Category Archives: Syndicated
Hedge Funds Buy Stocks for First Time Since October
Bloomberg – U.S. hedge funds are buying more of the nation’s stocks than they’re selling for the first time since October, while mutual funds and most other investors remain net sellers, according to UBS AG. In the four weeks ended […]
Obama’s Interview on ‘The Tonight Show’ / regarding hedge funds and AIG
FOXNews – MR. LENO: Tell people what happened. I know people have been over it, just — MR. OBAMA: Well, look, here’s what happened. You’ve got a company, AIG, which used to be just a regular, old insurance company. Then […]
Hedge fund shrink says success is all in your head
Reuters – Hedge fund managers may want to get their heads examined. We’re not talking Rorschach tests and distant memories of parents. Rather, psychiatrist Ari Kiev has helped hundreds of star traders improve their market performance by increasing concentration, managing […]
Hedge Fund Heavyweights
CNBC – Video discussing the administration’s policy and economic projections, with Michael Steinhardt, WisdomTree Investments; Leon Cooperman, Omega Advisors and Mario Gabelli, Gamco Investors. Read Complete Article
FACTBOX-G20 proposals on hedge funds, pay, ratings agencies
Forbes – EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday will discuss action on the financial crisis, with concern expressed that some eastern European countries may need more help. Earlier this month G20 finance ministers laid out a broad […]
US hedge fund manager arrested in Hong Kong
International Herald Tribune – A Silicon Valley hedge fund manager has been arrested in Hong Kong on charges that he bilked investors out of at least $5 million. According to a criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday in San Jose federal court, Albert […]
Inside the world’s biggest hedge funds
Fortune Magazine – Is the current downturn merely a severe slump, or are we facing a second coming of the Great Depression? That’s the question everyone is asking these days. But Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates and manager of what […]
Bennelong SGI to Start Hedge Fund to Invest in Global Equities
Bloomberg – Bennelong Funds Management, an Australian fund manager with A$400 million ($271 million), will start a second hedge fund to ride through the financial crisis as it seeks to more than double funds under management. Melbourne-based Bennelong wants to […]
The Mad Hedge Fund Trader
Seekingalpha.com – The Mad Hedge Fund Trader graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in Biochemistry and a minor in Mathematics in 1974. He moved to Tokyo, Japan to join Dai Nana Securities as a […]
Hedge Funds That Bet Against Housing Market May Get AIG Cash
Wall Street Journal – Some of the billions of dollars that the U.S. government paid to bail out American International Group Inc. stand to benefit hedge funds that bet on a falling housing market, according to people familiar with the […]
Fund at Covenant Capital rebounds as market sags
Charlotte Business Journal – In early 2008, Jim Morgan and his partners at Covenant Capital sent a gloomy letter to their investors. After a couple of disappointing years, the letter said, the hedge-fund firm was preparing to close. It told […]
UK financial services regulator proposes shakeup
LONDON (AP) – Britain’s financial services watchdog proposed sweeping changes to global banking regulations on Wednesday, including a crackdown on the "shadow banking" activities of institutions like hedge funds. The government-commissioned banking services report recommends new rules on a wide […]