08-08-2008   | 
         Fortis expects sale to Ping An to proceed 
        Fortis on Thursday said it expected to receive Chinese approval for the...         | 
    
        
         06-08-2008   | 
         GLG posts loss 
        GLG, the UK-based hedge fund, unveiled losses for the first half after...         | 
    
        
         06-08-2008   | 
         Several EU countries fight plan to limit asset-backed investments  
        13 European countries including Germany and France rejected a European...         | 
    
        
         05-08-2008   | 
         Dow Kim's plan for new hedge fund put on hold 
        Dow Kim, the former head of trading and investment banking at Merrill...         | 
    
        
         04-08-2008   | 
         Kuwait to double Japan exposure 
        The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) is planning to double or triple...         | 
    
        
         04-08-2008   | 
         Citigroup prepares to close remaining Tribeca Global Fund  
        Citigroup Inc. is closing a $400 million convertible arbitrage fund, the...         | 
    
        
         01-08-2008   | 
         Carlyle Group liquidates hedge fund 
        The Carlyle Group, the private equity firm, is shutting down its hedge...         | 
    
        
         31-07-2008   | 
         RAB AUM reduced 
        Aim-listed RAB said on Wednesday it had $5.4bn under management as of...         | 
    
        
         30-07-2008   | 
         SEC Extends Limit on Short Sales  
        The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission extended an emergency limit...         | 
    
        
         29-07-2008   | 
         Lone Star buys CDOs from Merrill Lynch 
        Merrill announced that it would sell CDOs with a nominal value of...         | 
    
        
         28-07-2008   | 
         KKR to go public  
        Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is planning to merge with KKR Private Equity...         | 
    
        
         26-07-2008   | 
         Bank of China Buys 30% of Swiss Hedge Fund Manager  
        Bank of China has acquired a 30 per cent stake in Heritage Fund...         | 
    
        
         25-07-2008   | 
         Legg Mason Posts Second Straight Loss  
        Legg Mason Inc. reported a second straight quarterly loss because of...         | 
    
        
         25-07-2008   | 
         SEC looks at new rules to curb abusive short-selling 
        US regulators are preparing proposals on rules to outlaw abusive...         | 
    
        
         25-07-2008   | 
         U.K. Faces Slowest growth since 1990s according to Niesr 
        The U.K. economy faces its worst performance since the 1990s recession...         | 
    
        
         24-07-2008   | 
         Venture capital cautios 
        Venture capital investment in Europeâ??s technology companies last...         | 
    
        
         24-07-2008   | 
         Texas regulator in threat to ban UBS 
        Texasâ?? top securities regulator has threatened to ban UBS from doing...         | 
    
        
         23-07-2008   | 
         AbCap closes hedge fund 
        Absolute Capital Management has closed one of its hedge funds and its...         | 
    
        
         22-07-2008   | 
         Dexia shares sharply lower on rating agency blow 
        Shares in Dexia crashed on Tuesday after ratings agency Moodyâ??s said...         | 
    
        
         21-07-2008   | 
         Evercore acquires 50% of Pan-Asset Capital 
        Pan-Asset Capital Management has sold a 50 per cent stake to Evercore...         | 
    
        
         20-07-2008   | 
         Tate & Lyle CEO calls for hedge fund curbs 
        Iain Ferguson, chief executive of the sugar refining group Tate & Lyle...         | 
    
        
         19-07-2008   | 
         Xerion Fund gains on distressed investments 
        Perella Weinberg Partners' Xerion hedge fund posted a 24 percent gain...         | 
    
        
         18-07-2008   | 
         SIV Portfolio assets auctioned 
        Receivers at Deloitte & Touche of SIV Porfolio, formerly known as...         | 
    
        
         15-07-2008   | 
         Callan to head hedge fund unit at Credit Suisse 
        Erin Callan, former Lehman Brothers chief financial officer, has been...         | 
    
        
         15-07-2008   | 
         New York remains hedge fund capital 
        New York remains the hedge fund capital of the world despite growth in...         | 
    
        
         14-07-2008   | 
         Private equity chief calls for code on profits  
        Europeâ??s private equity groups should draw up a voluntary code of...         | 
    
        
         14-07-2008   | 
         Treasury statement on Fannie and Freddie 
        Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. today issued the following...         | 
    
        
         12-07-2008   | 
         Paulson in verbal support of Fannie and Freddie 
        Hank Paulson, Treasury secretary, said: â??Our primary focus is...         | 
    
        
         12-07-2008   | 
         IndyMac is latest credit turmoil casualty 
        IndyMac Bank on Friday night became the biggest savings bank to fail in...         | 
    
        
         12-07-2008   | 
         FTSE in bear market territory 
        The UK on Friday became the last of the worldâ??s leading stock markets...         | 
    
        
         10-07-2008   | 
         Cohen backs IAM buy-out 
        Sir Ronald Cohen, co-founder of Apax Partners, is backing the management...         | 
    
        
         10-07-2008   | 
         Morgan Stanley traders replace Coffey at GLG 
        GLG Partners has hired two senior traders from Morgan Stanley to replace...         | 
    
        
         09-07-2008   | 
         Credit crunch affects Private Equity profits 
        The credit crunch has cut off a source of profits for private equity...         | 
    
        
         08-07-2008   | 
         Fewer new hedge funds in 2008  
        According to Absolute Return magazine, 35 new funds began trading during...         | 
    
        
         07-07-2008   | 
         White Peaks Asset Management sues Florian Homm 
        White Peaks Asset Management sues Florian Homm and Absolute Capital...         | 
    
        
         07-07-2008   | 
         Goldman banker joins GLG 
        One of Goldman Sachsâ?? top traders is leaving to join GLG Partners,...         | 
    
        
         05-07-2008   | 
         Ex-Refco chief sentenced to 16 years in prison 
        Phillip Bennett, the former chief executive of Refco, was sentenced to...         | 
    
        
         03-07-2008   | 
         UBS in legal dispute with hedge fund 
        The dispute between UBS and Paramax Capital International is one of a...         | 
    
        
         03-07-2008   | 
         Fed values Bear Stearns assets at $29bn 
        The Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Thursday confirmed the estimated...         | 
    
        
         02-07-2008   | 
         FSA to introduce new disclosure rule 
        Britain's Financial Services Authority (FSA), will force hedge funds and...         |