Category Archives: Syndicated

Florida Investor Sues Paulson’s Hedge Fund

DealBook – There was a time, not long ago, when the hedge fund manager John A. Paulson seemed to be practically untouchable. Shuttled from meeting to meeting in a caravan of black S.U.V.’s, Mr. Paulson was living the hedge fund […]

Be wary of hedge funds seeking information, watchdog warns

The Australian – Companies and investment advisers should be wary of hedge funds trying to cultivate staff for inside information on takeover deals, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission warned yesterday. Speaking at a press conference in Sydney at the […]

Gas prices head higher as Iran cuts exports

The Enquirer – Oil rose to a nine-month high in New York after Iran said it halted some crude exports and investors bet that fuel demand will increase as Europe moves closer to bailing out Greece. Meanwhile, gasoline prices continued to […]

Gold bulls expand as billionaire Paulson says buy

Investment News – Gold traders are getting more bullish after billionaire hedge-fund manager John Paulson told investors it’s time to buy the metal as protection against inflation caused by government spending. Twelve of 22 surveyed by Bloomberg expect prices to […]

Bullish Hedge Funds Hike Their Bets in 2012 Rally

CNBC – Hedge funds are cranking up their bets in equities and credit in 2012’s buoyant markets in the belief that the euro zone, U.S. and Chinese economies will fare better than many were fearing last year. Many funds think […]

European institutional investors to lean more on hedge funds

Pensions & Investments – European institutions — led by the U.K. — are expected to raise or change their hedge fund allocations in a bid to improve funding levels while better controlling portfolio volatility, industry observers say. Hedge fund allocations […]

Closures, losses push back Asia hedge fund industry

Reuters – A rough year for Asian hedge funds in 2011 exposed the long-only bias of many managers’ portfolios, leaving the industry fighting a tough battle to retain clients as assets shrink and fund closures accelerate. The setback puts at […]

Hedge funds bullish on commodities

Vancouver Sun – Hedge funds increased commodity bets to the highest in al-most five months on signs that a rescue plan for Greece and faster U.S. growth will buoy demand as supplies shrink for everything from soybeans to copper. Money […]

SEC charges tech analyst with insider trading

CNN – Technology analyst John Kinnucan was arrested Friday on allegations of trading on information about many of the nation’s leading tech companies, resulting in illicit gains of nearly $110 million. Kinnucan faces both criminal and civil charges. He was […]

Lloyds to seize back bonuses from 10 senior bankers

Guardian – Lloyds Banking Group is to announce that it intends to “claw back” bonuses from as many as 10 senior bankers because of the £3.2bn losses that the bailed-out bank suffered after the payouts were awarded a year ago. Between […]

Institutionalisation of hedge funds debated by industry experts

Hedge Funds Review – The increasing size of the hedge funds industry and whether the institutionalisation of the industry has gone too far were among topical issues discussed during the latest Naked Short Club. With the hedge funds industry seeing […]

US SEC widens probe of exchange-traded funds

Reuters – U.S. securities regulators have widened their inquiry into the trillion-dollar market for exchange-traded funds, according to a person familiar with the matter. Prompted by a delay in a big trade at a popular ETF, the U.S. Securities and […]