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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) […]
Group Backs Mandatory Hedge Fund Registration
New York Times Blogs – The compulsory registration of hedge fund managers was backed by a global regulatory body on Monday in an effort to restore investor confidence. The International Organization of Securities Commissions, representing regulators from more than 100 […]
Soros says worst of global crisis is ‘behind us’
Reuters – The worst of the global economic crisis is over, multi-billionaire financier George Soros told Polish news channel TVN24 on Sunday urging the creation of international regulations to oversee global markets. "Decidedly the worst (of the crisis) is already […]
Hedge fund manager Hendry warns of market correction
Reuters – The current rebound in stock markets is a bear rally and could turn by September, according to hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry, who has recently cut exposure to agricultural stocks. Hendry, who is partner and chief investment officer […]
Hedge fund firm eyes carbon
Stuff – Hedge fund firm Pure Capital plans to launch a range of funds, including products playing food and carbon markets. Anthony Limbrick, chief investment officer of the New Zealand-based firm, told Reuters the Pure Carbon fund, which will be […]
Hedge funds to shape up as investors crack the whip
Reuters UK – Hedge funds are going to have to dance to their investors’ tune once more as lucrative profits fall and a new breed of clients begins flexing its muscles, demanding more results from managers. Institutional clients, a growing […]
Fund managers eye hedge fund stress tests
Reuters – Fund managers need to stress-test worst-case scenarios more rigorously before investing in hedge funds, industry participants at a hedge fund conference said on Thursday. Many existing stress tests, used to gauge how funds will perform in extreme market […]
QUOTEBOX: Hedge funds ponder rough year at Monaco meeting
Reuters – Hedge fund managers, administrators and investors have gathered in Monaco for the annual GAIM industry conference following a tough year marked by poor performance and client outflows. Below are selected quotes from the first day of the conference: […]
Pension fund rethink may buoy hedge funds-Lipper
ZURICH, June 9 (Reuters) – Hedge fund outflows of $116 billion in the first quarter of 2009 were the second highest since 1994, Lipper data show, yet hedgies may yet receive a boost from some pension funds before the end […]