Tag Archives: third-party
David Cameron challenges Mandelson over Russian oligarch donation
Telegraph.co.uk – Mr Cameron said that his shadow chancellor George Osborne had explained "very clearly" all the meetings and conversations he had had about a possible £50,000 donation from Oleg Deripaska and called on Mr Mandelson to produce a similar […]
Celebrity Divorce Lawyer Sues Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – In an ironic turning of the tables, divorce lawyer Raoul Felder has lost $200,000 at the hands of a hedge fund, or so he says. According to the New York Times, the “Duke of Divorce,” is […]
Lehman CDS auction fears allayed
The Independent – The financial fall-out in the vast, opaque credit default swaps market caused by the collapse of Lehman Brothers could be smaller than originally feared, analysts say. Optimism was rising yesterday that the unwinding of insurance contracts on […]
Number of hedge funds could halve in ’09
Reuters – Turmoil in financial markets could halve the number of hedge funds by next year, and the survivors will likely charge less for their service, an industry executive said on Monday. Ultra-wealthy investors, who fueled a doubling in hedge-fund […]
Wild markets bring turmoil to hedge funds
Boston Globe – Hedge funds usually thrive when markets turn volatile. But even these fast-money investors are struggling to cope with the wild swings in the markets, raising concern that some may not survive. Even before the Bush administration proposed its […]
When to Fire Your Fund Manager
CNBC – Given the troubles in the market, we’re all worried about losing a chunk of our savings, whether it’s wrapped up in mutual funds, hedge funds or individual stocks. But how do you know when to bail on your […]
Will Both Large And Small Hedge Funds Survive?
istockAnalyst.com – September may in fact be the cruelest month of all, at least for hedge funds – now even worse than the previous "comeuppance month" just this last July. Popular funds, such as Greenlight Capital and Maverick Capital had […]
Hedge Fund Finds Itself on Defense
New York Times – Kenneth C. Griffin was one of those Wall Street whiz kids. As a teenager, he traded out of his dorm room at Harvard. In his 20s, he opened his own hedge fund. In his 30s, he […]
A Gloomy Picture for Hedge Funds
New York Times – Hedge funds’ annus horribilis is getting worse. The average fund, after losing nearly 5 percent in the first eight months of the year, was down an additional 7 percent in September, according to Hedge Fund Research. […]
Hedge fund sues Petters
Bizjournals.com – A Minneapolis hedge fund has sued Petters Group Worldwide, alleging it was defrauded out of $60 million in a deal involving “imaginary televisions.” Interlachen Harriet Investments, a Cayman Islands-based unit of Minneapolis-based Interlachen Capital Group, filed the suit […]
Funds Try to Lose Ties to Lehman
New York Times – For some hedge funds, Lehman Brothers has become the Roach Motel of Wall Street: They checked in, but they can’t check out. Two weeks after Lehman spiraled into bankruptcy, hedge funds that did business with the […]