Monthly Archives: September 2005
Trend set to thrive throughout 2006, bankers say
LONDON, England (Reuters) — The current boom in mergers and acquisitions is set to extend through 2006, fueled by low interest rates, cheap debt and cash-rich chief executives eager to expand after years of restructuring, senior bankers said on Monday. […]
Why Christopher Byron hates hedge funds
Corante – Christopher Byron of the New York Post must have spent the weekend sharpening his axe, since he came out Monday hacking away at the hedge fund industry. While we applaud Byron for his weekly exposes on criminal malfeasance […]
Hedge funds return to property marketplace
NWITimes.com – Fewer opportunities in the stock market have prompted some hedge funds to bolster returns by making loans for commercial real estate such as office buildings. The arrival of the funds, lightly regulated groups of investors that cater to […]
Arlington Group and Eurekahedge establish Joint Venture to Seed Asian Hedge Funds
Arlington Group and Eurekahedge today announced the formation of a joint venture to provide seed capital and support to Asian hedge funds and Asian long-only absolute return funds. Arlington will commit seed capital to the individual funds while Eurekahedge will […]
Energy Prices, Hedge Funds and the Coming Energy Crisis (UtiliPoint.com)
Over the last 12 months or so UtiliPoint®, in conjunction with affiliate consultant, Global Change Associates, has followed the entry of hedge funds into the energy industry. The funds have been blamed by the media, politicians and others for running […]
Hedge fund numbers to shrink greatly – Citigroup
MONACO, Sept 27 (Reuters) – The number of hedge funds operating globally will shrink sharply over the next five years as rising cost structures and short-lived market trends divide the industry between boutiques and very large multi-strategy funds, the head […]
Wall Street storm may be brewing
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) – In the summer blockbuster “War of the Worlds,” ordinary Americans are forced to run for their lives when alien invaders wreak havoc on their planet. What the victims didn’t know was that the seeds for the […]
Hong Kong Keeps Minimum Invest For Single-Strategy Hedge Funds
HONG KONG -(Dow Jones)- Hong Kong’s Securities & Futures Commission said Monday it is keeping the minimum subscription requirement for single-strategy hedge funds at US$50,000, citing “the need to ensure investor protection.” The SFC, which regulates the local securities and […]
Fitch to Discuss Hedge Funds, Auto Sector Outlook, Recovery … – Forbes
(www.forbes.com) – Fitch Ratings will discuss the rapidly emerging role of hedge funds in global markets, provide a current outlook on the auto sector in light ofrising energy prices, introduce its new default/recovery analysis, and feature a presentation on the […]
A better way to invest in hedge funds?- Fairfield County Business Journal
(www.fairfieldcountybusinessjournal.com) – The recent blowup of the Bayou hedge fund has again brought the dark side of hedge fund investing into the forefront. As an advisor, I love the ability of hedge funds to deliver absolute returns regardless of market […]
Disney Taps Hedge Funds, Big Investors to Share Risk of Funding New Films
Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) — Walt Disney Co., whose film unit said it will lose money in the fourth quarter, raised $505 million from investors to reduce the risk of financing movies, the first time it has done so in almost […]
Coming soon to you
Regulations allowing private investors to invest in hedge funds have been expected for more than two years. At last the first draft of the proposed hedge fund regulations has been thrashed out by theFinancial Services Board (FSB), the Association of […]