Tag Archives: fund-managers
Blackstone’s income falls, but beats expectations
International Herald Tribune – Blackstone Group, manager of the world’s largest leveraged-buyout fund, said Wednesday that second-quarter profit beat analysts’ estimates as gains from hedge funds offset a decline in private-equity takeovers. Net economic income, a measure that excludes some compensation […]
Hedge Funds Capitalizing on Beaten Down Mortgage Market
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Foreclosed properties present an opportunity, to some, of finding an otherwise unattainable home at a deeply discounted rate. For hedge funds, foreclosures could mean massive returns in the near future. That’s why dozens of hedge funds […]
AIG Earnings Slump on Private Equity, Hedge Funds
Bloomberg – Just when American International Group Inc. shareholders figured things couldn’t get worse at the world’s largest insurer, profit from the company’s private equity and hedge fund investments is evaporating. Earnings from so-called alternative holdings were probably close to […]
New player on the bad loan scene
Star News Online- Dozens of hedge funds, private equity groups and other investors have plunged into the beaten-down mortgage market in recent months, buying tens of thousands of distressed loans and foreclosed properties around the country. They hope to profit […]
Bedrock Rolls Out Multi-Strat Fund of Funds
FINalternatives- Bedrock Alternative Asset Management in May launched its Global Diversified Fund, a fund of funds covering private equity, hedge funds, real estate and commodities, combined with traditional stock and bond investments. The fund will invest in a 15 to […]
Ashmore “special situations” fund goes private equity
Reuters- Distressed debt in emerging markets is now harder to find than in developed economies, asset manager Ashmore says, but its "special situations" funds see good growth in emerging private equity. Ashmore’s Global Special Situations Funds started a decade ago […]
Hedge fund assets jump to $2,900bn
Financial Times – Hedge funds have more than $2,900bn under management, according to a survey of valuers of their assets, sharply up on last year in spite of the credit crunch and a series of high-profile problems in the industry. […]
Hedge fund managers shy away from signing compliance code
The Independent – Hedge funds have given a voluntary code for the industry a collective thumbs-down – not a single firm has signed up to the compliance standards since they were launched in January. Nearly five months ago the Hedge […]
