Tag Archives: external-managers
Hedge Fund Assets Approach $3 Trillion
A new report released Monday by HedgeFund.net estimates the assets under management by hedge funds have reached nearly $3 trillion. According to the report, hedge fund assets increased 4.41 percent last quarter, in spite of rough equity markets, to reach […]
CDS counterparty risks serious threat to global financial markets
Hedge Funds Review Magazine – Greenwich Associates conducted a study of 146 institutions in North America and Europe to determine how fears of counterparty risk were affecting institutional investment and trading strategies. The study revealed that 37% of participating institutions […]
Lionhart aims to attract $2bn from Gulf
Zawya – The Lionhart Group, an alternative investment management group that specialises in global multistrategy arbitrage, aims to attract $2 billion (Dh7.4bn) of investment from the Gulf in the next few years through its new branch at the Dubai International […]
Hedge Fund Looking Into Steve & Barry’s
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund Bay Harbour Management is poised to take over bankrupt clothing retailer Steve & Barry’s. The company announced on Monday it has filed a "stalking horse" purchase agreement with the hedge fund in which […]
Carlyle Group to Liquidate Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The private equity firm Carlyle Group will liquidate its lone hedge fund, after stating that it failed to achieve “critical mass.” The fund, Carlyle-Blue Wave Partners Management LP, was a multi-strat fund launched by Rick Goldsmith […]
$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 […]
Lone Star-Merrill deal marks power shift to funds
Reuters- Lone Star’s deal to buy bad loans from Merrill Lynch & Co signals a growing power shift as private equity firms mop up after the year-long credit crisis. Merrill Lynch said on Monday it will take a $5.7 billion […]
Hedge firm SAIL hires former Goldman exec as CEO
Reuters HK- SAIL Advisors Ltd, one of Asia’s largest homegrown fund of hedge fund managers, said on Wednesday it hired former Goldman Sachs Group Inc managing director Vincent Duhamel as its new chief executive. Hong Kong-based Duhamel will replace Eliza […]
Northern Rock scars RAB Capital profits
Times Online- Hedge fund RAB Capital, one of the largest shareholders in Northern Rock when the bank was nationalised in February, this morning announced that its first half pre-tax profit had almost halved and assets under management had shrunk by […]
Singapore fund management assets up 32 pct
Reuters Singapore- Assets managed by fund managers in Singapore grew 32 percent to S$1.173 trillion (431 billion pounds) last year, driven by a doubling in assets held by hedge funds, the central bank said on Thursday. "This is the seventh […]
Asia’s 5 Largest Single-Manager Hedge Funds
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- Asia-based funds are getting bigger according to Alpa Magazine. Several of the funds on the list are relative newcomers and five members of the Asia 25 ranking were not on the list last year. The 25 […]
Nippon Life to take stake in Russell
Reuters Tokyo- Japan’s Nippon Life Insurance plans to invest about 30 billion yen ($282 million) in Russell Investments and form a business alliance with the U.S. investment and index group, sources familiar with the matter said. Nippon Life, Japan’s top […]
