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State Street Global Advisors Wins $200 Million Mandate from Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited for Hedge Fund Beta Strategy: Hedge Fund Replication Strategy Provides Low Cost Access to Hedge Fund Returns; Tags: hedge fund, State Street Corp., strategy; Research articles 2008-03-17
KKR's Big Plans: Henry Kravis is, at long last, taking buyout giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts public but a look at the deal and the firm's ambitions means management may want it to look more like BlackRock than Steve Schwarzman's Blackstone. When Blackstone went public last year, it was a spectacle as dollar signs...; Tags: Investment, Blackstone, Henry Kravis, KKR, Wall, Investor, Hedge Fund, Wall Street Journal, Private Equity, Financial Services, Construction, IPO, Finance; Articles 2008-07-28
Sovereign Wealth Funds: Benefit or Threat?: Just when CEOs thought they had a handle on secretive and powerful hedge funds, they must consider a quieter but even bigger monster -- Sovereign Wealth Funds. These government-owned funds, including ones in China, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Singapore, represent more than $2.5 trillion in global assets,...; Tags: Software, Peter Galuszka, U.S., Fund, Hedge Fund, Government, Investment, Financial Services, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Finance, Benefit; Blog posts 2008-05-05
6 Tips to Protect You from Hedge Fund Predators: Feel terrorized by hedge fund activists? The Conference Board can help. The group's Governance Center is in the final stages of issuing a report explaining the threats and offering CEOs and directors ways to avoid unwanted takeovers. About 9,000 hedge funds controlling $1.8 trillion in assets are...; Tags: Financial Services, Investment, Hedge Fund, Finance, Peter Galuszka; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Mansueto's hedge fund headaches; Morningstar chief finds investment pools aren't forthcoming.(News): Byline: ANN SAPHIR Morningstar Inc. CEO Joe Mansueto is finding it difficult to scale the wall of secrecy surrounding the $2-trillion hedge fund industry. Mr. Mansueto is expanding his hedge fund research because he sees it as a major growth are ...; Tags: hedge fund, Morningstar Inc.; Research articles 2007-03-05

The CEO Hedge Fund Scourge: For under-performing CEOs, hedge funds can be a frightful scourge that can force board changes resulting in their ouster. Yet, the perennial debate about hedge fund regulation is taking on a new urgency since some are being blamed for contributing mightily to the sub prime mess and credit squeeze. ...; Tags: Hedge Fund, Investment, Financial Services, Peter Galuszka, Finance; Blog posts 2008-04-16
Properly regulating hedge funds.(Other Views): Byline: Paul Ullman A popular perception is that the community of investment managers responsible for so-called private pools, i.e., hedge funds, is "lightly regulated,'' Unfortunately, this phrase is not particularly informative or even accu Byline: Paul Ullman A popular perception...; Tags: hedge fund, SEC; Research articles 2007-03-19
The Bank of New York Mellon Acquires LAMP Technologies LLC, a Fund of Hedge Funds Administrator: Deal will strengthen BNY Mellon's existing suite of administrative and accounting services for funds of hedge funds; Tags: Bank of New York Mellon Corp., hedge fund; Research articles 2008-05-12
Ideas for regulating hedge funds abound; SEC's PIPE probes focus on short sales north of the border.(Investments in Canada): Byline: David Clarke OTTAWA - Just when Canadian regulators thought they had a handle on hedge fund regulation, a new scandal has erupted. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Jan. 4 said that it had...; Tags: hedge fund, sales, SEC; Research articles 2007-01-22
Hedge fund industry looks to court regulators, critics, media; Managed Funds Association planning to `get out ahead of regulatory issues'.(News): Byline: Jeff Benjamin KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. - The $1.2 trillion hedge fund industry, bracing for its second regulatory battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission in as many years, plans to take a more proactive approach to dealing with r ...; Tags: hedge fund, Managed Funds Association, MFA, SEC; Research articles 2007-02-19
