( www.redherring.com ) – Venture debt firms aren’t happy that hedge funds are encroaching on their turf by lending to high-tech startups. Venture debt firms on Wednesday blasted hedge funds that are seeking to lend money to startups, saying the […]

( www.thestreet.com ) – Steve Martin used to tell a joke about the simple steps you need to take to become a millionaire. After pumping up the crowd in TonyRobbins fashion — asking “Are you ready?” — he’d rattle off […]

( www.economictimes.com ) – MUMBAI: Rising interest rates in the US and falling local currency have taken the wind out of hedge funds that weretaking leveraged positions in emerging markets such as India. The current spate of selling in the […]

The Hartford Courant – Speaking before an audience stocked with hedge fund managers Wednesday, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal called for stepped-up regulation of the hedge fundindustry, which has grown to nearly $1 trillion in assets under management amid some […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hedge fund Liberty Corner Capital Strategies said on Thursday that it is not the target of the criminal investigation of Refco Inc. (RFXCQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research), and that it is itself suing Refco, as regulators and […]

( www.washingtonpost.com ) – Wednesday, October 19, 2005 – It starts with a good idea that yields spectacular returns, attracts much money and generatesgreat wealth for those at the top. With so many people doing the same thing, investment returns […]

BusinessDay –  Presenter: Lindsay Williams Guest(s): Simon Peile When volatility in the markets gives rise to a difference between options hedging may be possible. Simon Peile, head of African Harvest Alternative Investments, is on the line to talk about hedgefunds […]

IC Wales – The First hedge fund to be based in Wales has been given approval by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to act as an independent investment fund manager and adviser. The Cadwyn Global fund, managed by Cardiff headquartered […]

IC Wales – The First hedge fund to be based in Wales has been given approval by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to act as an independent investment fund manager and adviser. The Cadwyn Global fund, managed by Cardiff headquartered […]

( www.businessweek.com ) – Dizzying growth and an absence of regulation have spawned a series of scandals. Here’s why it happened — and what’s being done Hedge-fund scandals are piling up faster than autumn leaves on suburban lawns. In late […]

( www.forbes.com ) – BONN (AFX) – Germany’s financial watchdog BaFin said it found no evidence that a number of hedge funds workedtogether to oust Deutsche Boerse AG’s chief executive Werner Seifert and chairman Rolf Breuer, to prevent the planned […]

NEW YORK, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Hedge fund manager John A. Levin & Co. (BKF.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said it will wind down its “event-driven” investment fund, after key people said they would resign from the firm. John […]