Tag Archives: tactic


Hedge funds hiring IT contractors

May 29, 2009 : Permalink

eFinancialCareers UK – Man Group has been spending freely on technology over the last year, and is expected to continue to do so going into 2010. To carry out the new projects, it’s been hiring an ever-growing team of contractors, […]

Call for hedge funds to pay short selling research charge

April 27, 2009 : Permalink

London Stock Exchange – Hedge funds that short stocks as part of their investment strategy should be forced to pay a levy to support research into the impact of the tactic on the markets, according to a new manifesto for […]

Hedge fund takes HSBC short position

March 11, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – U.S. hedge fund Harbinger Capital is the first company to declare a short position in HSBC following the bank’s record rights issue, after making millions from a similar tactic with UK bank HBOS last year. Harbinger said in […]

U.S. hedge fund takes HSBC short

March 10, 2009 : Permalink

International Herald Tribune – U.S. hedge fund Harbinger Capital is the first company to declare a short position in HSBC following the bank’s record rights issue, after making millions from a similar tactic with UK bank HBOS last year. Harbinger said […]