Tag Archives: selling stocks


Activist funds eye resurgence in friendlier climate

July 22, 2009 : Permalink

Alibaba News Channel – European companies emerging from the credit crisis should start looking over their shoulders: activist investors are set to return from hibernation, working more closely than ever with institutions to effect change. The activists, who favour methods […]

Hedge funds, FCCBs catch the fancy of India’s super rich

March 10, 2009 : Permalink

Business Standard – Hedge funds and foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) are replacing real estate as popular offshore investment destinations for India’s richest. Hedge funds are investment funds which employ various strategies to produce absolute returns. These strategies could be […]

“Tiger cub” raises $80 million for long-only hedge fund

February 20, 2009 : Permalink

Greenwich Time – The Greenwich-based Viking hedge fund group run by Andreas Halvorsen started a new fund to focus on buying stocks after selling them short became more risky. Viking Long Fund LP began trading last month after initially raising […]