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Merrill accelerated Bear hedge debacle
Merrill Lynch helped speed up the deterioration of one of Bear Stearns' collapsed hedge funds.
Barclays launches Int’l REIT ETFs
Barclays Global Investors today launched the first iShare ETF to invest in international real estate via real estate investment trusts.
Two major hedge funds post losses
The Raptor Fund fell 9% last month, while Caxton Associates' flagship hedge fund fell about 3%.,
Another Bear hedge fund on the rocks
A third Bear Stearns hedge fund is in trouble due to the subprime mortgage market, according to published reports.
Bear Stearns hit with claim over losses
Bear Stearns and several of its asset management employees are the subject of an arbitration claim by an investor who suffered losses in one of the company’s structured credit hedge funds.
Tax change would hobble deals, say execs
Private equity executives today warned the Senate that higher taxes on carried interest would severely harm enterprises.
JPMorgan grows Asia hedge fund unit
JPMorgan Hedge Fund Services has expanded its Asia business with a pair of hires in its Hong Kong office.
Cox: No need for hedge fund legislation yet
The SEC doesn’t need legislation right now to beef up its oversight of the hedge fund industry, SEC Chairman Christopher Cox said today.
Hedge fund registrants on decline
Hedge fund advisers opting to register with the SEC increased by only 1.5% this year.
Citadel acquires Sowood portfolio
Citadel Investment Group LLC, one of the world's largest hedge funds, agreed to take over the credit portfolio of Sowood Capital Management LP.
Fortress shares fall below IPO price
Shares of Fortress Investment Group LLC today dipped below the price at which the hedge fund and private-equity manager filed its initial public offering in February.
Bear cashes out failed fund
Bear Stearns has seized the assets from one of its troubled hedge funds, according to published reports.
Agus to helm Goldman’s hedge fund
The head of Goldman Sachs’s equity proprietary trading desk will start a hedge fund inside the firm, said a report.
Apollo founder looking at $3B stake
Leon Black could hold a stake worth $3 billion once the private equity firm sells part of itself to investors, the New York Post reported.
Fortress closes two funds
Fortress Investment Group today closed a pair of funds with a final total of $5 billion in third-party commitments.
FERC floats fines for Amaranth and traders
Amaranth Advisors LLC and a pair of its traders face $291 million in penalties for price manipulation, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said today.
Hedge fund manager pleads guilty
Former hedge fund trader Mark Lenowitz pleaded guilty to profiting from inside tips allegedly leaked by a former UBS executive.
SAC considers stake sale
The $14 billion hedge fund manager run by billionaire Steven Cohen is considering selling up to 20% of itself in a private offering.
Hunter faces heat from Amaranth mess
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed civil charges against Amaranth Advisors LLC and its ex-head energy trader Brian Hunter.
Hedge funds inflows dip below 1Q
Hedge funds pulled in $58.7 billion in new flows during the second quarter, according to Hedge Fund Research.
