Monthly Archives: May 2007
Liontrust Eyes Hedge Fund Launches
Reuters- Liontrust Asset Management told Reuters on Tuesday it was planning to launch a range of hedge funds or similar portfolios for its managers, including high-profile fund manager Jeremy Lang. Liontrust, which said on Tuesday its assets under management rose […]
Trade Like Hot Hedge Fund Atticus Capital
Street.Com – In one of my first interviews with Jim Cramer this year for TheStreet.com TV, I asked him for his favorite hedge funds to follow. He named Atticus Capital. Cramer recalled a time when he was skeptical of one […]
Citigroup Helps Sell More Private Debt to Hedge Funds
Bloomberg- Citigroup Inc., the world’s second- biggest bond underwriter, is arranging more private offerings of Asian high-risk, high-yield debt to meet increased demand from hedge funds. Companies in Asia outside Japan will, for the first time, raise more from high-yield […]
Artemis Capital Partners, LLC Launches to Deliver A New Generation of Structured Investment Vehicles
AVENTURA, FL.– Artemis Capital Partners, LLC has formed to offer structured products designed to deliver significant portfolio diversification and exceptional risk-adjusted returns. Artemis combines a proprietary, quantitative investment selection process with broad diversification to meet the objective of preserving wealth […]
Investec Launches Funds Administration Business in Jersey
Investec has expanded its funds administration business, opening an office in Jersey in an effort to continue to maximise on the new business coming into the Channel Islands. The Jersey office will commence by offering administration services to closed-ended […]
Hedge Fund Investor Sells Emerging Market Power Company
Globeleq, the emerging markets power company, announced that it has reached agreements to sell its operating power businesses in Latin America, North Africa and Asia. Globeleq is 100% owned by hedge fund investor CDC Group plc. Actis, the leading private […]
G8 leaders set to row over global warming, aid and finance
Budapest Business Journal- Leaders from the world’s top industrialized nations meet in the Baltic coastal resort of Heiligendamm next month to discuss the fight against climate change, increased aid to Africa and global financial stability. But forget the gentle fireside […]
How To Hedge A Hurricane
Forbes- Weather futures specifically tied to Atlantic hurricanes are set to begin trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as soon as the first storm gets brewing. The National Weather Center’shurricane forecasters predict 13 to 17 named storms this year, three […]
RBS consortium bids $95.6 bln for ABN AMRO
Reuters- A consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland has launched a 71.1 billion euro ($95.6 billion) bid for Dutch group ABN AMRO, trumping Britain’s Barclays in a battle for the world’s biggest bank takeover. In a long-awaited move, the […]
Ernst & Young Launch Islamic Fund Report
The 1st Annual Ernst & Young Islamic Funds & Investments Report (IFIR) is being launched to address the exciting and dynamic landscape of Islamic Private Equity market. The inaugural report will focus on the spectrum of asset classes and drivers […]
Hedge Funds Roil
Wall Street Journal- Traditionally, the annual fund-raiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay was a staid affair: A string quartet played, Red Sox tickets were auctioned and empty seats abounded. The event was lucky to raise more than […]
Hedge Fund Manager New on Applebee’s Board
AP- Shareholders of Applebee’s International Inc. voted Friday to elect two new directors from a hedge fund that had threatened a costly proxy fight before both sides agreed to a settlement last month. Richard Breeden, whose hedge fund Breeden Capital […]