Category Archives: Syndicated
Macquarie hedge fund offering expanded
Macquarie Portfolio Management has expanded its range of hedge fund investment options, giving retail investors access to a global group of absolute return hedge fund managers. Macquarie Equity Markets Group division director Cathy Kovacs said the Macquarie Equinox Select Opportunities […]
Commodities hold key to economic power
Reuters – Raw material resources will determine country rankings in the world economic pecking order in years to come as strong demand and limited supplies ensure commodity prices hold their upwardtrajectory. Hedge funds say demand for the commodities that countries […]
Dollar hits 7-month low vs yen, seen vulnerable
Reuters – The dollar hit a seven-month low against the yen on Monday, extending a slide as the Federal Reserve appears set to soon end a two-year run of credit tightening that had widened the U.S.currency’s yield advantage. A renewed […]
Morgan Stanley to set up local hedge fund service
Australian – IN another sign of the swift evolution of the nation’s hedge fund market, Morgan Stanley is launching an Australian hedge fund services business. The business of settling hedge fund trades and providing financing to hedge funds, known as […]
Hedge funds try to limit risk to keep fees
MSN MoneyCentral – Hedge fund managers are increasingly refusing to make risky investments for fear of losing customers and their sky-high fees, according to GAM, the world’s biggest hedge fund firm. GAM, a fund of hedge funds specialist based in […]
Hingham pair starts reduced-risk fund for smaller investors
Patriot Ledger – For years, Brian Hlidek had a hard time finding a mutual fund for his clients that would help them reduce their investment risks the way a hedge fund would. Finally, the Hingham resident decided the best solution […]
Lay Is Pressed on Hedge Fund Conspiracy
New York Times – Prosecutors attempted this morning to pick apart the assertion of Kenneth L. Lay, Enron’s former chairman, that hedge funds were part of a “conspiracy” thatcaused Enron’s downfall in 2001, as the government’s cross-examination of Mr. Lay […]
Frontrunner: more FoF launches set for crowded market
CityWire.co.uk – The crowded fund of funds (FoF) market is to welcome more new names as a host of firms examine fund launches in the area, Citywire has learned. At least three companies have preliminary sketches on the drawing board. […]
T Bailey to pay off fixed costs for new investors
CityWire.co.uk – Multi-manager specialist T Bailey is to pay the fixed costs of its new Cautious Managed fund to ensure early investors are not penalised by their impact while the fund gains critical mass. Fixed costs on the new fund […]
Hedge funds still seen holding 15 pct of Daimler
Reuters – DaimlerChrysler (DCXGn.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) believes hedge fundsstill control roughly 15 percent of the shares in the U.S.-German carmaker, the company said on Thursday. “I have no information that it changed. I think it sticks more or less […]
Morgan Stanley hires exec from UK hedge fund CQS
Reuters – Christopher Carter, chairman of hedge fund CQS, is to join Morgan Stanley (MS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) as vice chairman ofinstitutional securities, the U.S.-based bank said on Thursday. Carter, who became chairman of CQS last November, has more than […]
The Hedge Fund Report: Getting What You Pay For
TheStreet.com – A lot has been written about “hedged mutual funds,” which use hedge-fundlike trading strategies such as short selling and leverage. Those hybrid funds resemble mutual funds in two ways: They are subject to strict regulations and they do […]