Tag Archives: hedge fund
Deal’s third man
New York Post – “Malone’s a hybrid guy,” said one media mergers-and-acquisitions banker. “He operates Liberty with as much of a financial focus as a strategic focus and he looks at deals like a leveraged buyout investor would.” Indeed, Liberty […]
France, Britain converge on EU hedge fund rules
EurActiv – French financial market regulator AMF has aligned itself with British opinion on the EU draft directive to reign in alternative investment funds, in contrast with the strictly pro-regulation stance of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. At a conference in […]
Governor’s hedge fund investment questioned
The Star-Ledger – Gov. Jon Corzine has a stake in a private hedge fund related to the corporate owner of four New Jersey casinos, an investment Republican critics contend presents at least the appearance of a conflict for a multimillionaire […]
Hedge fund investors worried EU plans limit choice
Reuters – Institutional investors said on Thursday that draft European Union rules that could bar non-EU fund managers from marketing their products in the region could limit their investment choices and upset their portfolio balance. U.S. managers “would effectively be […]
To Reduce Hedge Fund Risk, Let Everyone In
New York Times – It is time to get serious about hedge fund risk. This, however, is not the usual argument for more regulation of hedge funds. Here is a contrarian view: the best course for our capital markets may […]
Deloitte Adds Hedge Fund Heavyweights Schubert and Iler
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund pioneers Ellen C. Schubert and Ray J. Iler have joined the hedge fund team of Deloitte LLP’s Asset Management Services practice. Schubert joined Deloitte in the newly-created role of Chief Advisor to the Asset […]
Hedge flows above pre-crisis levels -Martin Currie
Guardian – Scottish fund firm Martin Currie is seeing investors put money into its hedge funds at a faster rate than before the credit crisis, an executive told Reuters, in another sign the industry is reviving. After $300 billion of […]
No country for stimulus packages – SilkInvest on MENA Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – In an update from MENA hedge fund investor SilkInvest, CEO Baldwin Berges writes, “While the major economies are still fuelled on policy support level, there are several economies in our region of focus that benefit from […]
Transparency the key word among hedge fund heads
Canada.com – Holding a hedge fund conference at a casino may not be the best optics for an industry that was cast as one of the free-wheeling gamblers of the financial crisis, but players in the fledgling Canadian sector meeting […]
Former Argent trio launches new hedge fund in Chapel Hill
Triangle Business Journal – Chapel Hill, which over the years has become the home base of choice for money managers of all stripes, has a new hedge fund. Raven Rock Capital launched September 1 with at least $7.6 million under […]
Hedge fund replication index offers exposure to alternatives
Investment News – Seizing on an anticipated increase in demand for alternative investments, a Greenwich, Conn.-based firm has rolled out an investible hedge-fund-tracking index that offers liquidity and transparency. TrueBeta LLC’s index is designed to replicate the performance of the […]
Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest WildCard Play-Off
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A Leg To Stand On is celebrating the sixth anniversary of their annual benefit, Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest. It is being held at B.B. King Blues Club in New York on Thursday, October 8. The Rocktoberfest Wildcard […]
