Category Archives: Syndicated
Hedge Funds Mobilize Against ‘Onerous’ Systemic-Risk Assessment
Bloomberg – Hedge funds are fighting what they call a punitive provision in the U.S. House regulatory overhaul bill that requires the private investment pools to pay into a fund for rescuing failed companies ahead of other financial firms. In […]
Market timing at heart of class action
Globe Investor – When Dennis Fischer began stashing his savings into Investors Group mutual funds in the early 1990s, he expected the fund company would treat all investors equally. He was shocked when IG Investment Management Ltd. negotiated a settlement […]
Galleon Said to End Operations in Singapore at Year-End
Bloomberg – Galleon Group LLC, the U.S. hedge- fund firm that’s liquidating after its founder was charged with insider trading, will stop operating in Singapore on Dec. 31, said two people familiar with the matter. At least two firms have […]
Hedge Funds Buying as Individuals Sell in Bull Signal
Bloomberg – Hedge funds are shoveling money into stocks as individuals exit at the fastest rate in a year, a sign to professional investors that the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is poised to extend its gains. About $37.3 billion […]
ETF Aims To Be Hedge Fund For The Masses
WSJ – A new exchange-traded fund promises to mimic hedge-fund strategies in an easily traded and lower-fee vehicle, but investors may want to see how this second-generation ETF fares in the real world before rushing in. IQ ARB Merger Arbitrage […]
Arab Emirates Move to Limit Crisis in Dubai
The New York Times – Trying to prevent a run on its banks, and financial turmoil that some fear could spread globally, the United Arab Emirates helped calm financial markets Monday with its pledge to lend money to banks operating […]
Aberdeen Upbeat As Sales, Fund Performance Improve
WSJ – Aberdeen Asset Management PLC (ADN.LN) Monday said it is winning new business and is in a good position to expand further, after reporting a sharp rise in the assets it manages to GBP146.2 billion, mainly from its acquisition […]
Hedge Funds Post Topsy-Turvy Results
WSJ – Hedge funds are poised to register their best investment returns for a decade, staging a remarkable turnaround as some of last year’s worst-performing funds leap to the top of the tables. Figures published by data provider Hedge Fund […]
Hedge Funds Buying as Individuals Sell in Bull Signal
Bloomberg – Hedge funds are shoveling money into stocks as individuals exit at the fastest rate in a year, a sign to professional investors that the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index is poised to extend its gains. About $37.3 billion […]
Dubai World Defaults on Debt
Economy Watch – Dubai has just announced that it will ask for a six months ‘standstill’ in debt repayments for stated-owned holding company Dubai World, “as a first step towards restructuring”. Dubai World has $59 billion in outstanding debt, a […]
Neuberger Berman Says It’s Considering Seeding Asia Hedge Funds
Bloomberg – Neuberger Berman Group LLC, the money manager that bought itself out of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., is considering providing startup capital to hedge-fund managers in Asia for the first time as it expands in the region. Its fund-of-hedge-funds […]
Stakeholders seek wider choice from pension fund
Reuters – A potential 150 billion pounds fund covering British workers without pensions from 2012 should invest in alternative assets like property and hedge funds, a consultation of future stakeholders showed on Wednesday. Private equity and commodities should also be […]