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UK, Sweden to advocate value of hedge funds, private equity
SmartBrief – Britain and Sweden, which takes over the EU’s rotating presidency on 1 July, agreed to work together to explain to other European nations the value of private-equity firms and hedge funds. The UK is concerned that one proposal […]
Hedge Funds Must Be Prepared For Swine Flu Pandemic
Wall Street & Technology – Although talk of the swine flu has largely been out of the media for the past few weeks, a rush of new cases of the H1N1 virus is expected to hit financial centers in the […]
Bull Path Converts Hedge Fund Into Long Short Mutual Fund
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Bull Path Capital Management recently announced the conversion of one of its long-short hedge funds into a long-short equity mutual fund the ‘Bull Path Long Short Fund’ (BPFCX). The newly launched mutual fund ranks #1 […]
BlueMountain to post record returns
Financial Standard – US-based hedge fund BlueMountain Capital Management hopes its forecast 20 per cent plus returns, lower fees and new liquidity rules will appeal to local super funds allocating new money into alternative strategies. Hedge funds are a hard […]
CIC To Invest $500M In Blackstone Fund
Forbes – Chinese sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp is poised to invest around $500 million into a Blackstone Group hedge fund unit, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported the news […]
No access to Delphi’s books for bidders -paper
Reuters – Hedge funds that provided bankrupt U.S. auto parts maker Delphi with debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing are not getting access to the firm’s books, hindering their ability to make a takeover offer, the New York Post reported, citing a person […]
Cayman proposes greater hedge fund disclosure
Reuters UK – The Cayman Islands, home to most of the world’s hedge funds, is planning to reveal more information about them, the country’s regulator told Reuters, as pressure on the secretive industry rises. The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) […]
Hedge Fund Man Investments Wins Again
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The Banker Middle East Industry Awards 2009 has given Man Investments the ‘Best Hedge Fund Company’ award. Attended by H. E. Mr. Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj, Governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain, the Banker […]
Hedge Fund Cantillon Closing: Converting to Long Only Fund
Seeking Alpha – William von Mueffling’s Cantillon Capital Management will be closing down the hedge fund portion of its business. The fund will wind down its positions except for $1 billion worth of long positions as it reverts to a […]
ECB’s Bini Smaghi wants hedge fund, inv bank regulation
Forbes – There should be regulation for areas which have previously been excluded from supervision such as hedge funds, investment banks and derivatives, European Central Bank Executive Board Member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi said on Friday. ‘There is no problem of […]