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SocGen reducing China fund venture stake – sources
Forbes – French bank Societe Generale (SocGen) plans to reduce its holdings in its China fund joint venture due to regulatory concerns after a global reorganisation, two people familiar with the situation said. SocGen already owns a fund venture with […]
SocGen fund managers leave to create own fund
Reuters – A team of hedge funds managers at Societe Generale is leaving to set up their own hedge fund with capital from the French bank, La Tribune reported on Tuesday. The paper said the move was led by Arié […]
Greek Isles enters bankruptcy; owner says fault lies with fund
ReviewJournal.com – The majority owner of the Greek Isles blamed "greedy hedge-fund guys" interested in wiping out the current owners’ equity stake for pushing the property into Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday. Harold Rothstein said the Greek Isles’ creditors have already […]
Russian Trader Looses $50 Million In Risky Trades
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Moscow’s The Statesman reports that a Russian rogue trader lost his investment bank up to $50 million in risky trades that went wrong in the financial crisis, the Vedomosti business daily reported today. Quoting unnamed […]
Hedge fund chief warns of worse to come
Financial Times- A hedge fund manager who made some of the biggest profits from the global credit crisis said on Wednesday there was worse to come as evidence mounted that banks are struggling to regain their earnings power and properly […]