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Prime brokers doing away with OTC ‘give ups’

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge funds of varying sizes report being given notice by prime brokers that OTC derivative give up arrangements will end – quickly. Funds ranging in size from $25M to $2.5B are being told new derivative […]

Diamond Hedgers Report Increase in Fund Assets

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Recently launched Codiam Fund, which invests in pre-cut colored diamonds, has reported an increase of 9% in the fund’s net asset value over the first three months of trading. "We launched the fund in difficult […]

Mexican Hedge Fund Takes Over Canadian Mining Company

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Canadian mining, development and exploration company, Frontera Copper Corporation, has agreed, due to the recent downturn in the copper market, to Mexican hedge fund Invecture’s hostile take over bid. After determining that the hedge fund, […]

Betsy Waters on Basics of Investment Strategy at NY Traders Expo

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – dbFX Global Director Betsy Waters will moderate a panel discussion entitled, “Investing in Managed Accounts: The What, How, and Why,” during the International Traders Expo, the largest and only expo designed exclusively for active traders. […]

Obama’s Stimulus Package Approved by Senate

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – President Barack Obama’s $838 billion stimulus plan was approved by the U.S. Senate as part of a plan of action the Senate hopes will revive the collapsing US economy. $100 billion is to be alotted […]

Conyers Expands Cayman Islands Team

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Pioneers in the field of offshore law, Conyers Dill & Pearman, (Conyers) is expanding its Cayman Islands presence with three new associates as attorneys-at-law. Stephen Leontsinis has joined the Litigation team, while Tania Dons and […]

Database raised red flags on Nadel funds in 2005

Herald Tribune – Partners of failed hedge fund trader Arthur Nadel said they were shocked to learn after Nadel disappeared on Jan. 14 that the six hedge funds for which he did the trading had been emptied of their purported […]

IAS presents a ‘Forensic’ approach to Due Diligence

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – In response to the recent need to restore confidence and liquidity in the mortgage market, Integrated Asset Services, LLC (IAS), a default management and residential collateral valuation company, is introducing iCDA Credit Due Diligence Analytics. […]

Hedge Fund Veteran ACTs to Improve Fund Transparency

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Mike Griffin of Spectrum Global Fund Administration has launched the a hedge fund website that he believes will improve hedge fund transparancy, HedgeACT.com. “As a former hedge fund executive, I know first-hand how important transparency […]

Arkanar Financial Global Macro Hedge Fund Launch

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Alternative investment consultant and director, Bob Torkelund has announced the launch of a Cayman regulated fund, the Arkanar Global Macro SP. The fund is being monitored and the due diligence work done by the Cayman […]

Hedge Fund Expert Subpoenad by Feds

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Wall Street’s highest-ranking woman, Erin Callan, was subpoenaed by a federal grand jury, along with 24 other Lehman executives regarding the collapse of Lehman Brothers, according to the New York Post. Now in seclusion, the […]

Madoff Hedge Fund Shut Down by Luxembourg Regulators

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Swiss bank UBS AG’s money manager, Luxalpha, was one of the main European hedge funds that gave money to US money manager Bernard Madoff, it is now being shut down by CSSF, Luxembourg’s financial supervisors. […]