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Hedgeweek Comment: Knife-edge vote

Tue, 24/06/2008 - 07:00

Many hedge fund observers will have their eyes on CSX's annual shareholders' meeting on June 25 - a meeting that takes place amid much wrangling between the US railway operator and its hed »

Hedgeweek Comment: The salesman and his toast

Mon, 23/06/2008 - 07:00

'The entire sub-prime market is toast,' read an e-mail between Ralph Tannin and Matthew Cioffi, two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers who stand accused of having known their portfoli »

Hedgeweek Commentary: Behind the hedge fund news

Fri, 20/06/2008 - 07:00

Gaim International, the annual get-together of the global hedge fund industry, took place in Monaco this week against a backdrop of continuing fallout from the credit crisis that was trigg »

Comment: Is Chapter 15 now a closed book for hedge funds?

Fri, 20/06/2008 - 07:00

Jeremy Walton, a partner in the litigation practice group at international law firm Appleby and head of the firm's fund disputes team, says the ruling by a US court on the liquidation of t »

Hedgeweek Comment: Take it easy until troubled times are over

Thu, 19/06/2008 - 07:05

Hedge funds are known for their active and aggressive investment strategies, but they seem to be resigned to the fact that hard-line tactics may not get them far during this turbulent peri »

Hedgeweek Comment: Hedge funds turn critical eye on prime brokers

Wed, 18/06/2008 - 07:00

As market participants such as hedge funds examine the ongoing global financial uncertainty, there are bound to be many casualties. »

Hedgeweek Comment: Are you Gaim?

Tue, 17/06/2008 - 08:30

Ever heard of the Bilderberg Group? It is an unofficial annual invitation-only conference attended mainly by leading figures in the fields of business, the media and politics. »

Hedgeweek Comment: FSA clampdown on short-selling no problem for hedge funds

Mon, 16/06/2008 - 07:05

The Financial Services Authority has clamped down on the lucrative practice of short-selling shares on the London market, following accusations that traders were seeking to profit from the »

Hedgeweek Commentary: Behind the hedge fund news

Fri, 13/06/2008 - 06:59

Efforts in the US Congress to change the tax treatment of hedge fund managers and private equity firms may have been halted last year, but they have not gone away. »

Hedgeweek Comment: Hedge funds get breather in Washington tax ordeal

Thu, 12/06/2008 - 12:03

Proposed legislation that would strike at the very heart of the deferred compensation enjoyed by many hedge fund managers has been resurrected on Capitol Hill. »