Monthly Archives: May 2010
Fund-of-funds firms do consultants’ job
Pensions & Investments – When it comes to hedge fund investing the line has never been more blurred between consultants and fund-of-funds managers. Institutional investors like the Nashville and Davidson County pension fund, Maryland State Retirement System and Illinois Teachers’ […]
Conyers Dill & Pearman Hosts Launch Function in Brazil
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Over 100 of São Paulo’s senior legal and business executives attended a launch function held by offshore financial law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman, in celebration of the formation of their new Brazil partnership. The […]
Hedge funds hiring IT contractors
eFinancialCareers UK – Man Group has been spending freely on technology over the last year, and is expected to continue to do so going into 2010. To carry out the new projects, it’s been hiring an ever-growing team of contractors, […]
Larger/Younger Hedge Funds Reported Better Returns for 2008: Study
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) -While previous research has confirmed the widely held belief that emerging funds tend to outperform older and larger funds, hedge fund performance in 2008 saw a partial reversal of that trend, according to PerTrac Financial Solutions […]
Funds in turf war
Stuff – Mauled by the carnage on Wall Street, mutual funds are copying hedge fund strategies in an effort to regain some of the shine they have lost this decade. Many investors have been burned investing in a single asset […]
Target shareholders reject Ackman board slate
Times and Democrat – Activist shareholder William Ackman sought for months to replace four incumbents on the Minneapolis-based retailer’s board of directors with five of his own picks, including himself. The head of Pershing Square Capital Management, which has a […]
FACTBOX: Hedge fund managers name long, short bets
Reuters – Some of the country’s biggest and best-known hedge fund managers on Wednesday shared their best investment and short-selling ideas with an audience of some 1,200 hedge fund executives. The annual Ira Sohn Investment Research Conference raises millions of […]
Hedge Fund Investors Gain Power
BusinessWeek – For years pension funds, university endowments, and other big investors essentially wrote blank checks to hedge funds and private equity firms. They readily paid stiff fees and agreed to onerous restrictions. Investors had no choice if they wanted […]
Future of Hedge Funds Highlighted at SS&C Symposium
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – More than 85 hedge fund professionals last week attended the 6th Annual Hedge Fund Symposium hosted by financial software provider SS&C Technologies in London. The panel was moderated by Richard Greensted, Editor of Script Issue, […]
Hedge fund manager Singer wants limits on leverage
Forbes – Aggressive government action can hurt the market, but regulators should clamp down on excessive borrowing by banks and investors to prevent another credit crisis, veteran hedge fund manager Paul Singer said at a conference. Singer said the current […]
Gendell’s Tontine Partners Raises Money For New Hedge Fund
Nasdaq.com – Jeffrey Gendell of Tontine Partners LP, who is closing two of his hedge funds after steep losses, has raised money for his new Tontine Total Return Fund, according to regulatory filings. The Tontine Total Return fund, which Gendell […]
Hedge fund manager Singer wants limits on leverage
Reuters – Aggressive government action can hurt the market, but regulators should clamp down on excessive borrowing by banks and investors to prevent another credit crisis, veteran hedge fund manager Paul Singer said at a conference. Singer said the current […]