Yearly Archives: 2005
Hedge fund worry grows
Houston Chronicle – High-flying investors are pouring tens of billions of dollars into hedge funds in the expectation of large returns, but financial experts worry that, in the event of a market-rattling surprise, these funds could spread havoc through financial […]
Bonuses Top $10 Million This Year as Hedge Funds Bid for Energy Traders
Bloomberg – Glencore International AG, one of the world’s biggest traders of oil, coal and metals such as zinc, had a special musical guest for its last Christmas party: Sting. Employees of the Baar, Switzerland-based company are expecting another headliner […]
Hedge funds bet big on Asia as gold prices shine brighter
Hedge funds, after pushing gold prices to 22-year highs, are looking to China and other Asian central banks as the next big drivers of the metal.This month Russia, Argentina and South Africa decided to increase the amount of gold in […]
Leading European Hedge Fund Takes Large Stake In Hong Kong’s Link
Tax-news.com – One of Europe’s largest hedge funds has bought up a reported 18% of the publicly traded shares in the recently launched Hong Kong Link REIT, the world’s largest initial public offering in a real estate investment trust. According […]
Hedge fund files suit to move up Algoma shareholder vote
The New York hedge fund that wants to replace a majority of the board of directors at Algoma Steel Inc. said Thursday it has filed a lawsuit to move up a March 22 shareholder vote. Paulson & Co. Inc., which […]
Blackstone eyes hedge fund move
MSNBC – Blackstone, the world’s largest independent alternative asset manager, is planning an aggressive move into hedge funds, where it believes it can be a significant force with potentially $10bn under management. “The first brick is in place,” Tony James, […]
US firms lead the UK in hedge funds
The Times – LONDON’S hedge fund managers dominate headlines with flashy parties and bumper bonuses, but when compared with their transatlantic cousins they remain minnows. DE Shaw, a secretive operation based in New York City, has topped a list of […]
Hedge Funds Hit Limits
TheStreet.com – When it comes to hedge fund returns, size matters. So far this year, hedge funds have returned an average of 2.42%, according to data compiled by Standard & Poor’s. That’s below the S&P 500’s return of 3.76% and, […]
Hedge Fund Settles Trade Case
New York Times – Millennium Partners, one of the most successful hedge fund managers, agreed yesterday to a $180 million settlement over an elaborate, scheme to trade in and out of mutual funds. Millennium’s founder, Israel A. Englander, a prominent […]
‘Easy’ days over for hedge funds?
International Herald Tribune – During the past decade, hedge fund managers have emerged as masters of a secretive, $1.08 trillion universe. They rode the 1990s bull market, bet on declines as the Nasdaq collapsed and made – and sometimes lost […]
Hedge Funds Buy Life Insurance Policies to Ply New Profit Path
Bloomberg – For Michael Mandell, running a hedge fund is a matter of life and death. After investors pulled 90 percent of the $80 million in his New Aquarian funds starting in 2004 amid bruising competition in the industry, Mandell […]
10 Thousandth Hedge Fund Registered In Cayman
A Hedge Fund called the Rutland Fund recently became the Cayman Islands? 10,000 registered fund authorized by the Monetary Authority to operate in the Cayman Islands. Since the passage of the Mutual Funds Law back in 1993 The registration of […]
