Yearly Archives: 2005
Hedge Fund Report: Indices and Inquiries
( www.thestreet.com ) – One interesting development in hedge funds is the appeal of hedge fund vehicles pegged to an index. Called investable hedge fund indices, these vehicles resemble a fund of funds, but instead just track a hedge fund […]
SEC opens inquiry into Man’s $175m hedge fund losses
Monday October 10, 2005 ( The Guardian ) The United States’ securities and exchange commission, the world’s most powerful financial regulator, haslaunched its own investigation into allegations that Man Group helped to hide losses of $175m (£100m) from investors in a […]
Wood River Hedge Fund Says It’s Late to File Details on Endwave
Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) — Wood River Capital Management LLC, the hedge fund run by former Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Inc. analyst John Whittier, said in a U.S. regulatory filing that it was late to disclose how much stock it held […]
Hedge fund index on offer
NetAssets – From next month, institutional investors will be able to buy directly into a hedge fund index. Clade Enhanced Index Managers has announced that it intends to list its investable index on the Bond Exchange of South Africa. Clade […]
The Buttonwood column: hedge funds
( www.economist.com ) – Forget the leadership squabbles at the Labour and Conservative party conferences. The best story in the British press this weekend was of a deal-happy hedge-fund manager who spent £36,000 ($64,000) in a London bar in a single […]
Hedge funds make money but may lose investors
BOSTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Hedge funds made money in the third quarter but not as much as the stock market, raising questions whether investors will want to keep paying their hefty fees if they can earn more somewhere else […]
Hedge funds transforming the investment landscape
( The National Business Review ) – As a way of achieving out-performance, the recent unprecedented surge in the demand for hedge funds will ease as the industry commoditises, according to a study published by KPMG International. The study presents […]
Hedge Funds Rock & The Australian Hedge Fund Awards 2005
HEDGE FUNDS ROCK OUT On Thursday 29th September 2005, 550 rockers came together for Hedge Funds Rock and the inaugural Australian Hedge Funds Awards. The evening was a huge success with fund managers letting their hair down for one night […]
Hedge funds likely to pose a risk to retail investors
( www.businessstandard.com ) – Hedge funds do not pose a systemic risk to the world’s financial system, but there is a need to look into the way in which they are sold to smaller investors, according to Malcolm D Knight, […]
Hedge fund CDs too detailed
( www.northewestherald.com ) – Suppose you wanted to invest in hedge funds, and your principal was guaranteed by the FederalDeposit Insurance Corp. At first blush, this sounds like an easy way to anchor a risky investment within a safe vehicle. […]
Atticus, Viking Hedge Funds Bet on US Stock Markets’ Shares
Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) — Hedge funds such as Atticus Capital LLC are betting that Archipelago Holdings Inc. and Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. will dominate the business of U.S. stock trading as markets combine. Atticus raised its stake in Archipelago by […]
SEC Looking at Hedge Funds in Stock Placements
( www.thestreet.com ) – A long-running investigation into allegations of manipulative trading in the market for private stock placements by small companies isabout to heat up. The Securities and Exchange Commission is close to bringing enforcement actions against at least […]
