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BlackRock In Talks For Largest Global Hedge Fund Transaction On Record

June 9, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – BlackRock, Inc. confirmed that negotiations are ongoing with U.K.’s third-largest bank, Barclays Bank plc, about the potential purchase of Barclays Global Investors (BGI), including the iShares business. “The discussions are not yet concluded and there […]

Barclays in talks with BlackRock on BGI sale

June 8, 2009 : Permalink

Financial Post – Barclays PLC, the U.K.’s third-largest bank, is in talks with BlackRock Inc. and other bidders to sell its asset management division for more than US$10-billion. BlackRock, the world’s biggest publicly traded asset manager, is the leading contender […]

AIG trustee aids offshore hedge funds

May 13, 2009 : Permalink

The battered insurance giant AIG returns to Capitol Hill Wednesday facing another frosty reception in Congress – where three AIG trustees appointed by the U.S. government will make their public debut amid growing skepticism over their role at the company. […]

Middle East investors’ share of hedge fund assets to rise 30%

April 28, 2009 : Permalink

Saudi Gazette – By end of 2013, Middle East investors will account for about $194 billion in hedge fund assets, or about 7.5 percent of total global hedge fund assets, a new global study of institutional investors, investment consultants and […]

Hedge Fund Manager Names Former Citi Exec Andrew Smith Head of Global Sales

April 23, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Coinciding with the launch of new services aimed at increasing hedge fund transparency, independent alternative fund manager Butterfield Fulcrum appointed T. Andrew Smith as the firm’s global head of business development and marketing. He will […]

Bank of NY Says Global Hedge Fund Assets Will Reach $2.6 Trillion by 2013

April 20, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach – (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund assets will bottom out at roughly $1 trillion in 2009, after which capital appreciation and $800 billion in net inflows over the next four years will push global levels to $2.6 trillion […]

Bank of NY Unit Expands Hedge Fund Consulting Services

April 8, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Pershing LLC has expanded their business consulting services by including a hedge fund start-up simulator tool and a new guidebook to assist hedge fund managers with the launch of new funds. Pershing is a subsidiary […]

Treasury Select Committee MPs accuse funds of cashing in on misery

February 4, 2009 : Permalink

Times Online – The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board, which oversees $38 billion, voted to fire hedge-fund firm Austin Capital Management after losing $12 million with alleged Ponzi scheme operator Bernard Madoff. The state pension board also decided at […]

Wealthy wary of putting new money in hedge funds

January 20, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – Millionaires who long put money with hedge funds are now skittish about adding fresh cash after these loosely regulated portfolios posted record losses last year, a top industry executive said on Thursday. "We have probably seen the worst […]