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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.

By Bloomberg
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.

By Bloomberg
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.

By Bloomberg
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.

By Bloomberg
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.

By Bloomberg
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.

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

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

By Bloomberg
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.

By Bloomberg
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.

By Bloomberg
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.

By Bloomberg
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.

By Bloomberg
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.

By Bloomberg
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.

By Bloomberg
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.

By Bloomberg
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.

By Bloomberg
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.

By Bloomberg
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.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES AUG 20, 2007
Hedge funds stay afloat in June

Equity markets pulled back during June, but hedge funds still posted positive returns, according to the Lipper Hedge Funds Insight report.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES AUG 17, 2007
Newly formed REIT files $250 million IPO

Chimera Investment Corp., a newly formed specialty finance company that will invest in mortgages, filed to raise up to $250 million through an initial public offering.

By D Hampton
ALTERNATIVES AUG 16, 2007
Hedge fund crooner sings the blues

Country songs aren’t just about losing your dog, your truck and your wife—they’re also about losing your hedge fund.

By Bloomberg