Hedge Funds news from FierceFinance
Navigating the Hedge Fund Maze – October 2009
October was a strong month for hedge fund news, overall. There were some notable changes among the ranks of hedge fund personalities. James Simons prepared to exit the hedge fund stage; meanwhile, Zoe Cruz stepped into the spotlight by launching a hedge fund of her own. Read the report...
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Hedge funds vs. bankruptcy judges
If a hedge fund wants to take an active role in a Chapter 11 proceeding, how forthcoming does it have to be about its business and interests? That's a big issue right now, with lots of opinions. It... Read more...
Volcker rule already having an effect?
There's no real way to handicap whether regulators will succeed in forcing banks to ratchet down their proprietary trading and investing activity. But is the proposed Volcker rule already having an... Read more...
Citi to sell alternatives units?
Is Citigroup (C) bowing to the perceived reality of new Glass-Steagall-like restrictions? You might think so given the news that the bank is preparing to sell its private equity, real estate and... Read more...
The next hedge fund power: Vanguard?
There have been a lot of mutual fund companies gazing longingly at the hedge fund industry--and vice versa. There's apparently a lot of synergy between the two sides. We know this, and yet it is... Read more...
Navigating the Hedge Fund Maze – December 2009
News of the Galleon scandal, which first made headlines in October, continued to develop through December. As we became more familiar with Rajaratnam and Chiesi, the cast of characters... Read more...
Alternative investment spin-offs coming
Wall Street is still digesting the idea that the government seems bent on limiting their size and activity in a bid to make them less capable of sinking the system. One consequence may be that banks... Read more...
Private equity funds faring well
Private equity funds that trade publicly turned in a surprisingly strong performance last year; they generated returns of more than 44 percent vs. 27 percent for the MSCI World Return index,... Read more...
Hedge fund investors' medium-term memory
We noted recently that hedge funds are having an easier time at fund raising than private equity funds. In fact, hedge funds took in $54 billion in new investments in August, September, October and... Read more...
Hedge funds outperformed over past decade
Over the past 10 years, hedge funds have trounced the main stock indexes. According to the Hennessee Group, the Hennessee Hedge Fund index gained 88.3 percent from January 2000 to December 2009,... Read more...
Hedge fund inflows pick up
We noted recently that private equity funds, despite being giddy over the exit environment, were facing some challenges on the fund-raising front. The atmosphere for hedge funds may be a bit better.... Read more...
