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Dutch pension funds criticise EU hedge fund rules
Reuters UK – The Dutch pension fund sector has joined criticism of a European Union regulatory directive for hedge funds and private equity, saying the new rules may cut investment opportunities and raise costs. The EU’s draft “Alternative Investment Fund […]
Credit Suisse in Preliminary Talks to Buy Mesirow Fund of Funds
Bloomberg – Credit Suisse Group AG held preliminary talks with Chicago-based Mesirow Financial Holdings Inc. about buying its $11 billion business that invests clients’ cash in hedge funds, according to two people familiar with the discussions. Credit Suisse, based in […]
Credit Suisse’s AIR Shows Positive Month for Hedge Funds
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Long/Short Equity hedge funds returned positive performance in August mainly as a result of the continued uptrend in equity markets, according to Jordan Drachman, Head of Research for Alternative Beta Strategies at Credit Suisse. “Following […]
Some Hedge Funds Still Feel Effects Of 2008 Redemptions
CNN Money – A year after investors began withdrawing money in a panic from hedge funds, the surviving funds seem to fall into two camps. Those funds that were quick to meet redemption requests are, in many cases, beginning to […]
Hedge Funds Tough To Mimic on Financials
TheStreet.com – Hedge funds that drove financial shares into the ground a year ago are piling back into the stocks, but average investors ought to be careful about mimicking their moves. The first signal of a shift in hedgie sentiment […]
Malaysian 5-year bond-swaps negative
Forbes – The spread between Malaysia’s 5-yr IRS and 5-yr government bond yields hit a negative 9.5 bps on Thursday, as hedge funds and other speculators aggressively received 5-year swaps. The spread was a positive 9.5 bps on Aug 5. […]
Cerberus to ban withdrawals from 2 funds
Reuters – Cerberus Capital Management CBS.UL said on Wednesday it will prohibit investors in new hedge funds from withdrawing money for three years. Earlier on Wednesday, the Financial Times reported Cerberus planned to bar withdrawals in two new funds to […]
What Investors Want from Hedge Funds Now
BusinessWeek – After contributing their fair share to the more than $1 trillion in estimated global financial industry losses in this credit crunch, hedge funds appear to be on the mend. However, the alternative investment vehicles known for returns that […]
Ex-Lehman Trader Bedwick to Manage OGI Global Macro Hedge Fund
Bloomberg – OGI Capital Partners Ltd., a Japanese hedge fund with 3.5 billion yen ($40 million) in assets, plans to almost double in size by starting a global macro hedge fund to be run by Allan Bedwick, a former proprietary […]
HSBC’s Gulliver Says Revenue From Hedge Fund Services May Rise
Bloomberg – Stuart Gulliver, HSBC Holdings Plc’s investment banking chief, said he sees a “significant opportunity” to boost revenue from hedge funds after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s collapse last year. “We’ve seen a number of hedge funds moving their accounts […]
Suit filed against law firm in Florida fraud case
Forbes – A court-appointed receiver in the case of a Sarasota man accused of bilking investors of up to $350 million is suing the firm that represented the hedge funds for failing to protect investors. A lawsuit filed Monday says […]
London Mayor to Urge EU to Relax Plan for Hedge-Fund Scrutiny
London officials including Mayor Boris Johnson will today urge the European Parliament to modify proposals to tighten scrutiny of hedge funds and buyout firms, calling the steps “narrowly protectionist.” Bloomberg – The rules under consideration in Brussels would limit the […]
