Category Archives: Syndicated
Delivery on ‘absolute’ promise is relative
Lexington Herald-Leader – When does "absolute" imply something that in reality is far less than certain? When it comes to "absolute return funds." That’s the label mutual fund companies have put on hedge fund-style products that they’ve been rolling out […]
The Hedge Fund Money-Go-Round
Seekingalpha.com – Bill Ackman explains how hedge funds work, specifically with regard to investors in Pershing Square IV, his fund dedicated (disastrously) to going long Target. Some of these investors, who are for the most part other hedge funds (that […]
Downturn spurs some foundations to give more
Boston Globe – At a time when most foundations are cutting back or maintaining last year’s spending, a few are doing what hedge fund manager Ken Nickerson of the Eos Foundation calls "counter-cyclical giving." They’re increasing their grants. Nickerson heard […]
Harvard’s alumni fail to dazzle in recession
Telegraph.co.uk – When Andy Hornby, the former chief executive of HBOS, was asked by the Treasury Select Committee to detail his banking qualifications he couldn’t. Like his fellow bankers, Sir Fred Goodwin, Sir Tom McKillop and Lord Stevenson, being questioned […]
Little is absolute about absolute return funds
Forbes – When does "absolute" imply something that in reality is far less than certain? When it comes to absolute return funds. That’s the label mutual fund companies have put on hedge fund-style products that they’ve been rolling out with […]
Man Up! Hedge-Fund Man’s Advice for Wall Street
Bloomberg – Before I quit my job trading bonds for my former Wall Street employer and set up my first hedge fund, I thought long and hard. I stared at the ceiling every night, unable to sleep, and asked myself, […]
Charity sues Highland Capital for more than $1.8 million
Dallas Morning News – An Amarillo charitable foundation is suing Dallas-based Highland Capital Management LP to recover more than $1.8 million from a Highland hedge fund that was shut down in October after heavy losses. The Mary E. Bivins Foundation, […]
France to call for hedge fund crackdown
Focus Infomation – France on Friday will press for tighter controls on hedge funds, urging other big industrialised nations to strengthen regulation of the industry and compel banks that lend them money to hold more capital. Paris wants the European […]