Tag Archives: redemptions


UK hedge fund GAM tightens redemption controls

December 26, 2008 : Permalink

Reuters – British fund manager GAM on Wednesday said it had moved to restrict investor redemptions to once a quarter rather than once a month in its funds of hedge funds amid turmoil in the industry. A spokeswoman for GAM, […]

Magnetar Said to Limit Fund Withdrawals After Losses

December 23, 2008 : Permalink

Bloomberg – Magnetar Capital LLC, the $8 billion hedge-fund firm co-run by former Citadel Investment Group LLC trader Alec Litowitz, limited withdrawals from its biggest fund after it lost 30 percent this year through November, according to two people familiar […]

Hedge funds return to roots as alpha claim refuted

December 22, 2008 : Permalink

Reuters – Hedge funds are set to return to their roots as niche products for the happy few as they have been unable to deliver the gleaming returns they were promising ever since the start of the credit crisis. Hedge […]

Hedge Funds Rally in December, Post Record Losses on the Year

January 12, 2008 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Although hedge funds finished up 2008 with some of the worst numbers to date, they showed some signs of promise in December.  According to the latest research by the Hennessee Group LLC, a New York-based advisor […]