19-09-2008   | 
         US Treasury announces money market funds insurance 
        The US Treasury Department on Friday morning announced that it will set...         | 
    
        
         19-09-2008   | 
         Informa takeover falls through 
        A private equity consortium made up of Providence Equity Partners,...         | 
    
        
         19-09-2008   | 
         Putnam closes money market fund 
        Putnam Investments on Thursday closed its $12bn prime money market fund...         | 
    
        
         18-09-2008   | 
         SEC subpoenas hedge funds 
        US securities regulators on Wednesday night said they would subpoena...         | 
    
        
         17-09-2008   | 
         Meltdown reaches Russia 
        Russiaâ??s two main bourses, RTS and MICEX, suspended trading until...         | 
    
        
         17-09-2008   | 
         US government takes control of AIG 
        The US Federal Reserve announced that it will lend AIG up to $85bn in...         | 
    
        
         15-09-2008   | 
         Dramatic weekend for Wall Street 
        Bank of America on Sunday announced the takeover of Merrill Lynch for...         | 
    
        
         11-09-2008   | 
         RAB threatens to close fund 
        RAB Capital threatened to close their flagship Special Situations fund...         | 
    
        
         10-09-2008   | 
         Heebner plans $5 bn hedge fund 
        Kenneth Heebner, manager of the top-ranked U.S. stock mutual fund,...         | 
    
        
         10-09-2008   | 
         Deutsche Börse rejects TCI's proposals 
        Deutsche Börse could be heading for another confrontation with TCI and...         | 
    
        
         09-09-2008   | 
         Switzerland aims to attract more hedge funds  
        Switzerland plans to ease the tax burden for hedge funds and private...         | 
    
        
         09-09-2008   | 
         FSA fines Moore Capital trader for insider dealing 
        The Financial Services Authority said it had fined Steven Harrison, a...         | 
    
        
         05-09-2008   | 
         Kamco plans to buy non-performing loans 
        Korea Asset Management Corp (Kamco), plans to spend about Won1,000bn...         | 
    
        
         05-09-2008   | 
         Philip Richards steps down as CEO 
        Philip Richards stepped down as chief executive of RAB Capital. He will...         | 
    
        
         04-09-2008   | 
         Whyte leaves Sofaer Capital amid big losses 
        Tim Whyte, one of the best-performing London hedge fund managers of the...         | 
    
        
         03-09-2008   | 
         Ospraie Fund to be shut down 
        Ospraie Management, the US hedge fund firm run by commodities trader...         | 
    
        
         02-09-2008   | 
         Switzerland plans introduction of leverage ratio 
        Switzerland's Federal Banking Commission will go ahead with a plan to...         | 
    
        
         01-09-2008   | 
         Atticus puts Deutsche Börse stake in special vehicle 
        Atticus Capital has put its entire stake in Deutsche Börse, the German...         | 
    
        
         28-08-2008   | 
         Natixis loss higher than expected 
        Natixis SA, the French bank seeking â?¬3.7 bn in new capital, reported a...         | 
    
        
         28-08-2008   | 
         Gottex launches multi-asset investment program 
        Gottex, the asset management firm, has launched a global, multi-asset...         | 
    
        
         27-08-2008   | 
         Bidding for Lehman unit continues 
        Three private equity firms, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Hellman &...         | 
    
        
         27-08-2008   | 
         Pension funds look to invest in leveraged loans 
        Pension funds are moving into the market for loans that fund indebted...         | 
    
        
         25-08-2008   | 
         Fed ordered dividend halt on failed Kansas bank 
        The Federal Reserve board on Monday said it had banned Columbian Bank...         | 
    
        
         25-08-2008   | 
        
  
        Mr Brown told reporters at his monthly press conference on February 18,...         | 
    
        
         25-08-2008   | 
         Tepper bought $2.4 bn of energy stocks in second quarter 
        Hedge-fund manager David Tepper bought $2.4 billion of oil and gas...         | 
    
        
         22-08-2008   | 
         ISE takes stake in Direct Edge 
        International Securities Exchange, one of the largest US options...         | 
    
        
         21-08-2008   | 
         Macquarie to sell airport stakes 
        Macquarie Airports (MAP) on Tuesday announced an overhaul of its balance...         | 
    
        
         21-08-2008   | 
         RAB Special Situations may buy own shares 
        RAB Special Situations, the largest of RAB Capital Plc's hedge funds,...         | 
    
        
         21-08-2008   | 
         Canadian Hedgefund-Manager ordered to pay $300m in compensation 
        A US judge ordered Paul Eustace, a Canadian hedge fund manager, to pay...         | 
    
        
         20-08-2008   | 
         SEC plans new short-sale rules within weeks 
        U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox said in...         | 
    
        
         19-08-2008   | 
         ETF assets in the US rise  
        Assets in U.S.-based exchange-traded funds edged up $3 bn, or 0.5 per...         | 
    
        
         18-08-2008   | 
         Private equity debt purchases spark criticism 
        When TPG Capital sold Alltel, the US mobile phone operator, to Verizon...         | 
    
        
         15-08-2008   | 
         Public pension funds increase investments in hedge funds 
        Public pension funds in the U.S. are increasing their investments in...         | 
    
        
         14-08-2008   | 
         Apollo faces questions over Dutch fund 
        Apollo Global Management, the US private equity group, will face...         | 
    
        
         14-08-2008   | 
         Bleak outlook for UK economy 
        The Bank of England yesterday gave its bleakest economic assessment for...         | 
    
        
         13-08-2008   | 
         Cinven buys stake in Indicus Advisors 
        The private equity group Cinven has bought a 50 per cent stake in...         | 
    
        
         12-08-2008   | 
         A Danish fix for the US mortgage crisis 
        The recent compromise struck between the Treasury and Democrats in...         | 
    
        
         11-08-2008   | 
         Private equity buys discounted loans 
        Leading private-equity firms are purchasing more leveraged buy-out loans...         | 
    
        
         08-08-2008   | 
         Banks to compensate ARS investors  
        After months of regulatory pressure, Wall Street banks on Thursday took...         | 
    
        
         08-08-2008   | 
         Fortress with $55 m loss in second quarter 
        Fortress Investment Group, the alternative fund group that went public...         |