Category Archives: Syndicated
RAB’s Richards Goes Nuclear in Picking Stocks for Hedge Fund
Oct. 12 (Bloomberg) — RAB Capital Plc, a London-based hedge fund manager, increased its investment in companies that mine for uranium, betting concerns about global warming will make nuclear energy more popular. RAB bought shares of Canada’s Cameco Corp. and […]
NAV denies Wood River hedge fund audit claims
NEW YORK, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Hedge fund Wood River Partners LP, which sources said is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, told investors it employed bookkeepers from NAV Consulting, but NAV’s president denied the claim on […]
JP Morgan says hedge funds not major M&A players
LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds do not appear to be launching a major push to force European companies to revamp their boards or make merger and acquisition deals, a senior J.P. Morgan executive said on Wednesday. “Hedge funds are vocal, […]
T. Rowe’s Riepe warns of hedge fund exuberance
BALTIMORE, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Facing a period of low returns, the vice chairman of money manager T. Rowe Price Group Inc. (TROW.O: Quote, Profile, Research) warned institutional clients on Wednesday to avoid investment fads in the quest for better […]
Hard to find talented hedge fund managers, say experts
LONDON (Reuters) – Finding top hedge fund managers is harder than it used to be because heavy flows of money into the industry have attracted a lot of mediocre talent, panellists at a hedge fund event said on Monday. Over […]
Clade Investment Management launches THE SOUTH AFRICAN INVESTABLE
(PRLEAP.COM) Clade Investment Management today announced the launch of the South African Investable Hedge Fund Index (SAIHF) and a range of investable index products tied to this index. The SAIHF isthe first product that allows investors to access this attractive […]
Hedge fund starts proxy fight at A. Schulman
BOSTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) – A group of hedge funds headed by Barington Capital Group on Tuesday increased the pressure on plastics company A. Schulman Inc. (SHLM.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to sell itself by launching a proxy fight to take […]
Dutch hedge fund concern correct ? IMF chief
IPE.com 11/Oct/05: UK – The head of financial market stability at the International Monetary Fundsaid the Dutch financial regulator AFM “was not wrong†to be concerned about the lack of transparency in hedge funds. “Transparency is better today than it […]
Hedge fund firm Prisma says US stocks cheap
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. stocks are cheap compared with government bonds and that will probably remain the case until official U.S. interest rates peak in the middle of 2006, hedge fund firm Prisma Capital Partners told Reuters. Gavyn Davies, Prisma […]
Hedge funds gain in September
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) – Hedge-fund gains in September outpaced equity and bond markets, industry consultant Hennessee Group said on Monday. The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index, which tracks the performance of more than 900 managers overseeing about half the capital in […]
Hedge fund index on offer
NetAssets – From next month, institutional investors will be able to buy directly into a hedge fund index. Clade Enhanced Index Managers has announced that it intends to list its investable index on the Bond Exchange of South Africa. Clade […]
Wood River Hedge Fund Says It’s Late to File Details on Endwave
Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) — Wood River Capital Management LLC, the hedge fund run by former Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Inc. analyst John Whittier, said in a U.S. regulatory filing that it was late to disclose how much stock it held […]