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UPDATE 1 – Och-Ziff reports loss, sets aside bonuses
CNN Money – Hedge fund firm Och-Ziff Capital Management Group reported a wider second-quarter net loss Tuesday and lower-than-expected distributable earnings, a number analysts look at closely. The New York-based firm, one of only a small number of publicly traded […]
RPT-EXCLUSIVE-Costas launches boutique bank and a 2nd act
CNN Money – John Costas, who helped make UBS AG into one of the world’s biggest investment banks, wants to build a lasting Wall Street player — and put the 2007 demise of hedge fund Dillon Read Capital Management behind […]
Investors eye safer funds, firms must adjust-survey
CNN Money – Money managers must offer new portfolios and keep cutting costs to survive in an era where frightened investors prefer safer fixed-income funds to stock and hedge funds, a report released Monday showed. Badly bruised by last year’s […]
INTERVIEW-AQR hedging its bets with big mutual fund plan
CNN Money – AQR Capital Management LLC, among the world’s largest hedge fund managers, will introduce another hedge fund-style mutual fund next month, as it expands its reach beyond the biggest investors. Greenwich, Connecticut-based AQR, a $20 billion firm led […]
Vulture investors are looking for prey
CNN Money – They pray for recessions and smile a little wider when a company climbs onto its death bed. Welcome to the world of distressed, or so-called "vulture" investors, an often-ignored corner of the market that has increasingly taken […]
SUMMIT-SNAP ANALYSIS-G20 adds flesh to regulatory bones
CNN Money – They are finally getting more serious on regulation. But success will hinge on delivery, not just detail. The G20 summit in London will adopt a more detailed approach to overhauling the world’s financial rules in a bid […]
US hedge funds worry about expected new rules
CNN Money – For years, U.S. hedge fund managers have worried that their loosely regulated and secretive industry would one day face tougher regulations. Now that day seems to be here. "It was inevitable that this would happen," said Brad […]
Main Citadel Hedge Funds Dropped Estimated 53% In ’08
CNN Money – Citadel Investment Group’s main hedge fund lost 53% for 2008, according to a person familiar with Citadel’s preliminary estimates. The $10 billion Kensington and Wellington funds lost about 9% during the first 24 days of December, punctuating […]
