Tag Archives: mortgage-defaults


Hedge Funds That Bet Against Housing Market May Get AIG Cash

March 18, 2009 : Permalink

Wall Street Journal – Some of the billions of dollars that the U.S. government paid to bail out American International Group Inc. stand to benefit hedge funds that bet on a falling housing market, according to people familiar with the […]

Paulson’s Pellegrini Said to Resign to Start Own Hedge Fund

January 7, 2009 : Permalink

Bloomberg – Paolo Pellegrini, the hedge-fund manager who helped Paulson & Co. make more than $3 billion in 2007 on bets the U.S. housing bubble would burst, resigned to start his own fund, a person familiar with the matter said. […]

Dow Jones Suspends 2 Hedge Fund Benchmarks Amid Deleveraging

November 4, 2008 : Permalink

CNNMoney.com – Dow Jones & Co. has suspended the publication of two hedge-fund benchmarks and the Dow Jones Hedge Fund Balanced Portfolio Index that incorporates them, saying that the underlying hedge funds have been deleveraging in an effort to reduce […]

Gottex hedge funds impacted by high redemptions

October 21, 2008 : Permalink

Hedge Funds Review Magazine – Troubled Swiss-based alternative asset management group Gottex Fund Management Holdings said assets under management (AUM) were down over $2 billion to $13.5 billion at September 30, 2008, compared with $15.6 billion at June 30, 2008. […]

When to Fire Your Fund Manager

October 9, 2008 : Permalink

CNBC – Given the troubles in the market, we’re all worried about losing a chunk of our savings, whether it’s wrapped up in mutual funds, hedge funds or individual stocks. But how do you know when to bail on your […]