30.09.2008 |
Citi buys Wachovia
Citigroup on Monday bought the banking operations of Wachovia. |
30.09.2008 |
HEDGEweb update August
Although our total index for August is again negative, it lost with 0.92... |
29.09.2008 |
UK nationalises B&B
The UK government on Monday confirmed that it was nationalising Bradford... |
26.09.2008 |
Morgan Stanley's prime brokerage suffers large outflows
Morgan Stanley lost almost a third of assets in its prime brokerage last... |
26.09.2008 |
Stan O'Neal considers joining hedge fund
The ex-Merrill Lynch chief Stan Oâ??Neal is considering joining Vision... |
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... |