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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 02, 2007
Och-Ziff fund files to go public

The New York-based hedge fund manager seeks $2 billion in IPO.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 29, 2007
Irate investors ponder Bear suits

As Bear Stearns bails out its sinking hedge fund, another threat looms: lawsuits from angry investors, Reuters said.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 27, 2007
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.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 27, 2007
Cantor Fitzgerald forms fund-of-funds unit

Cantor Fitzgerald of New York is entering the alternative asset management arena.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 27, 2007
Galvin slams UBS for hedge perks

UBS has been accused of "dishonest and unethical" practices in dealings with hedge fund advisers.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 27, 2007
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.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 27, 2007
'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.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 26, 2007
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.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 26, 2007
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.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 25, 2007
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.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 25, 2007
Amaranth blurred holdings, says Senate

Amaranth Advisors used a loophole to cloud the extend of its massive gas holdings, according to a Senate report.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 25, 2007
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.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 22, 2007
Bear Stearns rescues hedge fund

Bear Stearns will chip in up to $3.2 billion to help one of its struggling hedge funds

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 22, 2007
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.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 20, 2007
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.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 20, 2007
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.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 19, 2007
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.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 19, 2007
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.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 18, 2007
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.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 18, 2007
Goldman Sachs alternatives inflows at zero

Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s net inflows for alternative investments have trickled down to nothing.

By Bloomberg