Monthly Archives: August 2012
Strategic partnership is New Jersey Division of Investment’s newest move
Pensions & Investments – In two years, Timothy M. Walsh has taken the New Jersey Division of Investment to the third phase of its hedge fund investment evolution: a true strategic partnership with one of its first hedge fund managers. Only a few institutional […]
Cheyne’s listed hedge fund builds cashpile as July purchases yield 10%
Investment Europe – Cheyne Capital’s listed Real Estate Credit Investments hedge fund has increased cash holdings to take advantage of market dislocations, as it harvests some attractive profits from a similar strategy it pursued in difficult markets about a year […]
Hedge funds and institutions split over future growth of China GDP
Hedge Funds Review – Hedge fund managers and institutional investors are undecided on what China’s GDP growth will average over the next year. Over a third say it will be under 6%. A third expect it to be 7%-8%. More […]
Hedge Fund Taking Control Of Young Broadcasting
TV News Check – A hedge fund that has been buying up stakes of post-Chapter 11 Young Broadcasting and its 11 TV stations in 11 markets has filed with the FCC to become the majority owner. Standard General is a […]
India gets first domestic hedge fund in Forefront
FC – India has just got its first hedge fund, with the Mumbai-based Forefront Alternative Investment Trust registering itself with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) under the new alternative investment funds rules, which were notified in May. […]
100 Women in Hedge Funds to give Carlyle co-CEO David Rubenstein its 2012 Effecting Change Award
Opalesque – 100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF), a leading non-profit organization for professionals in the Alternatives industry, today announced that it has named David M. Rubenstein as the recipient of its 2012 Effecting Change Award. Mr. Rubenstein will receive […]
Hedge Fund Tech Provider Launches New Brand: SS&C GlobeOp
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Cloud-based software provider for the hedge fund industry, SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., has launched a new corporate brand, including a new logo and corporate slogan: “Don’t Wonder. Know. Anything. Anytime. Anywhere”. The SS&C Fund Services and GlobeOp business […]
Hedge funds bet on oil spike as Israel attack fears grow
Cairo – Hedge funds are quietly laying new bets on a potential spike in oil prices tied to the possibility of an Israeli attack on Iran, skewing the options market to a bullish bias for the first time in six months. […]
Paulson, Soros upped gold holdings last quarter
MarketWatch – Hedge-fund managers John Paulson and George Soros boosted their gold holdings during the second quarter, a sign that some high-profile investors were still banking on higher prices for the precious metal despite its lackluster performance this year. John […]
World’s Largest Hedge Fund To Get Up To $115M In State Assistance
Hartford Courant – The world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates of Westport, announced an ambitious expansion plan Wednesday that includes building a new headquarters and nearly doubling its staff in the next decade, all with generous state help — up […]
Co-founder Rokos to leave hedge fund Brevan Howard
Reuters – A co-founder of Brevan Howard, one of the world’s biggest and most successful hedge fund managers, is leaving the firm this month. Chris Rokos, a star trader on the firm’s $25 billion flagship Master fund and who has […]
Cablevision Says Tribune And Hedge Fund Owners Should Stop Anti-consumer Demands
RTTNews – Cablevision Systems Corp. issued a statement regarding the blackout of WPIX and other Tribune Company-owned stations on Cablevision. In the statement, Cablevision Systems said that Tribune and their hedge fund owners are demanding tens of millions in new fees […]