Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Lehman Stock Down After Korean Investment Talks End
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Shares of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. plummeted on Tuesday amidst increasing investor concerns over the bank’s ability to raise capital. The stock dropped 45 percent to $7.79 in early afternoon trading, marking the lowest level in […]
Wall Street Jounal Columnist Speaks at Hedge Fund Summit
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Wall Street Journal columnist Gregory Zuckerman and Ely Razin, senior director of strategy, Westlaw Business, will deliver a luncheon presentation on "State of the Hedge Funds for 2008" at a upcoming Hedge Fund General Counsel […]
Hedge Fund Man Group Hires New Middle East CEO
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The CEO of Man Group, Peter Clarke, announced the appointment of the new CEO of the Middle East arm as Patrick Merville, to take effect from 1 October, following the retirement of Antoine Massad. Man, […]
Britain’s FSA Cracks Down on Insider Trading
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The British Financial Services Authority has imposed a fine on Steven Harrison for about $93,000 after accusing him of market abuse. Harrison will not be allowed to work as a trader for the next 12 months. […]
Candidates Must Decide on Government Role in Financial Markets
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The recent controversial moves of Henry Paulson and the U.S. Treasury have Washington divided not only on the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but on government’s new role in the U.S. mortgage market. […]
Hedge Fund Launches Venus Index Plus Fund
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Venus Capital Management, Inc. has launched the Venus Index Plus Fund. The general objective of the Fund is to outperform the S&P CNX Nifty India Index without changing the weights in the Index. Venus Capital, […]
Hedge Fund Gartmore Launches Absolute Return Fund
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge Fund manager Gartmore Investment Management Limited is launching the Gartmore European Absolute Return Fund, to be co-managed by Roger Guy and Guillaume Rambourg, subject to regulatory approval. The new fund will be a UCITS […]
Colorado Hedge Fraudster Will Serve 24 Years
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hamilton Alan Bird, formerly of XL Capital Partners, who headed the scheme that swindled over $7.5 million of investors’ money, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison. The Colorado Springs resident received his fate on […]
Merrill Pushing Bad Debt for Petty Prices
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Merrill Lynch is still hoping to strike a deal in which Korea Asset Management Corp. would purchase a significant amount of their bad debt. Talks have been stagnant because of recent disputes over prices, but some […]
RAB Capital Hedge Fund Chief to Step Down
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Philip Richards, head of hedge fund RAB Capital, is stepping down and will be replaced with Finance Director Stephen Couttie, according to a statement made by the company yesterday. Richards ran the $1.4 billion Special Situations […]
Hedge Fund Fires Back at Delphi, Seeks Damages
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – As if trying to secure $6.1 billion in financing to exit bankruptcy isn’t enough of a headache, now Delphi has to deal with counterclaims by hedge fund Appaloosa Management who is demanding that the U.S. auto […]
Hedge Fund TriAlpha Explores Diversified Fund Launches
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – TriAlpha recently a launched property hedge fund of hedge funds, the TriAlpha Global Property Strategy Fund in June this year. The fund seeks absolute returns by focusing on hedge fund managers that specialise in the […]