Taiwan: Hedge funds are welcome
BusinessWeek- Lee Shyan-Yuan, one of several commissioners at Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC), believes attracting hedge funds to the market would be a smart move. He is courting hedge...
View ArticleFunds of hedge funds look to global macro for gains
Guardian.co.uk- Funds of hedge fund managers are looking to global macro funds to try and steer clear of the mess thrown up by the credit crisis while cautiously dipping their toes in a small pool of...
View ArticleHedge fund chiefs look to global macro funds in difficult market
International Herald Tribune- Hedge fund managers are looking to global macro funds to try to steer clear of the mess created by the credit crisis while cautiously dipping into a small pool of more...
View ArticleRMB launches diversified target fund targeting DB and DC schemes
Professional Pensions – RMB Asset Management has launched a diversified target fund in a bid to help schemes manage funding volatility. The asset management firm said the multi-manager RMB Diversified...
View ArticleArt market feels global financial pinch
Boston Globe – On Day 2 of the fall auction season, a Russian masterpiece expected to sell for up to $3 million at auction did not find a buyer yesterday, further underscoring the impact of the global...
View ArticleTPG’s Bonderman eyes debt assets sold by hedge funds
Reuters – David Bonderman, one of the the most influential figures in the U.S. private equity industry, said on Thursday his firm, buyout giant TPG Capital , wanted to buy debt assets offloaded by...
View ArticleHedge Funds Challenges in a Changing World
Al-Bawaba – Never before in its short history was the hedge funds community confronted with the challenges nor the pressures it is facing today, following a six-year boom,with Madoff’s scandal coming...
View ArticleHedge fund fees are being squeezed
MIGHT two-and-twenty become one-and-ten? Since 1990 the number of hedge funds has grown by 14 times to over 7,000, but abundance has not lowered prices. Funds typically still charge clients a...
View ArticleHedge Fund Manager Red Kite sees low commodity prices for years
Forbes – Commodity prices will remain low for a long time, possibly up to 7 years because of the global recession and falling demand, hedge fund Red Kite told a British newspaper. Michael Farmer...
View ArticleUS fund takes 35% stake in stricken Countrywide
Times Online – Oaktree Capital Management, a specialist investor that targets heavily indebted companies owned by buyout groups, has sealed its first big investment in Britain. The American-based...
View Article$550 Million in Fees for One Merrill Lynch Banker
Wall Street Journal – Some numbers are so big you just have to stand back and admire them. An investment banker claiming $550 million of fees in a single year is just such a number. The number is...
View ArticleIs a new bubble being formed?
European Voice – Europe may be laying the foundations for the next financial bubble, through its monetary, industrial and regulatory policies. In the midst of the worst crisis in half a century, it is...
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