Category Archives: Syndicated
Hedge fund closures still outpace launches
The hedge fund industry continues to shrink — though the pace is slowing a bit, according to the latest report from Hedge Fund Research Inc. During the three-month period ended June 30, the industry saw 182 launches and 292 liquidations, […]
UK’s first hedge fund billionaire bankrolls senior Conservatives
Times Online – Alan Howard, a former comprehensive school pupil, is the architect of the biggest hedge fund in Europe and is using his wealth to help leading members of the Conservative party. Howard, 46, a taker of calculated risks […]
France, Britain converge on EU hedge fund rules
EurActiv – French financial market regulator AMF has aligned itself with British opinion on the EU draft directive to reign in alternative investment funds, in contrast with the strictly pro-regulation stance of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. At a conference in […]
Governor’s hedge fund investment questioned
The Star-Ledger – Gov. Jon Corzine has a stake in a private hedge fund related to the corporate owner of four New Jersey casinos, an investment Republican critics contend presents at least the appearance of a conflict for a multimillionaire […]
S.E.C. Sees More Disclosure by Hedge Funds
New York Times – The Securities and Exchange Commission will urge more public disclosure from hedge funds if Congress follows through with plans to make them register with the agency, the agency’s chairwoman, Mary L. Schapiro, said Friday. The S.E.C. […]
High-Frequency Trading And Mutual Funds
Forbes – Earlier in the decade, the mutual fund world was rocked by a market-timing scandal. Mutual fund companies allowed certain deep-pocketed hedge funds to trade in and out of their portfolios to take advantage of pricing imbalances caused by […]
Cumulus Tops Europe’s Energy Hedge Funds; Sword Shuts
Bloomberg – The Cumulus Energy Fund gained 46 percent this year through July, beating the returns of 10 of its peers after anticipating rainy weather in Scandinavia would increase hydropower supplies and lower prices. The $41 million fund’s appreciation surpassed […]
Author Harry Dent launches an ETF with a twist
Globe and Mail – Harry Dent, a U.S. economist and author known in some circles as the “sage of doom and gloom,” is backing this week’s launch of Dent Tactical ETF – a rare breed among exchange-traded funds. Dent Tactical […]
European ETF assets hits all-time high-BGI
Reuters – European exchange traded fund (ETF) assets hit an all-time high of $192 billion at the end of August, driven by strong demand for emerging market and fixed income ETFs, according to a report from Barclays Global Investors. The […]
Hedge fund investors worried EU plans limit choice
Reuters – Institutional investors said on Thursday that draft European Union rules that could bar non-EU fund managers from marketing their products in the region could limit their investment choices and upset their portfolio balance. U.S. managers “would effectively be […]
British Land sells Broadgate stake to Blackstone
Reuters – British Land has sold a 50 percent stake in City of London office complex Broadgate to Blackstone in a deal crafted to thrust the UK real estate firm to the front of the chase for UK property bargains. […]
UA alters investment strategy
Tuscaloosa News – A committee of University of Alabama trustees voted to pull some investments from stocks, instead buying more stable U.S. and international bonds in an effort to avoid potential drops in the stock market. International bonds will be […]