Tag Archives: hedge funds
What Investors Want from Hedge Funds Now
BusinessWeek – After contributing their fair share to the more than $1 trillion in estimated global financial industry losses in this credit crunch, hedge funds appear to be on the mend. However, the alternative investment vehicles known for returns that […]
Ex-Lehman Trader Bedwick to Manage OGI Global Macro Hedge Fund
Bloomberg – OGI Capital Partners Ltd., a Japanese hedge fund with 3.5 billion yen ($40 million) in assets, plans to almost double in size by starting a global macro hedge fund to be run by Allan Bedwick, a former proprietary […]
HSBC’s Gulliver Says Revenue From Hedge Fund Services May Rise
Bloomberg – Stuart Gulliver, HSBC Holdings Plc’s investment banking chief, said he sees a “significant opportunity” to boost revenue from hedge funds after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s collapse last year. “We’ve seen a number of hedge funds moving their accounts […]
Suit filed against law firm in Florida fraud case
Forbes – A court-appointed receiver in the case of a Sarasota man accused of bilking investors of up to $350 million is suing the firm that represented the hedge funds for failing to protect investors. A lawsuit filed Monday says […]
London Mayor to Urge EU to Relax Plan for Hedge-Fund Scrutiny
London officials including Mayor Boris Johnson will today urge the European Parliament to modify proposals to tighten scrutiny of hedge funds and buyout firms, calling the steps “narrowly protectionist.” Bloomberg – The rules under consideration in Brussels would limit the […]
Och-Ziff, Bain to Resume Performance Fees in 2010
Bloomberg – Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC and Bain Capital LLC plan to charge performance fees on hedge funds next year even if they fail to recoup their 2008 investment losses. Most hedge funds don’t levy the fees, usually 20 […]
Bad Boy of Hedge Funds
Forbes – Polygon’s Reade Griffith is a poster child for what’s wrong with the hedge fund industry these days. A year ago, Griffith, heading into a disastrous year where he wound up losing 48%, gated investors, barring them from yanking […]
Transcript: Hedge Fund Roundtable, Part One
Forbes – Three hedge-fund heads discuss funds’ performance over the last year and debate potential tax code changes. Funds Lost Their Hedge? David Serchuk: OK, everybody, thank you for meeting with us today on the Forbes.com Intelligent Investing Team. It’s […]
US Economic Policy as Boost for Hedge Funds – Report
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – US Economic policy continues to sway the global marketplace, says Global Hedge Fund Group Ltd. (GHF), this has been to the benefit of its hedge funds, and the life insurance settlement fund in particular. Global […]
India-specific hedge funds among top global performers
The Hindu Business Line – Hedge funds investing in India are now among the top performers globally, after languishing at the bottom of the charts, hit by poor returns and outflows in 2008. Inflows into India specific hedge funds, however, […]
Ex-UBS Bankers’ New Japan Hedge Fund Gains 14% Since July Start
Bloomberg – Akito Fund, a Japan-focused hedge fund set up by former UBS AG bankers, returned 14 percent since its July start, beating benchmarks on investments in smaller companies including Geo Corp. and Yellow Hat Ltd. Koichiro Yamaguchi and Tetsuya […]
Deals backfire as investors seek $5.5bn from Cerberus
Times Online – Investors in Cerberus are seeking the return of more than $5.5 billion (£3.3 billion) from the fund, which has made a series of poor investments, including the acquisition of GMAC, General Motors’ finance division, and of Chrysler, […]