Yearly Archives: 2005

The Motley Fool  –  The popularity of hedge funds grew quickly in the ’90s, when their numbers more than doubled. While the word “hedge” might conjure up images of investors cautiously hedging their bets, hedge funds are often extra-risky, extra-volatile […]

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Call it strong-arming, opportunistic, or just plain old clever. Whatever the judgment, hedge funds are using claims that companies reneged on their commitments to bondholders as a new strategy to obtain returns at a time when […]

Tuesday, 15 Nov 2005 11:16AM – van Eyk have released research which prescribes fund of hedge funds (FOHFs) as an attractive risk-return inclusion in portfolios, provided investors are willing to stomach high fees. van Eyk’s senior research analyst Dr Jerome […]

NEW YORK, Nov 14 (Reuters) – U.S. bankruptcy code changes enacted last month make it more difficult for debt-strapped companies to restructure on their own terms, but the rising role of hedge funds may be offsetting those challenges, experts said […]

( www.financial-planning.com ) – November 14, 2005- For investors, the newfangled funds offer guaranteed performance with different strategies that protect investors from market swoons better than traditional mutual funds. They also offer lower fees than pure hedge funds, as well […]

NEW YORK, Nov 14 (Reuters) – With more institutional investors looking to hedge funds to boost returns, objective information about the secretive asset class is more in demand, particularly at a time when fraud seems on the upswing, experts say. […]

LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Hedge funds retreated from currency markets in October because they lost money on short dollar positions, but have since returned and are now betting on higher levels, industry officials said. Hedge funds have lost or […]

BOSTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Hedge fund K Capital, the largest shareholder in office supplies chain OfficeMax Inc. (OMX.N: Quote, Profile, Research), on Monday told the company that it wants management to put together a detailed turnaround plan to help […]

BusinessWeek – The recent high-profile blowups of two hedge funds, Bayou Management and Wood River Capital Management, have raised an important question: What can hedge fund investors do to avoid getting burned by unscrupulous managers? The answer: Quite a bit, […]

IPE.com 14/Nov/05: EUROPE – The European pensions supervisory committee CEIOPS wantsto serve as a focus for debating issues that impact occupational pension supervision from other sectors, such as hedge funds. “CEIOPS should serve as the lead forum for discussing any […]

LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) – The trillion dollar hedge fund industry was aghast on Monday at having to fork out 50 pounds ($87.06) a head for a buffet breakfast briefing on how to do their job correctly with Britain’s Financial […]

(Reuters) – Intensive training is under way for federal employees about to match wits with some of the world’s keenest money minds when the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission starts inspecting hedge funds. In three months, the SEC’s Office of […]