Category Archives: Syndicated

Hedge-Fund Ads Might Spawn Frauds Unless SEC Takes Action

Bloomberg – Congress probably didn’t mean to turn the $2.3 trillion hedge-fund industry into a breeding ground for fraud when it passed a law designed to make it easier for small companies to raise capital. That may well be the […]

Hedge funds hold out for more from Greece

Reuters – Hedge funds are preparing to resist Greece’s attempt to cut its debt by holding out against a government bond buyback in the hope of bigger gains further down the line. Greece had to offer a higher price than expected […]

Year End Tax Update: Important Tax Issues to Consider

With President Obama re-elected, now is the time for hedge fund managers to consider some important tax issues and potential law changes.  The possible expiration of Bush-era tax cuts, enactment of several new provisions, and not much time left in […]

The True Story Of What An Insider Trading Informant Really Does

Business Insider – Remember David Slaine? In case you need a refresher, he’s the Galleon portfolio-turned-informant who led the Feds to Raj Rajaratnam. Today he’s the subject of a must-read Bloomberg News piece telling the inside story of being an […]

Hedge Funds Win as Europe Will Pay More for Greek Bonds

Bloomberg – Hedge funds invested in Greek debt are poised to be winners after European policy makers flinched and raised the price for how much the recession-stricken country would pay to buy back its bonds. Hedge funds drove up prices for […]

Dyal Capital raises $1.28 billion for hedge fund stakes

Reuters – Dyal Capital Partners, a private equity fund set up to take stakes in existing hedge fund firms, has closed to new money after raising $1.28 billion, showing that demand to invest in the sector persists despite recent poor […]

Hedge Funds: Victims of the Financial Crisis, or Not?

aiCIO – How has the financial crisis impacted hedge funds and the existence of fire sales, which occurs when these investors experience outflows and sell stocks that are common across their portfolios? One newly released academic paper by Nicole Boyson […]

Hedge funds Kleinhenz Capital and Corriente Advisors to shut down

Opalesque – Hedge funds Kleinheinz Capital Partners Inc., and Corriente Advisors have respectively sent letters to their investors to inform them of their decision to close shop and return their money, media reports indicated. In a report by Bloomberg, the Fort […]

The long and the short of Aussie hedge funds

Financial Review – Generations of Australians have been conditioned to believe that the sharemarket always bounces back. But a group of Australian equity hedge funds refuses to make that assumption. “When you look at the macro-economic levels of leverage that […]

Hedge Funds? You’re Better Off Playing Powerball

Forbes – Everyone loves a winner. The massive Powerball jackpot, a record $587.5 million, is all over the news. Officials say two players, one in Missouri and one in Arizona, hit the sequence of six numbers. The odds of winning […]

Hedge Funds Increase Bullish Bets Most Since August: Commodities

Bloomberg – Hedge funds increased bullish bets on commodities by the most since August as evidence that China is accelerating outweighed concern that U.S. lawmakers have yet to resolve an impasse over automatic spending cuts and tax rises. Speculators and […]

Porsche Seeks to Reverse Hedge Fund Suit Ruling in New York

BusinessWeek – Porsche SE is seeking to reverse a ruling that the carmaker must face a lawsuit by hedge funds accusing it of hiding a plan to corner the market in Volkswagen AG shares. Porsche today asked the New York […]