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Hedge fund nears deal for medical equipment firm

20 Oct 2009 17:02:01 GMT

Avenue Capital, a major hedge fund, is in the final stages of talks to buy a Chinese medical equipment company backed by a unit of Citigroup in a deal worth over $100 million, sources familiar with the situation said Tuesday. The exclusive talks for Shenzhen-based Landwind between Avenue Capital,...

FACTBOX-Differences over draft EU hedge fund law

18 Sep 2009 05:14:06 GMT

LONDON, Sept 17 - A draft European Union law is under discussion to authorise and supervise managers of alternative funds such as hedge funds and private equity. At a conference in London on Thursday, British...

U.S., EU clash over "protectionist" hedge fund law

18 Sep 2009 05:03:25 GMT

LONDON, Sept 17 - Draft European Union plans to regulate hedge fund and private equity managers would shut out American competitors from the bloc's markets, a U.S. official told a conference on Thursday. EU governments...

EU lawmaker says hedge fund rules may be beefed up

14 Sep 2009 00:55:42 GMT

LONDON, Sept 11 - A draft European Union law to regulate the managers of hedge funds and other alternative investment funds may be strengthened despite fierce opposition from Britain and industry, a senior EU lawmaker...

POLL-Funds of hedge funds stay wary, global macro leads

1 Sep 2009 11:16:40 GMT

* 14 of 15 major hedge fund strategies to deliver at least average returns * Only three of 15 seen giving above average returns * Allocations and optimism grow towards fixed income LONDON, Sept 1...

ANALYSIS-Skeptical investors wade back into hedge funds

22 Jul 2009 01:07:02 GMT

NEW YORK, July 21 - Investors vexed by losses and shoddy treatment last year are not abandoning hedge funds, as feared, but are making fund managers bend. The market meltdown of 2008 led to record...

Cayman proposes greater hedge fund disclosure

22 Jun 2009 14:29:19 GMT

* CIMA may reveal fund directors, manager, administrators * Pressure grows globally for hedge fund disclosure * Fund closures fall to pre-credit crisis levels LONDON, June 22 - The Cayman Islands, home to most of...

ANALYSIS-Proposed EU rules could impede U.S. hedge funds

18 Jun 2009 01:55:35 GMT

* Proposed EU rules erect barriers to U.S. managers * Rules could compel U.S. firms to create units in EU NEW YORK, June 17 - While U.S. hedge fund managers brace for tougher regulation out...

U.S. bill introduced to regulate hedge fund advisers

17 Jun 2009 01:46:51 GMT

WASHINGTON, June 16 - A bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday that would require advisers of hedge funds, private equity, venture capital funds and other private investment pools to register with the...

Hedge fund closures slowed in 1st quarter

17 Jun 2009 01:31:47 GMT

* Hedge fund liquidations down by half to 376 in quarter * Nearly 200 funds of funds closed in quarter * Industry now totals 9,050 funds, down 1,200 since mid-08 NEW YORK, June 16 -...

HK's SAIL Advisors to manage three ING fund of hedge funds

15 Jun 2009 09:50:54 GMT

SINGAPORE, June 15 - SAIL Advisors, a Hong Kong-based fund of hedge funds operator, said on Monday it will take over the management of three ING funds in a move that will see a...

REFILE-ANALYSIS-Asia hedge funds eye Q3 inflows

15 Jun 2009 07:41:36 GMT

* Hedge funds continue to face redemptions in current qtr * Pace of withdrawals slowing, inflows seen possible in Q3 * Newcomers may struggle on lack of track record, safeguards (Refiles to add missing words...

ANALYSIS-Asia hedge funds eye Q3 inflows but tough for newcomers

15 Jun 2009 07:04:35 GMT

* Hedge funds continue to face redemptions in current qtr * Pace of withdrawals slowing, inflows seen possible in Q3 * Newcomers may struggle on lack of track record, safeguards SINGAPORE, June 15 - Asia-based...

Asian hedge funds returned 9 pct in May - Eurekahedge

12 Jun 2009 03:55:21 GMT

SINGAPORE, June 12 - Asian hedge funds gained for a third consecutive month in May, rising an estimated 9.02 percent from a month ago as stocks and commodities rallied while the dollar weakened, hedge fund...

