Monthly Archives: August 2008
New Gottex Fund Emulates University Endowments
HedgeFund.Net – Swiss funds-of-funds firm Gottex Fund Management is launching a fund that will emulate the investment principles of U.S. “super endowments.” The new fund will emulate the investment principles of successful U.S. university endowment funds, such as Harvard and […]
Introduction Capital Announces Executive Sponsors for its Forum
TORONTO – Introduction Capital announced today that BMOCapital Markets and Sprott Asset Management have signed on as the executivesponsors for its third annual forum for sophisticated global investors whoare interested in the Canadian hedge fund market entitled "Canadian HedgeFund Managers […]
Fortress Focuses on Middle East, North Africa for New Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Fortress Investment Group, who oversees more than $18 billion in assets, is starting a new hedge fund that will invest in markets throughout the Middle East and North Africa. The new fund, Fortress MENA, is set […]
Biden No Hedge Fund Lover
HedgeFund.Net – According to Joseph Biden, the hedge fund industry and private equity deserve the blame for the global credit crisis. The Delaware senator and running mate of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama made that assertion in a primary debate […]
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank files suit over losses of London-based SIV
Financial Times – Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank has filed a lawsuit against two US banks and two rating agencies over losses from a collapsed $6bn structured investment vehicle, formerly managed by London-based hedge fund Cheyne Capital. In the suit in […]
Cayman Hedge Fund Buy-Out and Launch of New Fund
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net) – The Directors of Cayman based Camelot Global Investments announced a management buy-out of their hedge fund, in cooperation with Merlin Global Enterprise. Camelot will join Arkanar Financial Holdings, with the head office being relocated to […]
More to play for in hedge funds
Reuters UK – The hedge fund industry’s trade-of-the-moment — betting on falling financial stocks and rising commodities — is set to offer further profits, despite July’s setback, but managers may have to alter their tactics. Hedge funds may well profit […]
Biden’s Son, Brother Named in Two Suits
Washington Post – A son and a brother of Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.) are accused in two lawsuits of defrauding a former business partner and an investor of millions of dollars in a hedge fund deal that went […]
Ore Hill Hedge Fund Halts Redemptions
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – New York-based Ore Hill has suspended investor redemptions after hefty withdraws set off an “automatic gate.” The $1.2 billion Ore Hill International Portfolio, which is partially owned by hedge fund giant Man Group Plc, was frozen […]
Luxembourg Hedge Fund Services
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – With the global financial markets remaining fragile, it is still unclear to what extent the secondary effects of the credit crunch will impact the fund industry in Luxembourg, but industry experts are confident that despite […]