'Synthetic' hedge funds an alternative investment; Index-based vehicles offer hedge fund returns on the cheap.(News): Byline: Riva Froymovich NEW YORK - As regulators consider ways to clamp down on hedge funds, financial services companies have begun launching passively managed hedge fund alternatives that shoot for hedge fund returns but not their prices. ...; Tags: hedge fund, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.; Research articles 2006-12-18
200 have filed comments on SEC hedge fund plan; Many investors weigh in against a higher threshold.(News): Byline: Sara Hansard WASHINGTON - The SEC's efforts to protect hedge fund investors have stirred up free- market enthusiasts, who are making it clear they don't want the government limiting their investment options. With about 200...; Tags: hedge fund, investor, SEC; Research articles 2007-02-19
Alternatives.(Morgan Stanley to acquire stake' in Abax Global Capital)(public pension plans regulations): House panel expresses qualms over hedge funds WASHINGTON - Key federal lawmakers at a House Financial Services Committee hearing March 13 expressed concern about what might happen to pension funds if their hedge fund investments go sour. The law House panel...; Tags: hedge fund, Morgan Stanley, pension fund; Research articles 2007-03-19
Toronto hedge funds may take on New York; Double-digit growth expected over the next two years.(News): Byline: David Clarke OTTAWA - Could Toronto eventually take on New York as a hub for the North American hedge fund market? Or is it doing so already? After all, "Toronto's...; Tags: hedge fund, RBC Capital Markets; Research articles 2006-11-20
SEC weighs raising bar on private-equity pools; Might extend higher accreditation standard it currently is proposing for hedge funds.(News): Byline: Sara Hansard WASHINGTON - The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering whether to raise the financial bar for investing in private-investment pools other than hedge funds "We could raise the standards for every kind ...; Tags: hedge fund, SEC; Research articles 2007-03-12
The Battle for The New York Times: This is a fascinating battle where two fundamental impulses--the right of shareholders to earn the best possible returns and the role of an independent media in the American democracy--come into conflict. Disclosure: I've been writing for the Times for seven years, but think I can step back...; Tags: Financial Services, Investment, Asset Management, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Governance, Counterargument, Common Stock, New York Times Co., Media, Board, Hedge Fund, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Marketing, Operational Planning, Finance, William J. Holstein; Blog posts 2008-02-26
SEC considering new hedge fund regs; Looks to raise investment bar, improve disclosure.(News): Byline: Sara Hansard WASHINGTON - Raising the qualifications for hedge fund investors is one of several rules that the Securities and Exchange Commission is considering in the wake of the U.S. Court of Appeals decision that overturned the 200 ...; Tags: hedge fund, investor, SEC; Research articles 2006-11-06
Goodbye, Eddie Lampert. We Hardly Knew Ye.: Well, it looks official. As I have warned previously in these pages, Eddie Lampert's wild experiment at Sears is coming to an end. Even the Wall Street Journal (on Wednesday Jan. 23) and now the New York Times (see this link, from Friday) agree that he does not know what...; Tags: William J. Holstein, Finance, Financial Services, Investment, Hedge Fund, Sears Roebuck & Co.; Blog posts 2008-01-27
Merrill Lynch: The Emergence of Passive Hedge Funds: NEW YORK -- Rules-based passive hedge fund strategies could provide an increasingly attractive alternative to active hedge fund management as the industry continues to mature according to Merrill Lynch MER analysts. They expect strategies will increasingly emerge that aim to replicate hedge fund performance - either by using liquid assets...; Tags: hedge fund, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.; Research articles 2006-10-18
Hedge fund rule's fallout seen likely to persist; Experts see good reasons to stay registered.(News): Byline: Aaron Siegel The Securities and Exchange Commission's short-lived attempt to regulate the hedge fund industry will continue to have an effect down the road, according to a report released last month by Greenwich (Conn.) Associates. ...; Tags: hedge fund, SEC; Research articles 2006-09-04