Monthly Archives: September 2009
Hedge funds look to refinance BBI debt
The West Australian – Royal Bank of Scotland is managing an offer by a group of hedge funds to refinance debt held by Alinta owner Babcock & Brown Infrastructure. The hedge funds have offered to repay Babcock & Brown Infrastructure’s […]
Deutsche appoints co-heads for Asia prime fin unit
Reuters – Deutsche Bank said on Tuesday it had appointed David Murphy and Nathan Davison as co-heads of its prime finance unit in Asia as it looks to take a bigger share of the market amid the ongoing recovery in […]
Babcock & Brown Gets Refinancing Proposal From Hedge Funds Through RBS
RTT News – Tuesday, Babcock & Brown Infrastructure Limited said it received on September 17, a refinancing proposal from Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, acting on behalf of an investor group, which comprises mainly international hedge funds. As revealed […]
Bucco says Corzine should disclose ties to casinos and hedge fund
Jackson, NJ – Senate Republican Budget Officer Tony Bucco called on Governor Jon Corzine to release all documents detailing links between casinos and a hedge fund company in which the governor is invested. The Governor’s financial disclosure forms show that […]
JPMorgan, Sophis to Offer Risk Management to Hedge Funds
Wall Street and Technology – One of the surviving prime brokers, J.P. Morgan, announced today that it’s jointly offering with Sophis iSophis, a software solution that can help assess and manage risk across multiple brokers. Sophis’ platform evaluates product performance […]
CME Partners With Hedge Funds in Restructuring Clearing Services
New York (Hedgeco.net) – CME Group is restructuring its credit default swap (CDS) with hedge fund Citadel Investment Group as a strategic program targeted at providing clearing-only services for the nearly $27 trillion CDS market. Key features developed as part […]
Treasury Group Backs First Hedge Fund With AR Capital Stake
Bloomberg – Treasury Group Ltd., a Sydney-based asset manager, has made its first investment in a hedge fund, taking a 30 percent stake in AR Capital Management. Treasury Group, with six partners managing A$10.9 billion ($9.4 billion) in assets under […]
Deal’s third man
New York Post – “Malone’s a hybrid guy,” said one media mergers-and-acquisitions banker. “He operates Liberty with as much of a financial focus as a strategic focus and he looks at deals like a leveraged buyout investor would.” Indeed, Liberty […]
10-Year Mark for Mooring’s Flagship Hedge Fund
New York (Hedgeco.net) – The second quarter of 2009 marked the 10th year of operation for Washington, DC-based hedge fund, Mooring Capital Fund, which delivered a quarterly compounded return of 12.40% per year. “Our flagship Mooring Capital Fund has provided […]
Europe Fund Law ‘To Cost $2.8 Billion’ in Year One, Survey Says
Bloomberg – The European Union’s proposed rules for hedge funds and private equity firms may cost as much as 1.9 billion euros ($2.8 billion) in the first year and 985 million euros annually thereafter, an industry survey says. The Directive […]
Tony Chedraoui starts $500m hedge fund
Tehran Times – One of London’s top traders is launching a $500m (£307m) hedge fund in a move that signals the industry could be about to make a comeback following a disastrous year of losses in 2008. Tony Chedraoui, who […]
Hedge fund closures still outpace launches
The hedge fund industry continues to shrink — though the pace is slowing a bit, according to the latest report from Hedge Fund Research Inc. During the three-month period ended June 30, the industry saw 182 launches and 292 liquidations, […]