Tag Archives: asset-management


U.S. accuses three in insider trading scheme

Reuters – A hedge fund manager, a brokerage trader and a financial adviser were charged on Thursday with insider trading in the stock of supermarket chain Albertsons Inc, reaping total profits of about $7.5 million, according to court documents. The […]

Myojo Plans Tech-Stock Hedge Fund as Firm Rebuilds After Rout

Bloomberg – Myojo Asset Management Japan Co., whose assets shrank 86 percent in 2008, plans a new fund focused on global technology stocks as the firm rebuilds after the hedge fund industry’s worst year on record. Noriya Nishi, a former technology […]

DEALTALK-Not all bad news in hedge funds

Reuters – A handful of hedge funds has resisted the global crisis ravaging their rivals, reaping bumper returns in 2008 in a sign some niche players will always beat the market no matter how dire the outlook. There is no […]

Sparx to Miss March 2011 Asset Target on Market Rout

Bloomberg – Sparx Group Co., Asia’s biggest hedge-fund manager, will likely miss its asset management target of 5 trillion yen ($57 billion) by March 2011 because of redemptions and losses amid the global market rout. The firm has cut costs to […]

SocGen, Agricole to merge asset management units

Reuters – Societe Generale and Credit Agricole have signed a preliminary agreement to merge their asset management arms and create a top 10 global player, the French banks said on Monday. The new company will be 70 percent owned by […]

Hedge Fund Manager SVM Launches Long/Short Fund

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Privately-owned investment management company, SVM Asset Management, is seeking approval from the Financial Services Authority for the launch of the long/short SVM UK Absolute Alpha Fund, which has a similar investment approach to their SVM […]

CSX settles case over alleged fund violations

CNNMoney.com – Railroad CSX Corp. said Wednesday it has settled a case of alleged securities law violations with two activist shareholder hedge funds. If the settlement is approved by a federal court, CSX will receive $10 million from TCI, which manages […]

CSX Corp. Sue the Childrens Investment Fund

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Transport company, CSX Corporation announced that it has joined in  a civil action brought by the plaintiff, shareholder Deborah Donoghue, in federal court in New York to recover so-called "short-swing" profits under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange […]

Centaurus mulls sale of Atos Origin stake

Reuters – Hedge Fund Firm Centaurus is considering selling its remaining 6.66 percent stake in French IT services group Atos Origin due to the financial crisis, French daily La Tribune reported on Monday. Centaurus and Atos could not be immediately […]

General Growth jumps after hedge fund investment

Struggling General Growth Properties Inc. rallied Tuesday after disclosing an investment from hedge fund manager Pershing Square Capital Management LP. General Growth stock nearly doubled in morning trading. New York-based Pershing Square Capital bought 20.1 million shares of General Growth […]

Long-only funds to dominate shareholder mix

Reuters – Traditional long-only mutual funds are set to dominate shareholder registers again as the hedge fund industry shrinks and retail investors continue to stay away, according to Morgan Stanley. Meanwhile, with institutions, including hedge funds, deleveraging aggressively, emerging markets […]

Hedge fund lowers takeover bid for Epicor Software

CNNMoney.com – New York hedge fund Elliott Associates LP lowered its offer price Tuesday for Epicor Software Corp., saying in a letter it was "extremely disappointed" Epicor’s board had recommended shareholders reject a takeover. Elliott, a large shareholder in the […]