Yearly Archives: 2005

Hedge fund protests over Delphi trading limits

One of the largest shareholders in Delphi is appealing against court restrictions on trading in the shares of the bankrupt US car parts maker. Appaloosa Partners, a hedge fund that bought a 9.3 per cent stake in the component manufacturer […]

Hedge funds tighten their grip – Globe and Mail

Globe and Mail – On Tuesday, outgoing EnCana Corp. chief executive officer Gwyn Morgan blamed hedge fund managers — with their obsession for short-term returns — for spreading the takeover rumours that whipsawed his company’s stock. Yesterday, it emerged that […]

Top hedge fund and trader face FSA inquiry

Telegraph – GLG Partners, one of London’s biggest hedge funds, and Philippe Jabre, one of its top traders, are under investigation by the Financial Services Authority. The news that GLG, which has $11.5billion (£6.5billion) of funds under management, is the […]

Hedge fund assets rise – Reuters.uk

Reuters – Hedge funds increased their assets to $1.025 trillion at the end of June this year, up 18 percent year-on-year, and Europe accounted for an increasing share, according to Dexia AssetManagement. Europe accounted for $279 billion (156 billion pounds) […]

Regulators investigate London hedge fund

Independent – Regulatory authorities investigating GLG Partners, a London hedge fund, are focusing on the $1.85bn convertible-bond arbitrage fund run by Philippe Jabre, according to sources familiar with the matter. The Financial Services Authority are examining whether GLG traded on […]

Basis Capital reaches crucial five-year milestone

Fixed income specialist sets foundations for a solid future Sydney-based Basis Capital Funds Management Ltd has attained a five-year track record, making it one of a select few Australian hedge funds with institutional quality management expertise. Basis Capital’s Pac-Rim Opportunity […]

SEC may loosen regs on some Hedge Funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering whether to exempt some investment firms from federal oversight as it prepares to start regulating the $1 trillion hedge fund industry. “There has been a lot of discussion about that recently,” Lori Richards, […]

Economists address hedge fund limits

Yale’s endowment, which topped $15 billion this year, may see one of its most significant sources of investment returns wane if the market follows predicted trends. Leading Yale economists and investment officials recently echoed national concerns that hedge funds — […]

Mobile managers shake up investment industry

Not since the last stock market bull run in 1998 have South Africa’s investment professionals been so mobile. “High levels of staff turnover have shaken up the asset management industry over the past year with hedge funds and emerging black […]

The Arbitrage Fund Celebrates Its Five Year Anniversary

NEW YORK — Water Island Capital, LLC, adviser to The Arbitrage Fund, is proud to announce that the Fund has achieved its five-year track record effective September 19, 2005. Over the last fiveyears, as of September 30, 2005, the $200 […]

The Next FED Chairman

Note: Ben Bernanke has been named the Chairman of the Federal Reserve. We published a research report in early August suggesting that he would be the likely successor to Alan Greenspan. We are re-posting this report to remind you of […]

Hedge fund assets swell 30% in a year – IHT

Investors have increased the amount of money in hedge funds by 30 percent in the past 12 months, to $1.37 trillion as of the end of September, according to a survey of 44 fund administrators by HedgeFund Manager magazine.The gain […]