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Transcript: Hedge Fund Roundtable, Part One
Forbes – Three hedge-fund heads discuss funds’ performance over the last year and debate potential tax code changes. Funds Lost Their Hedge? David Serchuk: OK, everybody, thank you for meeting with us today on the Forbes.com Intelligent Investing Team. It’s […]
US Economic Policy as Boost for Hedge Funds – Report
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – US Economic policy continues to sway the global marketplace, says Global Hedge Fund Group Ltd. (GHF), this has been to the benefit of its hedge funds, and the life insurance settlement fund in particular. Global […]
Sure, Throw Your Money In This ‘Hedge Fund’
Tubefilter news – Do you know what a Hedge Fund is? I don’t. And neither do the boys at the Claude S. Dutchy, LLC hedge fund. But, damnit, they’re determined to make it rich enough to race Lamborghinis, orbit earth […]
Bluenose Launches Capital Market Neutral Hedge Fund
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund manager, Bluenose Capital Management Ltd. is launching the Bluenose Capital Market Neutral Fund, aimed at accredited and professional investors. Going live on October 1st, 2009, the new fund will employ a proprietary factor-based […]
Wall Street Stealth Lobby Defends $35 Billion Derivatives Haul
Bloomberg – Wall Street is suiting up for a battle to protect one of its richest fiefdoms, the $592 trillion over-the-counter derivatives market that is facing the biggest overhaul since its creation 30 years ago. Five U.S. commercial banks, including […]
India-specific hedge funds among top global performers
The Hindu Business Line – Hedge funds investing in India are now among the top performers globally, after languishing at the bottom of the charts, hit by poor returns and outflows in 2008. Inflows into India specific hedge funds, however, […]
Goldman Sachs’s Hedge Fund Report
Seeking Alpha – Here’s an excellent in-depth read from Goldman Sachs that ties directly into our tracking of hedge fund movements. And we say this because the majority of their data was taken from SEC filings and public disclosures, exactly […]
Ex-UBS Bankers’ New Japan Hedge Fund Gains 14% Since July Start
Bloomberg – Akito Fund, a Japan-focused hedge fund set up by former UBS AG bankers, returned 14 percent since its July start, beating benchmarks on investments in smaller companies including Geo Corp. and Yellow Hat Ltd. Koichiro Yamaguchi and Tetsuya […]
Deals backfire as investors seek $5.5bn from Cerberus
Times Online – Investors in Cerberus are seeking the return of more than $5.5 billion (£3.3 billion) from the fund, which has made a series of poor investments, including the acquisition of GMAC, General Motors’ finance division, and of Chrysler, […]
China investing billions in hedge funds
The Korea Herald – China Investment Corp., the country’s sovereign wealth fund, is continuing to shift its investments away from cash and is investing billions in hedge funds and private-equity funds, chairman Lou Jiwei said. China Investment has invested “many […]
Funds not drying up for Hollywood filmmakers
IBNS – Hollywood Reporter said that Witness James Janowitz of Pryor Cashman is buttoning up a $250 million structured finance arrangement — including money from hedge funds — that will help pay for the production of a dozen films. “The […]
Sweden sees progress on EU hedge fund rules
Reuters – A minister of EU president Sweden said on Friday progress was being made on the contentious issue of European hedge fund regulation and that he was optimistic a deal might be reached in the coming months. “My view […]