Hedge funds

Hedge funds in space

Financial Time (Free subscription) | yesterday

Harbinger, a US hedge fund, eyes the UK-based satellite communications company Inmarsat, of which it already owns 29 per cent

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The Complete MoneyScience (Free subscription) | yesterday

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Market Conditions and Hedge Fund Survival

The Complete MoneyScience (Free subscription) | yesterday

By Mark Carlson and Jason Steinman Abstract: As the hedge fund industry has grown, there has been increased concern that, during sharp market moves, hedge fund failures could exacerbate the deterioration in financial conditions and deepen a crisis. However, there has not been much formal analysis regarding the impact of financial market conditions on hedge fund survival. To help fill this gap,... View...

Inmarsat receives takeover signal from US hedge fund Harbinger

Financial Time (Free subscription) | yesterday

Inmarsat, the UK-based satellite communications group, revealed yesterday that it had received a takeover approach from Harbinger, the US hedge fund that is its...

Bigger may be better as smaller hedge funds give up

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday

BOSTON (Reuters) - Bigger may really be better for hedge funds at a time the $2 trillion (1 trillion pound) industry's smaller players face tough choices of either merging or being forced out of business.

Maryland Court Issues Injunction Against Activist Hedge Fund Officers Who Used Board Seats Improperly

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

ASHBURN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Judge Albert J. Matricciani, Jr., of The Circuit Court for Baltimore City, has issued a preliminary injunction ordering two officers of activist hedge fund

Hedge Funds Mitigate Global Equity Losses in June

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Both the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index (“GGHFI”) and the Greenwich Composite Investable Index

GLG replaces Coffey with top Goldman Sachs hedge fund trader

Times Online (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008

GLG Partners, the $24 billion ($£12 billion) New York-listed hedge fund, has hired Driss Ben-Brahim, a big-hitting trader from Goldman Sachs, to boost its recovery in the wake of the exit of several senior staff.

• Goldman star defects to GLG - Financial Time
• Driss Ben-Brahim defects to GLG Partners - Money is the way
• See the 4 articles on the same subject

Hedge Funds Poach Talent From Weakened Investment Banks Like Bear Stearns

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday

Hedge funds are on a hiring binge, taking advantage of cutbacks at investment banks. Star traders, senior executives and whole teams have been recruited by funds recently as they look to capitalize on the banks' woes for their own expansion, The Financial Times reports. On Monday Goldman Sachs lost one of its top traders to GLG Partners. Other high-level recruitment from banks has been led by, among...

• As Banks Stumble, Hedge Funds Poach Talent - DealBook
• Hedge funds hit troubled banks with a hiring binge - Financial Time

Hedge fund CEO gets jail in Ohio fraud

CNNMoney.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

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• Adviser gets 12 years in prison in fraud case - MSNBC.com

Zarlink Semiconductor Inc.: Zarlink Reaffirms First Quarter Fiscal 2009 Guidance and Provides Comments on Proxy Issued by Hedge Fund

Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

OTTAWA, CANADA (MARKET WIRE) Zarlink Semiconductor (TSX: ZL)(NYSE: ZL) today reaffirmed its guidance for the first quarter of Fiscal 2009 and provided its first comments on the proxy circular issued yesterday.

Hedge funds flush with cash grabbing the cream of the crop from the hurting banking firms

Wall $treet Folly (Free subscription) | yesterday

Hedge funds are benefitting in a big way from Wall Street banks turmoil. With news of axes falling constantly in the press, jobs less and less certain, the prospect of falling pay packages, capital for investment less available, and belts...

Platinum Partners, a Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund, Implements OpenLink's OnDemand Solution

Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OpenLink (http://www.olf.com), a leading provider of trading and risk management solutions for the

Hedge funds invest in Hill allies

Top Stories (Free subscription) | yesterday

Industry is upgrading its DC operation ahead of a showdown over taxes and regulation.

Hedge Funds: Managers have worst first half since at least 1990, HFR data show

Market Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Hedge funds turned in their worst first-half performance since at least 1990 this year as the credit crunch took a heavy toll on some managers, according to data released on Tuesday by industry tracker Hedge Fund Research.