Category Archives: Syndicated
Goldman close to $7 billion SIV restructure
Reuters- Goldman Sachs is about to bail out a $7 billion (3.6 billion pound) structured investment vehicle formerly run by Cheyne Capital, a source familiar with the matter said, boosting hopes that markets for troubled mortgage assets are easing. "I […]
CQS hires Barclays executive to head Hong Kong trading
Reuters India- CQS has hired former Barclays Capital managing director David Kilgore as its head of trading in Hong Kong, part of a broader push by the $9.6 billion (4.9 billion pound) UK hedge fund manager to expand its presence […]
Bear Stearns Hedge Fund Managers getting indicted for starting credit crisis
India Daily- The Bear Stearns Hedge Fund Managers are getting indicted for starting the credit crisis. According to media sources, Federal prosecutors are preparing to file criminal charges against managers of two Bear Stearns Cos. hedge funds whose collapse helped […]
Transpacific blames hedge funds for shorting stock
Sydney Morning Herald- The waste management business Transpacific has attempted to snuff out concerns about its ability to service its $2.6 billion of debts, arguing that the market has failed to recognise its "incredible cash flow" and the value of […]
Exxon to exit U.S. retail gas business
Reuters- Exxon Mobil Corp said it is getting out of the retail gas business in the United States as sky-high crude oil prices squeeze margins. Those branded service stations may be the most public aspect of Exxon’s business, but they […]
Hedge funds badly burnt in inflation expectations bet
Telegraph.co.uk- Hedge funds have suffered major losses after wrongly betting that market inflation expectations would fall, the Bank of England has said. The Bank reported that many hedge funds had been badly burnt after market expectations for inflation rose to […]
Ashmore fund offers $827 mln for rest of Manila
MANILA (Reuters) – A unit of investment fund Ashmore Group said on Friday it has offered to buy the remaining 60 percent stake in Philippine oil refiner Petron for nearly $827 million, which would give it full control of the company. […]
Embattled UBS wraps up bumper rights issue
FRANKFURT (Reuters)- UBS has wrapped up a 16 billion franc rights issue, the Swiss bank’s second effort to resuscitate finances that have been ravaged by the global markets crisis. It is the latest in a line of major banks including […]
Morgan Stanley, Citi Lose Oil Analysts as Hedge Funds Hire
Bloomberg- Wall Street is losing its top oil analysts as securities firms suffer record losses and hedge funds offer the promise of higher pay. Morgan Stanley’s Douglas Terreson and Citigroup Inc.’s Doug Leggate, ranked first and second by Institutional Investor […]
Comic Hoffman Hails Florent, Mocks Hedge-Fund Dudes
Bloomberg- Clad in a beaded, raspberry-colored dress, black leggings and kitten-heeled shoes, comic actress Jackie Hoffman climbed onto the bar at Florent to deliver a tirade against the forces of greed and gentrification that have conspired to drive a beloved […]
Lehman Brothers removes finance, operating chiefs
The Columbian- The hope at Lehman Brothers is that a management shakeup Thursday will contain the damage of a stunning quarterly loss – yet some on Wall Street fear this is one more step toward a more dramatic outcome for […]
Pasternak Cleared of SEC Trading-Fraud Allegations
Wall Street Journal- A federal judge said the Securities and Exchange Commission didn’t prove that former Knight Equity Markets chief Kenneth Pasternak defrauded the firm’s clients. In an oral opinion Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Joel Pisano said that witness […]