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Hedge fund Ore Hill limits redemptions
Reuters – Hedge fund Ore Hill Partners, which specialises in credit strategies, has barred clients from redeeming their money from its flagship offering, imposing a freeze just as investors clamored for an exit, the company said on Friday. The firm, […]
LaSalle raises $3 billion Asia property fund
Reuters – LaSalle Investment Management has raised a $3 billion (1.64 billion pounds) "opportunity" fund for Asian property, saying it is interested in investing in Japan, China and South Korea. The fund management unit of property services firm Jones Lang […]
Fund manager DEGI buys $247 mln Polish business park
Reuters UK – DEGI, a fund management unit of Aberdeen Property Investors, has bought one of Warsaw’s biggest business parks for 167 million euros (135 million pounds) in a bid to boost its exposure to Poland’s fast-growing economy. The 43,700 […]
U.S. seeks delay of civil case vs. Bear managers
Reuters – U.S. federal prosecutors asked securities regulators to delay a civil case against two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers while they hold grand jury hearings in building a criminal case against the pair. Fund managers Ralph Cioffi and […]
More to play for in hedge funds
Reuters UK – The hedge fund industry’s trade-of-the-moment — betting on falling financial stocks and rising commodities — is set to offer further profits, despite July’s setback, but managers may have to alter their tactics. Hedge funds may well profit […]
Some option players hedge bets in Wells Fargo, SunTrust
Reuters – Some bearish option players are betting that Wells Fargo & Co and SunTrust Banks Inc could both lose as much as 10 to 15 percent of their current stock values by October options expiration. Nagging worries about the […]
Temasek may invest more in Western banks
Reuters – Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings, which has pumped billions of dollars into ailing lenders such as Merrill Lynch, said it may invest more in Western banks if the opportunity arose. The fund also said its assets rose […]
Hedge investors on cautious tack in choppy markets
Reuters UK – Funds of hedge fund portfolios are battening down the hatches in the current volatile markets by building up cash or steering clear of strategies with too much exposure to market movements. With returns in the hedge fund […]
Hedge investors on cautious tack in choppy markets
Reuters – Funds of hedge fund portfolios are battening down the hatches in the current volatile markets by building up cash or steering clear of strategies with too much exposure to market movements. With returns in the hedge fund industry […]
Federal Reserve investigated Lehman rumors
Reuters – The Federal Reserve acted on rumors last month and called Credit Suisse Group to see if it had pulled a credit line from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, The Wall Street Journal said citing people familiar with the matter. […]
Turnberry Capital to liquidate its fund
Stamford Advocate – A Greenwich hedge fund company is among hundreds of the risky investment entities that have closed or are projected to close this year amid volatile equity and commodity markets. Turnberry Capital Management told investors last week that […]
Distressed funds circle Spain
Reuters UK – Vulture funds are finally saying debt from Spanish retailer Cortefiel is now cheap enough to buy, after waiting for months to see prices of the struggling company’s debt fall further. The funds, which have raised billions of […]