Tag Archives: assets-under-management
MFA Comments On Obamas Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Richard H. Baker, President and CEO of the Managed Funds Association (MFA) wrote a letter to MFA members this afternoon, highlighting today’s announcement by the Obama Administration requiring all advisers to hedge funds and other private […]
SYZ & CO Expands To Hedge Funds & FoHF’s In Spain
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – International hedge fund manager and Swiss banking group, SYZ & CO, has acquired 50% of the asset management company owned by Spanish alternative investment group N+1. The joint venture, named “N+1 SYZ Gestión”, will provide […]
Goldman CFO sees end to hedge fund redemption wave
Khaleej Times – Hedge fund assets may be on the rebound after a year of massive redemptions, Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Financial Officer David Viniar told analysts on Tuesday, although the prime brokerage business will remain under pressure. “Assuming […]
Hedge Funds Stalled in June, Attracted $4 Billion
Bloomberg – Hedge funds had net inflows of $4 billion in June as the index measuring their performance remained little changed after posting its longest stretch of monthly gains since July 2007, according to Eurekahedge Pte. The industry had net […]
Man Group funds drop, but withdrawals are slowing
MENAFN – U.K. hedge fund manager Man Group reported a further decline in its assets under management Thursday, but said institutional customers have significantly slowed their withdrawals and private investor sales have been strong. The group said funds under management […]
Hedge fund Clarium fell 4.4 pct in June
NY Post – Clarium Capital Management, the hedge fund founded by PayPal co-founder and Facebook board member Peter Thiel, fell another 4.4 percent in June, The New York Post reported on Wednesday. The fund’s total returns are down 6 percent […]
Hedge-Fund Industry 2.0 Is Already Taking Shape: Matthew Lynn
Bloomberg – There are signs of life returning to the hedge-fund industry. Assets under management are rising. New funds are being launched. Some are even making money. Reports of hedge funds’ demise are exaggerated even if it isn’t quite time […]
State Street Report Examines Hedge Fund Industry Challenges – Preview
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – State Street Corporation released two papers on alternative investments as part of its Vision series of thought-leadership reports. The papers examine two key components of alternative investments, hedge funds and private equity, and their future […]
Och-Ziff funds gain in June, but assets fall
Reuters – Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, a U.S. hedge fund giant banged up by last year’s market turmoil, said its funds continued their 2009 revival with June gains, although assets under management slipped once again. The New York firm estimated […]
Brummer & Partners Asia Hedge Fund Launch
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – Swedish hedge fund manager, Brummer and Partners, is expanding its offering of hedge funds by launching Karakoram, a new long-short Asia fund today. The new hedge fund will take both long and short positions in […]
Hedge fund firm Polar assets fall, sees new inflows
Reuters – Hedge fund firm Polar Capital reported a fall in assets but has seen net inflows in recent months and said on Wednesday it was looking "more aggressively" at buying firms in distress. Polar said assets under management fell […]
Hedge fund firm Polar Capital says assets $1.54 bln
Reuters – Hedge fund firm Polar Capital said on Wednesday that its assets under management had fallen to $1.54 billion at end-May compared with $3.1 billion at end-March 2008. The firm said pretax profit for the year to March 31 […]
