Yearly Archives: 2005

The Financial Standard – Friday, 21 Oct 2005 09:24AM – All global hedge funds indices are in the black but they are still underperforming local equities. The results are contained in the just released VAN Global Hedge Fund index report. […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow-based hedge fund VR Group, named by Refco (RFXCQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) as a major creditor, said on Friday it would challenge the U.S. broker’s bankruptcy filing and that its operations were not under threat from the […]

( www.ipe.com ) – 20/Oct/05: GLOBAL – Investors pulled more than $1bn from hedge funds-of-funds in the third quarter, according to Hedge Fund Research which tracks the market. And inflows to hedge funds themselves are the lowest for more than […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hedge fund Liberty Corner Capital Strategies said on Thursday that it is not the target of the criminal investigation of Refco Inc. (RFXCQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research), and that it is itself suing Refco, as regulators and […]

The Hartford Courant – Speaking before an audience stocked with hedge fund managers Wednesday, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal called for stepped-up regulation of the hedge fundindustry, which has grown to nearly $1 trillion in assets under management amid some […]

( www.economictimes.com ) – MUMBAI: Rising interest rates in the US and falling local currency have taken the wind out of hedge funds that weretaking leveraged positions in emerging markets such as India. The current spate of selling in the […]

( www.thestreet.com ) – Steve Martin used to tell a joke about the simple steps you need to take to become a millionaire. After pumping up the crowd in TonyRobbins fashion — asking “Are you ready?” — he’d rattle off […]

( www.redherring.com ) – Venture debt firms aren’t happy that hedge funds are encroaching on their turf by lending to high-tech startups. Venture debt firms on Wednesday blasted hedge funds that are seeking to lend money to startups, saying the […]

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Hedge funds that helped eject Deutsche Boerse’s top brass do not have to make a takeover offer for the exchange operator after Germany’s financial watchdog failed to find they acted together to control it. BaFin has been […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Niche investments like trailer park financing can offer returns of around 15 percent, outgunning what most big hedge funds can deliver, said Soondra Appavoo, managing director of Psolve Alternative Investments. Investing in financing strategies and special situations, […]