Category Archives: Syndicated
Srini Vudayagiri quits Lightspeed Venture Partners
Reuters India – Vudayagiri said he will be transitioning out of Lightspeed by end of this month. Sreenivasulu "Srini" Vudayagiri, an India based Venture Director with Lightspeed Venture Partners, is quitting the venture capital firm. When contacted, Vudayagiri said, "I […]
SEC needs hedge fund authority-Schapiro
Guardian Unlimited – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission needs authority to require hedge fund advisers to register with the agency plus the power to examine funds’ books, the agency’s chairman said on Tuesday. U.S. lawmakers are working to give […]
Gartmore to push into retail hedge fund market
Reuters – Fund manager Gartmore is preparing a major push into the UK retail hedge fund market after picking up strong demand for its first products in the sector, a senior executive said. The plan comes after a rough year […]
5 Top-Rated Stocks Hedge Funds Are Buying
Motley Fool – Hedge funds — private investment partnerships for wealthy individuals and institutions — are thought to be managed by well-informed, talented investors. Where are they placing their stock bets in this highly volatile market? And does the investing […]
Hong Kong regulator freezes hedge fund assets
Reuters – The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said on Tuesday it had commenced proceedings against 11 defendants related to Descartes Athena Fund SPC, a hedge fund that the regulator is investigating for allegedly falsifying accounts after liquidating […]
Integrated changes tack with deal to sell hedge funds
Reuters – Integrated Asset Management said on Wednesday it is repositioning as a pure play brokerage business after agreeing to sell a 51 percent stake in its French fund of hedge funds business. The firm, listed on London’s AIM market, […]
Hedge clippers
Times Online – They must think it’s Christmas in Geneva. Alistair Darling delivered an early present last week by slapping a 50 per cent tax rate on top earners. Highly paid but footloose financiers are now betting when the rate […]
Hedge fund investor warns against stock bets
Reuters – Prominent hedge fund investor Mark Yusko on Monday warned endowments against putting the bulk of their money into stocks, arguing that these assets perform only when economies are growing. For years most investors ranging from big institutions to […]
Hedge fund bill to give SEC registration authority
Guardian Unlimited – A U.S. Senate bill to make the $1.3 trillion hedge fund industry more transparent would give federal regulators the authority to require fund managers to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission, one of the bill’s authors […]
Managed accounts to cost smaller hedgie clients
Reuters – A switch by some big investors chastened by the Madoff scandal and the credit crisis into managed accounts at hedge fund firms could end up penalising smaller clients in mainstream funds. Managed accounts offer greater visibility and flexibility […]
SEC has about 150 hedge fund probes
Reuters – U.S. securities regulators have about 150 active hedge fund investigations and more than 50 probes involving credit default swaps and other derivatives, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro said on Monday. The SEC also has about two […]
Middle East investors’ share of hedge fund assets to rise 30%
Saudi Gazette – By end of 2013, Middle East investors will account for about $194 billion in hedge fund assets, or about 7.5 percent of total global hedge fund assets, a new global study of institutional investors, investment consultants and […]