25.09.2008 |
Hedge fund files lawsuit against money market fund
Third Avenue Institutional International Value Fund, a fund of Third... |
25.09.2008 |
Paulson & Co. remains bearish on banks
The New Yorker hedgefund Paulson & Co., run by John Paulson,... |
24.09.2008 |
Hedge funds sue Lehman's administrators
RAB Capital sued in the UK High Court this week demanding the return of... |
23.09.2008 |
Money market funds report huge outflows
Money market funds in the US suffered an estimated $197bn of net... |
22.09.2008 |
Goldman and Morgan Stanley will become banks
In a statement issued at 9.30pm Sunday, the Federal Reserve said it had... |
19.09.2008 |
US Treasury announces money market funds insurance
The US Treasury Department on Friday morning announced that it will set... |
19.09.2008 |
Informa takeover falls through
A private equity consortium made up of Providence Equity Partners,... |
19.09.2008 |
Putnam closes money market fund
Putnam Investments on Thursday closed its $12bn prime money market fund... |
18.09.2008 |
SEC subpoenas hedge funds
US securities regulators on Wednesday night said they would subpoena... |
17.09.2008 |
Meltdown reaches Russia
Russiaâ??s two main bourses, RTS and MICEX, suspended trading until... |
17.09.2008 |
US government takes control of AIG
The US Federal Reserve announced that it will lend AIG up to $85bn in... |
15.09.2008 |
Dramatic weekend for Wall Street
Bank of America on Sunday announced the takeover of Merrill Lynch for... |
11.09.2008 |
RAB threatens to close fund
RAB Capital threatened to close their flagship Special Situations fund... |
10.09.2008 |
Heebner plans $5 bn hedge fund
Kenneth Heebner, manager of the top-ranked U.S. stock mutual fund,... |
10.09.2008 |
Deutsche Börse rejects TCI's proposals
Deutsche Börse could be heading for another confrontation with TCI and... |
09.09.2008 |
Switzerland aims to attract more hedge funds
Switzerland plans to ease the tax burden for hedge funds and private... |
09.09.2008 |
FSA fines Moore Capital trader for insider dealing
The Financial Services Authority said it had fined Steven Harrison, a... |
05.09.2008 |
Kamco plans to buy non-performing loans
Korea Asset Management Corp (Kamco), plans to spend about Won1,000bn... |
05.09.2008 |
Philip Richards steps down as CEO
Philip Richards stepped down as chief executive of RAB Capital. He will... |
04.09.2008 |
Whyte leaves Sofaer Capital amid big losses
Tim Whyte, one of the best-performing London hedge fund managers of the... |
03.09.2008 |
Ospraie Fund to be shut down
Ospraie Management, the US hedge fund firm run by commodities trader... |
02.09.2008 |
Switzerland plans introduction of leverage ratio
Switzerland's Federal Banking Commission will go ahead with a plan to... |
01.09.2008 |
Atticus puts Deutsche Börse stake in special vehicle
Atticus Capital has put its entire stake in Deutsche Börse, the German... |
28.08.2008 |
Natixis loss higher than expected
Natixis SA, the French bank seeking â?¬3.7 bn in new capital, reported a... |
28.08.2008 |
Gottex launches multi-asset investment program
Gottex, the asset management firm, has launched a global, multi-asset... |
27.08.2008 |
Bidding for Lehman unit continues
Three private equity firms, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Hellman &... |
27.08.2008 |
Pension funds look to invest in leveraged loans
Pension funds are moving into the market for loans that fund indebted... |
25.08.2008 |
Fed ordered dividend halt on failed Kansas bank
The Federal Reserve board on Monday said it had banned Columbian Bank... |
25.08.2008 |
Mr Brown told reporters at his monthly press conference on February 18,... |
25.08.2008 |
Tepper bought $2.4 bn of energy stocks in second quarter
Hedge-fund manager David Tepper bought $2.4 billion of oil and gas... |
22.08.2008 |
ISE takes stake in Direct Edge
International Securities Exchange, one of the largest US options... |
21.08.2008 |
Macquarie to sell airport stakes
Macquarie Airports (MAP) on Tuesday announced an overhaul of its balance... |
21.08.2008 |
RAB Special Situations may buy own shares
RAB Special Situations, the largest of RAB Capital Plc's hedge funds,... |
21.08.2008 |
Canadian Hedgefund-Manager ordered to pay $300m in compensation
A US judge ordered Paul Eustace, a Canadian hedge fund manager, to pay... |
20.08.2008 |
SEC plans new short-sale rules within weeks
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox said in... |
19.08.2008 |
ETF assets in the US rise
Assets in U.S.-based exchange-traded funds edged up $3 bn, or 0.5 per... |
18.08.2008 |
Private equity debt purchases spark criticism
When TPG Capital sold Alltel, the US mobile phone operator, to Verizon... |
15.08.2008 |
Public pension funds increase investments in hedge funds
Public pension funds in the U.S. are increasing their investments in... |
14.08.2008 |
Apollo faces questions over Dutch fund
Apollo Global Management, the US private equity group, will face... |
14.08.2008 |
Bleak outlook for UK economy
The Bank of England yesterday gave its bleakest economic assessment for... |