Monthly Archives: May 2009
Properties Searched in UK/Cayman Hedge Fund Investigation
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The UK Serious Fraud Office, (SFO) Friday conducted searches on two residential properties (one in Kent, the other in Surrey) assisted by the City of London Police, in connection with its investigation into an alleged […]
Why Isn’t There A Hedge Fund Bailout?
Atlantic Online – For all the talk these last few years about the risks to investors of "secretive, unregulated" hedge funds, they certainly haven’t turned out to be the big problem, have they? Thousands of hedge funds lost, in the […]
Barakett sold most of fund’s U.S. stocks as markets declined
Tehran Times – Atticus Capital LP sold 23 of the 25 U.S.-listed stocks it owned in the first quarter as the New York-based hedge-fund firm run by Timothy Barakett put more money into cash while equity markets fell. Atticus sold […]
Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index White Paper Review
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Convertible Arbitrage: Shifting Gears (more found here at HedgeCo/blogs) discusses the strategy’s ability to generate positive returns both during the declines in equity markets in January and February, as well as during the global market […]
Hedge Funds Care gives grant
Caymen Net News – After an intensive grant selection process, Hedge Funds Care has agreed to distribute the US$247,647 raised at the 14 November 2008 event to support local projects designed to treat and prevent child abuse and neglect in […]
SEC Proposes to Further Strengthen Safeguards of Investor Funds
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The SEC has proposed rule amendments to substantially increase protections for investors who entrust their money to investment advisers, hedge funds and FoHF’s. The SEC is seeking public comment on the proposed measures, which are […]
Aozora Posts 242.6 Billion Yen Loss on GMAC, Hedge Fund Losses
Bloomberg – Aozora Bank Ltd., the Japanese lender controlled by Cerberus Capital Management LP, posted its first loss in a decade, after investments in U.S. lender GMAC LLC and Bernard Madoff soured. The bank booked a 242.6 billion yen ($2.5 […]
Hedge funds wary of US govt
Straits Times – Hedge fund executives at the conference said Mr Obama’s deal undercut bankruptcy court rules that have long given priority to secured lenders. The White House move and its combative stance with hedge funds may keep some managers […]
Cayman Islands charges Robert Girvan in fund failure
Jamaica Observer – A Jamaican investment manager in the Cayman Islands has been charged in the collapse of four hedge funds based in the Caribbean offshore financial centre. Robert Christopher Girvan was charged with forgery, obtaining a money transfer by […]
Forzani Group rejects hedge fund\’s proxy demands
Reuters – Forzani Group recommended on Thursday that shareholders oppose a bid from a New York-based hedge fund attempting to nominate its own members to the board. The Canadian sporting-goods retailer said Crescendo Partners, which owns about 5 percent of […]