Tag Archives: nbsp
UK has uphill struggle over EU fund rules
guardian.co.uk – Investment companies and private equity firms suspect that they have been caught up in a directive whose real aim was hedge funds largely because it is so difficult to define hedge funds. The Group of 20 leading […]
New Yorker Glen Whitney quits hedge fund job to create math museum
New York Daily News – An enthusiastic math whiz plus hands-on exhibits multiplied by deep-pocketed investors equals a math museum. This formula may one day lead to every school kid’s nightmare – a museum dedicated to nothing but mathematics – thanks […]
May Was Good to Hedge Funds – But How’s The Future
CNBC – Hedge funds posted their best monthly performance in a decade in May, taking advantage of rallying stock markets and distressed opportunities across the board, according to the latest numbers from the Absolute Return Composite of hedge fund indices.The […]
Return To Eastern Europe
Forbes – Plummeting stock prices in Eastern European should have made the region full of rich pickings for Western investors, but hedge funds and private equity firms have been sitting on the side lines for the last few months, fearful […]
Petite hedge fund WLTM larger partner?
Reuters Blogs – Finding the right partner can be difficult, which is why matchmaking can be helpful. That’s precisely what recruitment firm Alpha Search Advisory Partners is attempting to do with its Hedge Fund Consolidation practice, launched today. The unit, which aims […]
Six exit hedge fund firm NewSmith in cost cuts
Reuters UK – NewSmith Capital Partners, one of the hedge fund firms to appear before a parliamentary committee investigating the UK banking crisis in January, has lost six staff as it cuts costs in a tough period for the industry. […]
Ajay Relan\’s CX Partners Achieves First Close of $220 Million
VC Circle – CX Partners, a new private equity firm promoted by former Citigroup Venture Capital International (CVCI) head Ajay Relan, has achieved the first close of $220 million for its maiden fund. The first close was made by the fund in March […]
Hedge Fund Manager Swiped $44M, Feds Say
Courthouse News Service – A Beverly Hills man defrauded his family and friends of $44 million by persuading them to invest in his two nearly worthless hedge funds and spent the money on a Malibu Beach home, Porsches, and poker, […]
Properties Searched in UK/Cayman Hedge Fund Investigation
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The UK Serious Fraud Office, (SFO) Friday conducted searches on two residential properties (one in Kent, the other in Surrey) assisted by the City of London Police, in connection with its investigation into an alleged […]
How Is the New Hedge Fund Strategy ETF Doing?
Seeking Alpha – The innovators were out with guns blasting as they introduced an ETF that acts like a hedge fund. How has it been doing since the March 25 launch? This new ETF, established by Index IQ analyzes publicly […]
Treasury gets 100 New Fund Manager Applications
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – The Treasury Department said that they have recieved 100 applications from potential fund managers interested in participating in the Legacy Securities portion of the Public Private Investment Program (PPIP). A variety of institutions applied, including […]
