Category Archives: Syndicated

Madoff Trustee Says Vizcaya Hedge Fund Ignored Suit Against It

Bloomberg – Michael McCarty, former chief equity and options strategist at Meridian Equity Partners Inc. in New York, plans to start a hedge fund next month that will make bets on price discrepancies between similar exchange-traded funds. McCarty, 49, said […]

Hearing on examiner in Magna bankruptcy postponed

Lexington Herald-Leader – A bankruptcy judge agreed Tuesday to postpone a hearing on a hedge fund’s request for the appointment of an examiner in horse track owner Magna Entertainment’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. At the request of attorneys, a hearing […]

Meriwether Said to Shut JWM Hedge Fund After Losses

Bloomberg – John Meriwether, who roiled global markets when Long-Term Capital Management LP collapsed in 1998, plans to shut his current hedge fund, according to a person familiar with the matter. JWM Partners LLC is closing its main Relative Value […]

Hedge fund Clarium fell 4.4 pct in June

NY Post – Clarium Capital Management, the hedge fund founded by PayPal co-founder and Facebook board member Peter Thiel, fell another 4.4 percent in June, The New York Post reported on Wednesday. The fund’s total returns are down 6 percent […]

Could E.U. Hedge Fund Plans Cause a Cold War?

New York Times Blogs – A move by the European Commission to adopt proposed regulation for hedge funds could end up igniting a transatlantic regulatory war, one of Britain’s hedge fund veterans warned in an interview with The Financial Times. […]

Dubai Hedge Funds, Commodities Investors Required To Move To JLT Free Zone

HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – Members of Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), have been asked to join the commodities community at Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT). All member companies, including those awaiting membership approvals, will be brought together to form a […]

BBC shares huge pension deficit problem with many other UK employers

Times Online – Investment returns have been diabolical. Share values collapsed last year by 30 per cent. Commercial property — office blocks and shops — slumped in value. Hedge funds, in which the BBC fund has been dabbling, proved far […]

Michael Jackson’s death could benefit Dutch fund

Reuters Amsterdam – For Dutch pension fund ABP, Michael Jackson’s death could be good for business. The passing of the man called "King of Pop" last week has created a run on his music, which is partly owned by Dutch […]

FSA to triple some fines

Reuters UK – Britain’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) plans to triple some of the fines it imposes on financial sector wrongdoers as part of a crackdown on offences such as mis-selling and insider dealing. The bigger fines are designed to […]

Threadneedle stays defensive in high yield bonds

Reuters – Threadneedle is staying defensive in its high yield bond fund, despite the spring rally in the sector, betting that weak growth will hinder over-leveraged companies over the next few years, impacting the default rate. "The focus should be […]

Judge hears arguments in Magna bankruptcy

CNBC – Attorneys for a hedge fund are asking for the appointment of an examiner in horse track owner Magna Entertainment’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. A hearing was scheduled Tuesday on the request by Greenlight Capital Offshore Partners, which wants […]

Experts respond to SEC proposals

Caymen Net News – Local hedge fund experts have reacted favourably to last week’s proposals by the Inspector General of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to increase fund regulation. The SEC has proposed that regulation of hedge funds […]