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Australian Hedge Funds Will Attract New Cash in 2009
Bloomberg – Australian hedge funds will attract a net inflow of cash in 2009 after record redemptions by overseas investors led to the closure of at least 10 funds in the fourth quarter, the local arm of the Alternative Investment […]
EU Hedge Funds May Face Greater Regulation
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Those who push for greater transparency of the hedge fund industry had a victory this week, when an EU official all but declared that funds in the European Union will be regulated. Charlie McCreevy, the bloc’s […]
Hedge Fund Investors Demanding More Control
New York Post – The days of hedge funds operating behind a curtain may soon be over. Bruised and bloodied by unprecedented losses, hedge-fund investors are rebelling, demanding lower fees, greater transparency and, in a growing number of cases, unfettered […]
Better Breed Of Hedge Funds To Emerge
As hedge fund titans face an intense grilling by congressional committees and thousands of hedge funds around the world close their doors, perhaps it is time to consider a new approach. A hedge fund structure offers investors many advantages such […]
Hedge funds back short selling ban
Sydney Morning Herald – The hedge fund industry says it supports federal government plans to ban naked short selling and impose a disclosure regime for covered short selling. The Australian arm of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) said the […]
Official defends $144M decision
Newark Star-Ledger – Prompted by criticism from a prominent state lawmaker, the head of the state’s Division of Investment yesterday defended his decision to invest $144 million in pension funds in a BlackRock Inc.-managed hedge fund in the past two […]
Waxman backs more regulation of hedge funds, rating companies
Tehran Times – "We do have to have much more government oversight and involvement than we’ve seen in the last decade or so,” said Waxman, a California Democrat. “A lot of people didn’t either know what they were getting into […]
Europe’s MPs push for hedge fund transparency
Times Online – The European Parliament will support calls tomorrow for Europe-wide legislation aimed at making the inner workings of hedge funds and private equity more transparent. The proposals – championed by Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, the Socialist MEP and a […]
FINCAD Targets Hedge Funds With Webinar
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – FINCAD is hosting a webinar specifically targeted towards hedge funds titled, ‘Hedge Funds: Scenario and Risk Analysis for your OTC Derivatives Portfolio’ and will feature analysts from FINCADs professional services team. "This is a rapidly […]
Biden No Hedge Fund Lover
HedgeFund.Net – According to Joseph Biden, the hedge fund industry and private equity deserve the blame for the global credit crisis. The Delaware senator and running mate of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama made that assertion in a primary debate […]
