Tag Archives: chief-executive
Citigroup to close Pandit founded hedge fund
Times Online- Citigroup is to close an $800 million hedge fund co-founded by its chief executive Vikram Pandit, following bad returns and the loss of top managers. The US investment bank will now buy what is left of Old Lane […]
Race-Horse Hedge Funds Go to the Races
New York Times Blogs- Big Brown may have failed to complete his Triple Crown sweep on Saturday — indeed, he came in dead last. But hasn’t slowed down what appears to be a burgeoning new sector: the race-horse hedge funds. […]
China’s Safe to invest $2.5bn in TPG fund
Financial Times – China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange has agreed to invest more than $2.5bn in the latest TPG fund, in what could be the largest commitment ever made to a private equity firm, people familiar with the matter […]
FSA puts pressure on top five banks to support Bradford & Bingley
Times Online- The Financial Services Authority took the unprecedented step of pressuring Britain’s five biggest banks into supporting the revised rescue capital-raising at Bradford & Bingley last week, The Times has learnt. HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays, Lloyds TSB […]
Harcourt launches Belmont (Lux) Global Emerging Markets
Zurich – Harcourt Investment Consulting AG (Harcourt) is pleased to announce the launch of Belmont (Lux) Global Emerging Markets, a multi-strategy fund of hedge funds dedicated to harnessing the unique opportunities presented by hedge funds focussed on emerging markets. Through […]
Judge denies bail in hedge fund fraud case
Telegram.com – Convicted swindler Amit Mathur will remain in federal custody for the next three months, a federal judge ruled today. In denying Mr. Mathur’s bid to be released on bail until his sentencing, scheduled for Sept. 5, U.S. District […]
Hedge Fund Fraudster Manhunt Comes to an End
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The international man hunt for Sam Israel came to an end yesterday when the hedge fund fraudster turned himself over to authorities. Israel turned himself into the Southwick, Mass., police station around 9:30 a.m., said […]
Bear Stearns passes into Wall Street history
Financial Times – Jimmy Cayne apologised for the first time to Bear Stearns shareholders and employees on Thursday as the investment bank he helped build into a scrappy powerhouse formally disappeared into Wall Street history as the biggest victim of […]
Super funds eye hedge funds
Money Management- A survey of some of Australia’s biggest superannuation funds has found that they intend to increase their average allocations to hedge funds from 2.5 to 3.5 per cent over the next two to five years, according to a […]
CFS hedge funds terminated
Money Management- Ratings house Standard and Poor’s has withdrawn its ratings from six of Colonial First State’s (CFS’s) fund-of-hedge-fund strategies. The ratings house announced today that the decision had been reached following an internal strategic review by CFS, which had […]
Hedge Funds Hop on the Icahn Bandwagon
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Another hedge fund is backing Carl Icahn’s proxy battle against Yahoo, days after Paulson & Co. gave their support. Third Point LLC, a hedge fund that manages $5.7 billion in assets, is believed to be on […]
MFA Submits Comments On Hedge Fund Committees
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Hedge Fund representative, the Managed Funds Association (MFA), has submitted comments on the Best Practices Reports released by the two Committees appointed by the U.S. President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG). The Asset Managers’ Committee […]