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Hedge funds bet big on BofA (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
At least 20 top hedge funds boosted their positions in financial institutions in the latest quarter in a sign that Wall Street is ready to bet on more risky sectors in the hope of longer-term rewards. Read Complete Story
Specialist Alternative Asset Management Firm targeting MENA region gets licence to operate from DIFC
AMEinfo – Gulfmena will introduce its flagship investment strategy through ‘Gulfmena Arab Opportunities Fund’ a macro-directional (market-directional) absolute return public equities fund that will be launched in the last quarter of 2009. The first MENA hedge fund of its kind, […]
Edinburgh Firm Expands Hedge Fund Business
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Specialist active equity manager, Martin Currie Investment Management Limited, has expanded its global hedge fund arm with two senior hires, Alastair Barrie and Clayton Cheek. Barrie joins in the newly created role of global head […]
Hedge Fund FII Named to Inc. 500/5000 List
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund firm, Financial Investments Inc. (FII), is to be recognized as one of the 500/5000 winners to be honored at a special event in Washington in September. The hedge fund will also be featured […]
Hedge funds bet big on BofA
Reuters – At least 20 top hedge funds boosted their positions in financial institutions in the latest quarter in a sign that Wall Street is ready to bet on more risky sectors in the hope of longer-term rewards. The push […]
Ahead of the Bell: SEC, CFTC to ‘harmonize’ rules
MSN – Two agencies with oversight of the financial markets are trying to coordinate their regulations to eliminate differences involving similar types of investments and instruments. The Securities and Exchange Commission, the government’s primary markets watchdog, and the Commodity Futures […]
Smart Money Analysis-Paulson’s AngloGold bet points to inflation
Reuters – Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson’s big stake in AngloGold Ashanti is a strand of his heavy exposure to gold and not designed to gain from the slim chance of a merger bid. Before making billions of profits […]
London Mayor to Urge EU to Relax Plan for Hedge-Fund Scrutiny
London officials including Mayor Boris Johnson will today urge the European Parliament to modify proposals to tighten scrutiny of hedge funds and buyout firms, calling the steps “narrowly protectionist.” Bloomberg – The rules under consideration in Brussels would limit the […]
Cerberus dismisses talk of fund defaults
The Washingtom Post – Cerberus Capital Management LP on Tuesday dismissed market speculation that some of its hedge funds, which have suffered losses and heavy redemptions, are in danger of default. Traders in London and Frankfurt were buzzing with talk […]
Bridgewater remains largest hedge fund firm, AR survey finds
MarketWatch – Soros Fund Management had $24 billion in assets at the start of July, up more than 14% from the end of 2008 and more than 41% from a year earlier. That made the firm the fifth-largest in the […]
Och-Ziff, Bain to Resume Performance Fees in 2010
Bloomberg – Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC and Bain Capital LLC plan to charge performance fees on hedge funds next year even if they fail to recoup their 2008 investment losses. Most hedge funds don’t levy the fees, usually 20 […]
Castle Hall Alternatives Publishes White Paper on Hedge Fund Operational Failures
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund operational due diligence provider, Castle Hall Alternatives, published its latest White Paper, ‘From Manhattan to Madoff: the Causes and Lessons of Hedge Fund Operational Failure.’ The Paper’s analysis and findings are based on […]