28.04.2009 |
France objects to hedge fund proposals
France has warned that Europe risks opening the door to a ??Trojan... |
23.04.2009 |
Pension funds increased hedge fund allocation in 2008
European pension funds continued to increase their allocations to... |
22.04.2009 |
IMF estimates institutions face losses of $4,100bn
The deteriorating global economy means financial institutions now face... |
22.04.2009 |
Geithner says majority of banks are well-capitalised
Tim Geithner, US Treasury secretary, said the ??vast majority? of the... |
21.04.2009 |
EU rules for hedge funds under attack
Leaders of the Socialist group in the EU parliament criticised draft... |
17.04.2009 |
Stanford billions difficult to locate
According to officials, who are appointed to liquidate Stanford... |
15.04.2009 |
UK pension deficit surpasses £250bn
The aggregate deficit of corporate UK pension funds reached more than... |
15.04.2009 |
Cheyne Capital to buy Altedge
Cheyne Capital Management is to buy fund of hedge funds manager Altedge... |
08.04.2009 |
Candover suspends fund
Candover, the private equity group, has agreed with its investors to... |
07.04.2009 |
Toxic asset plan open to hedge funds
After the US Treasury changed the rules of its $1,000bn toxic assets... |
07.04.2009 |
UK court freezes Stanford bank assets
A UK court has frozen more than $100m worth of assets belonging to... |
06.04.2009 |
New tax proposal for investment managers introduced
Legislation that would boost the tax rate paid by many hedge fund and... |
03.04.2009 |
4 countries on OECD "Blacklist"
Following the G20 meeting in London, the OECD released a list with... |
03.04.2009 |
TCI bearish on Japan
The Children??s Investment Fund, the $9.5bn London hedge fund, is... |
02.04.2009 |
Fairfield Greenwich accused of turning blind eye
In the first regulatory action against one of the big so-called... |
01.04.2009 |
Judge freezes assets of Madoff acquaintances
A judge froze the assets of Bernard Madoff's two sons and five... |
31.03.2009 |
Key Goldman banker to start own fund
Byron Trott, a long-time Goldman Sachs banker and a trusted adviser to... |
30.03.2009 |
GM and Chrysler denied extra funds
The Obama administration refused on Sunday night to give fresh bail-out... |
30.03.2009 |
The Spanish government and the Bank of Spain on Sunday began the... |
27.03.2009 |
Geithner outlines Treasury's regulatory reform plan
The Treasury proposed new measures and rules aimed at preventing future... |
26.03.2009 |
US retail investors flee to bank accounts
US retail investors poured close to $250bn into bank accounts in the... |
25.03.2009 |
Porsche turns to new banks for credit line
Porsche SE turned to new lenders to refinance ?10bn of loans to buy... |
24.03.2009 |
2009 Outlook for Global Health Care Investing
As we complete the worst January in the history of the U.S. equity... |
24.03.2009 |
Deutsche publishes hedge fund survey
Deutsche Bank surveyed 1,000 investors with $1,100bn invested in... |
23.03.2009 |
SFO seeks meeting with Weavering fund liquidator
Britain's Serious Fraud Office reported on Friday it is seeking an early... |
19.03.2009 |
IMF forecasts recession
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said that the global economy... |
19.03.2009 |
FSA to demand more data from hedge funds
Britain's financial regulator (FSA) is to ask London-based hedge fund... |
17.03.2009 |
Fortress fourth quarter profits down
Losses swelled in the fourth quarter at Fortress Investment Group, the... |
16.03.2009 |
Centaurus launches new fund
Centaurus Capital is launching a new merger arbitrage fund, following... |
13.03.2009 |
Swiss agree to relax bank secrecy rules
Switzerland agreed on Friday to relax its strict bank secrecy rules and... |
13.03.2009 |
Madoff's plea statement
Following is the text of Madoff's prepared plea allocution statement. |
12.03.2009 |
Liechtenstein eases bank secrecy rules
Liechtenstein has agreed to ease its strict bank secrecy law by... |
11.03.2009 |
Greenspan defends his record as Fed Chairman
As expected, Greenspan thinks the Fed under his leadership has done... |
11.03.2009 |
Pimco predicts inflation
Pacific Investment Management Co. which runs the world??s biggest bond... |
10.03.2009 |
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said that it was seeking to identify... |
09.03.2009 |
Financial assets lost $50,000bn worldwide
Financial assets worldwide might have lost more than $50,000bn,... |
06.03.2009 |
Ex Merrill executives invested in Madoff
The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that top former Merrill... |
05.03.2009 |
Institutions surpass wealthy individuals as largest hedge fund investors
According to research by The Alternative Investment Management... |
05.03.2009 |
Australia to extend its ban on short selling
Australia??s corporate regulator is to extend its ban on the short... |
04.03.2009 |
S&P cuts BofA rating
Bank of America??s credit rating was cut for the second time in three... |