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Global Islamic Fund of Funds Ranked Number One
Al-Bawaba – The Global Islamic Funds of Funds has demonstrated excellent performance in terms of returns and stability and has consistently outperformed other funds in the same category. Global Investment House “Global” announced today that its Global Islamic Fund of […]
Big-Dollar Donors Are Major Force in Obama Campaign
New York Times – In an effort to cast himself as independent of the influence of money on politics, Senator Barack Obama often highlights the campaign contributions of $200 or less that have amounted to fully half of the $340 […]
ARE Opportunity Fund Launch
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Lee Hetfield has joined ARE Asset Management LLC, a distressed credit and distressed real estate asset management company in Florida, as Portfolio Manager. Hetfield reports that as of May 30, 2008, ARE Asset Management launched […]
Hedge Fund Blackstone Opens Office in Beijing
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Global alternative asset manager Blackstone Group is opening a representative office in Beijing with former Vice President of Beijing Mainstreets Investment Group, Mr. Shan Fu as chief representative. "The opening of our Beijing office and […]
New York Hedge Funds Need Quick Turnaround
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – New York’s top 100 hedge funds are in trouble and can’t seem to get out of the red, according to performance reports obtained by the New York Post. Prominent hedge funds are still trying to recover […]
Capital Z Adds 10-Year Bear Stearns Marketing Vet
FINalternatives- Hedge fund seeder Capital Z Asset Management has hired a Bear Stearns veteran to head up its marketing effort and support its portfolio funds. James Marrone was named a partner and chief marketing officer at New York-based CZAM. Marrone […]
British hedge fund buys 5% stake in Sovereign
Milwaukee Business Journal – An activist British hedge fund has taken a 5 percent stake in Sovereign Bankcorp Inc., according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. London-based Toscafund Asset Management said its passive stake amounts to 33.5 […]
TD Waterhouse Fined $2 Million for Illegal Sale of Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – TD Waterhouse has been ordered to pay a $2 million fine as a result of selling hedge funds to clients who were not accredited, according to a report by the Vancouver Sun. The Investment Industry Regulatory […]
$100 Million Legacy Africa Alpha Fund Launched By Bank & Hedge Fund Duo
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- Florida based hedge fund manager INTL Consilium LLC and First City Monument Bank Plc have jointly launched the Legacy Africa Alpha Fund, a $100 million hedge fund investing in Africa and the Middle East. "The new […]
U.S. Marshals Service to Help Clean Up Hedge Fund Mess
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – While the aftermath of the collapsed Bayou hedge fund may have left investors with nothing more than shock, the U.S. Marshals are trying to recoup some of the losses that were suffered. By selling Bayou’s failed […]
Brown joins Collins Stewart as head of fund sales
Investment Week- Collins Stewart Fund Management has appointed Mike Brown as head of fund sales. He will lead sales of the multi-asset, multi-manager funds and specialist equity, fixed interest and hedge funds from the offshore group. Products under his remit […]
Eight Arrested in London Insider Trading Scheme
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Eight people were arrested yesterday in London on suspicions of insider trading. The city of London police and about 40 Financial Services Authority officials targeted workers at UBS and JPMorgan Cazenove, in what they are […]
