […]
Fund managers rethink investing strategies
Globe and Mail: Bring on the world. Canadian pension fund managers are ready to embrace new investing strategies as they deal with the stubborn problem of underfunded retirement plans. Despite several strong years from Canadian stock markets, most domestic pension […]