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Irate investors ponder Bear suits
As Bear Stearns bails out its sinking hedge fund, another threat looms: lawsuits from angry investors, Reuters said.
Bear taps mortgage exec to save fund
Bear Stearns has selected Thomas Marano, head of its mortgage unit, to help save one of its troubled hedge funds, published reports said.
Cantor Fitzgerald forms fund-of-funds unit
Cantor Fitzgerald of New York is entering the alternative asset management arena.
Galvin slams UBS for hedge perks
UBS has been accused of "dishonest and unethical" practices in dealings with hedge fund advisers.
Fund sued for $57M worth of illegal trades
Hedge fund management company Simpson Capital, its owner and head trader have been sued by the SEC.
‘Ocean’s 13’ writers signed for hedge fund series
The screenwriting team behind "Ocean's 13" have signed on to pen a new HBO series that the producers of "Entourage" are developing about a group of hedge fund managers, according to Crain's Television Week.
GLG settles short-selling charges
GLG Partners of London has agreed to pay more than $3.2 million to settle charges of illegal short-selling.
Hedge honcho scores Hamptons bargain
The head of SAC Capital has gotten a nice price on his new home in the Hamptons, according to published reports.
GLG hedge fund to go public in U.S.
A London hedge fund manager will go public by merging with New York's Freedom Acquisition Holdings.
Amaranth blurred holdings, says Senate
Amaranth Advisors used a loophole to cloud the extend of its massive gas holdings, according to a Senate report.
Hedge funds embracing social mandate
The ever-increasing focus on social and environmental causes is attracting a segment of the hedge fund industry to a movement that is considered by some to be the ultimate test of socially conscious investing.
Bear Stearns rescues hedge fund
Bear Stearns will chip in up to $3.2 billion to help one of its struggling hedge funds
Ritchie declares two units bankrupt
Hedge fund Ritchie Capital has filed for bankruptcy for two of its life insurance units that lost $700 million in policies.
Index tracks minority-owned hedge funds
HFR has introduced the HFRX Diversity Index, designed to reflect the performance of the minority- and women-owned hedge funds.
Two Bear funds on verge of breakdown
Two Bear Stearns hedge funds that invested heavily in securities backed by subprime mortgage loans are close to being shut down.
Hedge funds lure cash
Hedge fund net inflows picked up $20.7 billion during the first quarter, bringing 12-month inflows to $99.3 billion.
Bear Stearns may bail out fund
Bear Stearns’ investment bank may lend $1.5 billion to save one of the company's struggling hedge funds, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Institutional money grows in hedge funds
Direct investments by endowments, foundations and corporate pension funds represent a quarter of the assets of the world's largest hedge funds.
Goldman Sachs alternatives inflows at zero
Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s net inflows for alternative investments have trickled down to nothing.
Hedge funds face potential challenge
The latest challenge to the $1.3 trillion hedge fund industry could be strategies that produce hedge-fund-like performance without the hassles of investing in hedge funds.
