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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 02, 2007
Morgan Stanley raises $1.5 for Asia fund

The private-equity fund will invest in China, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan as well as Japan, India and Australia.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 01, 2007
Subprime crisis breeds opportunity

By Investment News Team
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 01, 2007
Pride of the quants

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 01, 2007
Hedge funds shake summer doldrums

September hedge funds recovered from a sickly August to generate positive returns of 0.85% net of fees for investors.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 01, 2007
Cazenove and Dexion seek to raise $612M

Investor appetite for hedge funds will be gauged as London-listed closed-end funds are expected to announce plans to raise a combined $612 million.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 01, 2007
Fewer clients waiting till death to part with charitable dollars

More clients are interested in charitable donations while they are still alive to oversee how the money is being spent.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 28, 2007
REIT ETFs begin trading on Big Board

Real estate manager Adelante Capital Management’s Adelante Shares subsidiary and XShares Advisors introduced seven equal-weighted REIT ETFs.

By D Hampton
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 27, 2007
Report: Redemptions could bleed hedge funds

Hedge funds are about to see billions wiped out as investors take their money and run, the Financial Times reported.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 26, 2007
Read, Mindich to helm hedge committees

Two leaders in the asset management world will head efforts to define best practices for hedge funds.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 25, 2007
Hedge Fund for Habitat goal $13M

The hedge fund industry has joined with Habitat for Humanity of New York to raise money and help working families achieve home ownership.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 24, 2007
Morgan Stanley may buy Traxis hedge fund

Morgan Stanley is in talks to purchase a 20% stake in Traxis Partners LP, a hedge fund founded by the company's former chief strategist, Barton Biggs.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 24, 2007
Goldman, KKR have second thoughts

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. have backed out of their $8 billion buyout of audio equipment maker Harman International Industries Inc. of Washington.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 24, 2007
Hedge funds to pounce on Northern Rock

Three hedge funds are set to pounce on Northern Rock, the British mortgage lender.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 19, 2007
JPMorgan HFS to service FRM

FRM, a London-based global hedge fund manager, will transition its assets to JPMorgan Hedge Fund Services.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 19, 2007
Goldman to keep Alpha fund going

Goldman's Global Alpha managers sent a letter to investors saying they would keep the fund open.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 18, 2007
NovaStar sheds REIT stuff

NovaStar, the troubled residential lender, will give up its status as a real estate investment trust.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 18, 2007
SEC eyes hedge funds for insider trading

The regulator is probing for relationships between managers, employees, family members and public companies.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 14, 2007
Hedge fund turmoil tars hot art market

High-flying hedgies like to show off their good taste — and extreme wealth — by investing in art.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 13, 2007
Sachs' Global Alpha takes August plunge

Goldman Sachs flagship hedge fund lost more than 20% of its value in August, its largest monthly fall.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 12, 2007
Citigroup's Old Lane loses 5.9% in August

Unprofitable investments in debt and emerging markets have devoured the value of Old Lane, Bloomberg said.

By Bloomberg