COLUMN-When hedge funds lose their mojo: Matthew Goldstein

9 Jun 2009 10:51:44 GMT

-- Matthew Goldstein is a Reuters columnist. The views expressed are his own -- NEW YORK, June 9 - We're not quite there yet, but hedge fund managers may soon need to start giving away...

Putnam CEO says firm to offer hedge funds soon

8 Jun 2009 01:31:57 GMT

BOSTON, June 5 - Putnam Investments, a mutual fund company, plans to offer hedge fund portfolios in the next six to 12 months, chief executive officer Robert Reynolds said on Friday. "It is a business...

Hedge funds threaten to quit UK over draft EU law - FT

4 Jun 2009 01:44:04 GMT

LONDON, June 3 - Some of Britain's biggest hedge funds have warned the UK Treasury they will be forced to leave the country unless a draft European directive is radically changed, the Financial Times reported....

NZ firm debuts high-risk inflation hedge fund

2 Jun 2009 01:16:45 GMT

* 36 South targets high returns if inflation surges * Investor money at risk if inflation stays low * Sees possibility of U.S. dollar devaluation LONDON, June 1 - Hedge fund firm 36 South said...

Reputation beats returns at hedge fund Pequot

31 May 2009 02:54:07 GMT

* Hedge funds' reputations matter more than returns * Skittish investors left Pequot as probe bubbled NEW YORK, May 28 - Hedge fund industry icon Arthur Samberg's startling decision to shut Pequot Capital shows how...

Hedge fund manager Singer wants limits on leverage

31 May 2009 02:28:13 GMT

* Singer says leverage must be limited * Regulated banks, not hedge funds, fueled meltdown * Government intervention could do lasting harm * Sees long wait for sustainable growth NEW YORK, May 28 - Aggressive...

Hedge funds back into options to bet on dollar/yen

21 May 2009 08:09:24 GMT

* Hedge funds buying 5- to 7-year dollar/yen call options * Strike prices seen at 120 to 130 yen * Spot's core range at 95-100 seen as prelude to break out TOKYO, May 21 -...

Hedge funds back into options to bet on dollar/yen

21 May 2009 08:09:13 GMT

* Hedge funds buying 5- to 7-year dollar/yen call options * Strike prices seen at 120 to 130 yen * Spot's core range at 95-100 seen as prelude to break out TOKYO, May 21 -...

UK fraud police plan hedge fund crime detector

21 May 2009 02:12:09 GMT

LONDON, May 20 - Britain's Serious Fraud Office is building a warning system to help it spot hedge fund fraud, the head of the agency said on Wednesday. "We're looking in particular at a system...

UPDATE 3-Momentum grows for US hedge fund adviser registration

8 May 2009 02:05:37 GMT

* MFA supports registration of hedge fund advisers * Global hedge fund body also supports registration * Congressional panel examines hedge fund regulation * House subcommittee chairman supports registration regime (Recasts. Adds further comment from...

UPDATE 2-US hedge funds support disclosure to SEC

8 May 2009 02:00:09 GMT

*MFA supports registration of hedge fund advisers *Global hedge fund body also supports registration *Congressional panel examines hedge fund regulation *House subcommittee chairman supports registration regime (Adds further comment, context, byline) ...

UPDATE 1-US hedge funds support disclosure to SEC

8 May 2009 01:55:06 GMT

*MFA supports registration of hedge fund advisers *Global hedge fund body also supports registration *Congressional panel examines hedge fund regulation (Recasts throughout, adds comments, context) WASHINGTON, May 7 - U.S. hedge funds on Thursday thre...

Hedge fund fees are being squeezed

1 Feb 2009 05:15:57 GMT

Since 1990 the number of hedge funds has grown by 14 times to over 7,000, but abundance has not lowered prices...

Hedge funds working to limit redemptions

31 Oct 2008 05:48:51 GMT

Dozens of hedge funds have told investors they cannot get their money back right now...

The Hedge Fund Contagion

4 Nov 2008 08:17:46 GMT

Stocks, bonds, and commodities will suffer as funds dump assets. Anyone with a 401(k) will get hit

Profiting in the mortgage mess

7 Nov 2008 09:30:03 GMT

In a time when closures or panicked liquidations of name-brand hedge funds have become commonplace...