Category Archives: Syndicated
Conseco shares soar on hedge-fund investment
Indianapolis Business Journal – Wall Street loves Conseco Inc.’s deal to get a $278 million shot in the arm from a New York hedge fund. Shares of the Carmel-based life insurer soared as much as 26 percent, to $6.30 apiece, […]
High water marks still haunt hedge funds
Reuters – Hedge funds have rallied from last year’s stunning losses, yet hundreds of managers remain deep in the hole and face some tough decisions in the coming weeks. The fund industry suffered one of its worst years ever in […]
Group Of Nuns Attacks Goldman Over Large Bonuses
The Business Insider – Sister Judy Byron, who coordinates the faith-based Northwest Coalition for Responsible Investment and is a longtime proponent of this resolution, said: “Goldman Sachs’ announcement of record bonuses is a stark reminder about how executive compensation is […]
HSBC Faces Madoff-Linked Repayment Claims in Dublin
Bloomberg – HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe’s largest bank, is facing lawsuits in Ireland by investors faulting the lender for how it performed as custodian for money lost in Bernard Madoff’s $65 billion Ponzi scheme. A Dublin court may rule tomorrow […]
Geithner Aides Reaped Millions Working for Banks, Hedge Funds
Bloomberg – Some of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s closest aides, none of whom faced Senate confirmation, earned millions of dollars a year working for Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Citigroup Inc. and other Wall Street firms, according to financial disclosure forms. […]
Hedge fund Coupland Cardiff Asset Management threatens to quit London over EU’s Directive on Alternative Investment Fund Managers
Telegraph.co.uk – Coupland Cardiff’s chief operating officer Deborah Boyce said: “As we invest exclusively in Asia, this Directive will mean that we have no choice but to relocate outside of the EU should we wish to continue to operate.” She […]
Hermes hedge fund unit seeks 5 bln stg in 5 yrs
Reuters – Hermes BPK Partners, the fund of hedge funds linked to Britain’s largest pension scheme, wants to bring in 5 billion pounds ($7.89 billion) in assets within the next five years, the firm’s CEO said on Tuesday. Hermes BPK […]
Pension fund sees ‘trend’ of growth, sheds four hedge fund managers
Boston – The state pension fund climbed 2.6 percent in September to finish the month with a $41.5 billion balance, according to a preliminary staff assessment. “I feel a lot better this year than I did a year ago. Last […]
Massachusetts state fund drops 4 hedge fund firms
Reuters – Massachusetts will remove $1.6 billion from hedge fund managers Blackstone, Crestline, EIM Management, and Strategic Investment Group as it shifts its investment strategy after suffering recent heavy losses. Trustees for the roughly $40 billion fund voted on Tuesday […]
Wealthy Investors Still Like Hedge Funds But Are More Discerning
FP – “We see continued dedication to hedge funds,” Catherine Keating, chief executive of JP Morgan Chase’s private bank, told Reuters. “The things our clients are focused on are how does that hedge fund generate its returns? How much is […]
Fund inflows gather pace in Sweden
CityWire – During the first three quarters of 2009 the total net inflow into investment funds amounted to SEK 70 billion (€6.8 billion) (over $10 billion). September became the tenth month in a row for net fund inflows. Equity funds have received the bulk […]
Capmark Financial bankruptcy due soon: source
Reuters – Capmark Financial Group Inc., the commercial real estate company created through a 2006 leveraged buyout of certain GMAC assets, is preparing to file for bankruptcy possibly by the end of next week, according to a source with direct […]