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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 05, 2007
July hedge fund outflows at $32 billion

Hedge funds overall experienced outflows of $32 billion in July, according to data from the TrimTabs/Barclay Hedge Fund Report.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 05, 2007
Holders in tapped funds want to replace bear

A group of investors in Bear Stearns’ two deflated hedge funds want to replace the funds’ general partner and director.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 04, 2007
NYC lags Greenwich in take-home pay

New York City houses the bulk of the investment banking industry, but it holds second place when it comes to weekly pay.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 31, 2007
Bear funds denied bankruptcy protection

A judge denied bankruptcy protection for its two failed hedge funds and refused to protect the firm from U.S. lawsuits.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 30, 2007
Cheyne strives to delay $6.6B asset sale

Cheyne Capital Management is asking SIV investors to refinance to put off an enforced asset sale, published reports said.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 30, 2007
Hedges claim 30% of bond trading

Hedge funds have become the big fish in the debt-trading pool, according to a report by Greenwich Associates.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 29, 2007
S&P cuts British firm's debt rating

Cheyne Capital Management, a London-based independent hedge fund manager, may be forced to liquidate some assets to repay its creditors.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 28, 2007
London & Capital debut alternative strategies

London & Capital Investment Advisors Inc. of Miami, the U.S.-based unit of London & Capital PLC, today announced its plan to launch a range of alternative absolute return investment strategies.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 28, 2007
Raptor on the ropes, says report

Shaky market conditions in August bit off 8% of Tudor Investment Corp.’s Raptor Global Fund, according to Reuters.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 28, 2007
Hedge inflows $41 billion in second quarter

The second-quarter inflows pushed industry assets to an estimated $1.67 trillion.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 27, 2007
Housing sales continue to slip

Purchases of existing homes in the Unites States slipped 0.2% in July, the fifth consecutive monthly decline, according to the National Association of Realtors.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 27, 2007
Hedge funds losing their luster

Major losses at prominent hedge funds are causing pension fund managers to second guess hedge fund investments.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 27, 2007
S.A.C. Capital’s portfolio drops in value

S.A.C. Capital Advisors, the world's most expensive hedge fund manager, joined the majority of hedge funds that lost money in the first two weeks of August, posting a 6% drop in its multi-strategy fund, according to an investor.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 27, 2007
Judge rules in Bear Stearns’ favor

A federal judge refused to allow investors to seize the assets of two hedge funds of Bear Stearns' for 10 days, but indicated he is considering lifting the funds' U.S. bankruptcy protections.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 24, 2007
Blackstone bewails proposed tax boost

Blackstone Group claims its yearly tax tab would increase by $525 million under legislation proposed in the Senate.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 23, 2007
Troubled Goldman fund on upswing

Goldman Sachs's Global Equity Opportunities hedge fund gained 12% last week after the firm injected it with $3 billion in cash.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 23, 2007
London hedge fund gets summer trim

GLG's European Long-Short, with more than $2 billion in assets, lost 4.4% in value during the first 10 days Of August.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 22, 2007
'Carried interest' no cash cow, says study

Raising taxes on private equity managers probably won’t generate a whole lot of money, according to a new study.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 21, 2007
FBR takes $57M loss on securities sale

FBR took a $57 million loss after selling $4.95 billion in agency mortgage-backed securities.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 21, 2007
Hedge fund thief nabbed in Greece

Angelo Haligiannis was arrested in Greece and then freed pending an extradition hearing next week.