Today's NewsHighbridge Co-Founder To Turn Hedge Fund Into Family Office
Dec 15 2011 | 2:16pm ETAnother blue-chip hedge fund manager is giving up outside capital to avoid having to register with U.S. regulators.
New Jersey Duo Charged In Hedge Fraud
Dec 15 2011 | 2:11pm ETA pair of alleged hedge fund phonies were arrested yesterday and charged with running a $3.5 million Ponzi scheme.
James Caird Plans New Fund Next Year
Dec 15 2011 | 2:10pm ETAfter shutting its flagship hedge fund, James Caird Asset Management will launch a new one.
BlueCrest's Platt Expects Opportunities Post-Euro Crisis
Dec 15 2011 | 1:52pm ETBlueCrest Capital CEO Michael Platt thinks most European banks are insolvent and says he wouldn’t touch illiquid assets with a “barge pole."
New Texas Firm Launches Maiden Hedge Fund
Dec 15 2011 | 1:48pm ETA Texas real-estate investor is giving hedge funds a try.
AKO Tippee Convicted
Dec 15 2011 | 1:47pm ETA British man accused of running an insider-trading scam with a hedge fund trader was convicted and sentenced to two years in prison today.
Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index Down 0.79% In Nov.
Dec 15 2011 | 1:24pm ETThe Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index was down 0.79% in November 2011, putting it down 2.31% YTD.
Polar Sees Hedge Fund Outflows, Mutual Fund Inflows
Dec 15 2011 | 1:15pm ETInvestors continue to shower Polar Capital with new money as the year draws to a close, but they are shying away from the London-based money manager’s hedge funds.
Hedge Funds Bankroll U.K. Conservatives In Big Way
Dec 15 2011 | 1:14pm ETHedge fund donations to the U.K. Conservative Party have soared over the past decade, particularly in the six years since David Cameron became party leader.
Japanese Insurer Eyes More Private Equity
Dec 15 2011 | 1:12pm ETJapan’s largest life insurer is set to increase its investments in private equity, which currently accounts for a fraction of its ¥50 trillion (US$640 billion) portfolio.
Citadel, GreenCrest Analysts Join WJB
Dec 15 2011 | 1:11pm ETBroker-dealer WJB Capital Group is snapping up talent while it can, adding a trio of alternative investments veterans.
Ex-Synapse Credit Analyst Jenkins Out At Broker Evolution
Dec 15 2011 | 1:10pm ETFormer Synapse Investment Management analyst Gary Jenkins, author of one of the most widely-read morning market roundups in London, left broker Evolution Securities this week.
Private Equity Exits Slow In Q4
Dec 15 2011 | 12:02pm ETGlobal private equity exits have slumped so far in Q4 2011 and are unlikely to recover anytime soon given concerns over Europe’s sovereign debt crisis, reports the Preqin research company.
First State Taps Lomnitzer For Global Resources
Dec 15 2011 | 9:44am ETFirst State Investments has tapped Tal Lomnitzer as a global resources manager.
Venezuelan Accountant Sentenced In Conn. Ponzi Case
Dec 15 2011 | 8:39am ETJuan Carlos Guillen Zerpa, a Venezuelan accountant, has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for trying to hinder an investigation into a Connecticut hedge fund manager accused of running a Ponzi scheme.
FRM Teams With Brazil’s Itajubá For Fund Launch
Dec 15 2011 | 7:28am ETHedge fund investment firm Financial Risk Management and Brazilian alternatives specialist Itajubá International are launching Brazil’s first mutual fund invested chiefly in offshore hedge funds.
300 North Capital Hires 2 Institutional Sales VPs
Dec 14 2011 | 2:03pm ET300 North Capital, an institutional investment manager and Old Mutual Asset Management affiliate, has named Brown Windle and Christopher Vassilopoulos as senior vice presidents for institutional sales.
Touradji Fined For Short-Sale Rule Violation
Dec 14 2011 | 2:01pm ETNew York-based Touradji Capital, a hedge fund specializing in commodities, has been fined roughly $1.3 million for a short-sell stock violation, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
In Depth
Q&A: AIM's Harris On Picking Hedge Fund Managers
Dec 9 2011 | 9:49am ETJon Harris, Alternative Investment Management LLC's president, has experience in both the private sector (with Goldman Sachs) and the public sector (from 1994 to 1996, he was responsible for the international finance subcommittee issues for the Republican majority on the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs). FINalternativesSenior Reporter Mary Campbell spoke recently with Harris to learn more about his firm, which today focuses on funds of hedge funds and private equity funds. |
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