Category Archives: Syndicated
Hedge fund managers challenged to provide investor solutions, not products
Risk.Net – Hedge funds are under pressure to differentiate and explain their worth concludes a survey by SEI. Managers need to work with investors to find portfolio solutions rather than offer products. Investors have changed the way they use hedge […]
The Bailout Of Cyprus Was Another Big Win For Hedge Funds
BI – One of the aspects of the Cyprus bank bailout deal hatched by the EU and the Cypriot government in March that has been noted as a big positive by analysts across Wall Street is the fact that it […]
Half of Hedge Funds Think Their Competitors Are Cheating
WSJ – Hedge-fund employees seem to agree with federal authorities that their industry needs to clean up its act. Almost half of hedge-fund professionals believe their competitors are engaged in illegal activity and more than a third say they have […]
Barclays prime broker moves to hedge fund
FT – The head of Barclays prime broking business has left the bank to join Millennium, the $18bn hedge fun run by Israel “Izzy” Englander, according to people familiar with the situation. Ajay Nagpal is expected to join the hedge fund in […]
Hedge Funds Have a Brutal Quarter, but Loeb Stands Out
CNBC – Hedge funds, on average, returned just above 3 percent in the first quarter of 2013, a brutal return compared to buyers of an S&P 500 index fund, who enjoyed a 10 percent return on their money. Vocal activist […]
York Capital Seeks $500M for European Distressed Fund
Dow Jones Bankruptcy News – York Capital Management , a $14.6 billion investment firm known for managing hedge funds, is seeking $500 million for investing in European distressed credit assets to capitalize on forced asset sales there. The York European […]
Hong Kong Hedge Fund Industry Picks up Pieces for Worlds Rich Club
Forex Magnates – The hedge fund industry is finally the talk of ‘good news’ as hedge funds in Hong Kong have picked up pace for the investment managers of the rich and wealthy. Hedge funds in Hong Kong scored a 38% […]
The Daily Docket: Hedge Funds Want Trustee to Take Over Patriot Coal
Dow Jones – Two hedge funds are asking that an outsider take over Patriot Coal Corp . in order to extricate it from a bitter fight with its miners union. Aurelius Capital Management LP and Knighthead Capital Management LLC, which manage funds […]
The Cyprus Finance Minister Had Resigned
Business Insider – Just breaking now: The Finance Minister of Cyprus Michael Sarris has resigned. This comes in the wake of a very tumultuous bailout for the country, which saw large depositors at two large banks get slammed. Read Complete […]
All Hedge Funds May Not Be Bad — Here’s How to Suss Yours Out
Forbes – There’s a public debate raging about the pros and cons of hedge funds—not any individual hedge fund, mind you, but rather hedge funds in general. There’s been plenty of skeptical talk in my circles. As a whole, the […]
Ex-Morgan Stanley manager launches Japanese equity hedge fund
Reuters – A former fund manager at Morgan Stanley Asset and Investment Management launched a Japanese equity long-short hedge fund on Monday, betting on interest from overseas investors after a recent surge in Tokyo stocks. Tsukasa Shimoda, the founder and […]
Hedge Funds Are Crazy About Alcatel Lucent SA
Insider Monkey – In the eyes of most traders, hedge funds are perceived as slow, outdated investment tools of the past. While there are greater than 8000 funds in operation at present, we at Insider Monkey choose to focus on […]