Category Archives: Syndicated
Cruz Eyes Return a Year After Morgan Ouster
Street.Com – Zoe Cruz, the Morgan Stanley co-president pushed out by the firm late last year, is eyeing a role at an asset management firm, or possibly raising money to start a hedge fund, according to a person familiar with […]
Hedge funds add to markets’ pain
USA Today – The great unwind in the secretive hedge fund world caused by steep losses has contributed to the megapain in the stock market. Wealthy folks and big investors yanked a record $31 billion to $43 billion out of […]
Hedge funds set student loan firms in their sights
Guardian Unlimited – After being accused of precipitating the present financial crisis by short-selling banks, hedge funds are now turning their attention to student loans. Jim Chanos, founder and president of Kynikos, one of the best known short- selling hedge […]
Currency shakeout to benefit hedge funds
Reuters UK – Recent sharp moves in global currencies are the start of longer trends set to produce strong money-making opportunities for trend-following hedge strategies, according to Insch Capital Chief Executive Chris Cruden. Cruden, whose Insch Interbank Currency Program is […]
Hedge Funds: 2008’s Winners and Losers
Seeking Alpha – Hedge funds often try to offset potential losses in the principal markets they invest in by hedging their investments using a wide variety of techniques. For this very reason, many of them rarely disclose any of their […]
Andrew Lahde says goodbye to hedge funds
First Post – There’s no doubt which was the most popular reading material in the blogosphere this weekend – the extraordinary ‘farewell letter’ from Andrew Lahde, one of the most successful hedge fund manager in the world, who has said […]
What Makes Me Bearish? Hedge Fund Sales on the Horizon
Seeking Alpha – Investors pulled at least $43bn from U.S. hedge funds in September as market turmoil led to unprecedented withdrawals, an analysis by a leading research house shows. The data from TrimTabs Investment Research – which was to be […]
Hedge funds turn in September to forget
Globe and Mail – Canadian hedge funds posted a brutal 11.2 per cent decline in September, losses that are likely to leave many investors questioning this expensive alternative asset strategy. The latest installment of the Scotia Capital Canadian Hedge Fund Performance […]
Fortress fighting to keep two of its companies afloat
FT – Reuters – Fortress Investment Group LLC, one of the few publicly traded managers of private equity and hedge funds, is taking action to keep two of its companies afloat, the Financial Times said, quoting people familiar with the […]
Morgan Stanley’s Mack Says Some Hedge Funds May Fail
Bloomberg – Morgan Stanley Chief Executive Officer John Mack said tumbling markets may drive some hedge funds out of business, prompting his firm to “resize.” “Friends in that community say that by year-end, you’ll see the number of firms in the […]
Gradient close to collapse as hedge funds feel heat
Telegraph.co.uk – The City-based European equity fund, which had $2.5bn under management at its peak, is now down over 63pc so far this year, leaving investors fearful it will be forced to close. The “blow-up” is a mighty fall for […]