Wall Street Folly » Hedge funds http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:18:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Paulson, Elliott looking to help General Growth exit bankruptcy; M&A hedge funds said to be gaining new investors; Nomura said to have poached 10 from RBS; Tennenbaum Capital looking to raise $1B for distressed debt fund? http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/paulson-elliott-looking-to-help-general-growth-exit-bankruptcy-m-nomura-said-to-have-poached-10-from-rbs-tennenbaum-capital-looking-to-raise-1b-for/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/paulson-elliott-looking-to-help-general-growth-exit-bankruptcy-m-nomura-said-to-have-poached-10-from-rbs-tennenbaum-capital-looking-to-raise-1b-for/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:56:15 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10038 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/paulson-elliott-looking-to-help-general-growth-exit-bankruptcy-m-nomura-said-to-have-poached-10-from-rbs-tennenbaum-capital-looking-to-raise-1b-for/feed/ 0 Lehman Whistle-blower was booted after raising red flags; TARP fraud charges for former Park Avenue Bank head; Hedge funds could see big inflows this year; Former Merrill trader gets banned for position mismarks http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/lehman-whistle-blower-was-booted-after-raising-red-flags-tarp-fraud-charges-for-former-park-avenue-bank-head-hedge-funds-could-see-big-inflows-this-year-former-merrill-trader-gets-banned-for-positi/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/lehman-whistle-blower-was-booted-after-raising-red-flags-tarp-fraud-charges-for-former-park-avenue-bank-head-hedge-funds-could-see-big-inflows-this-year-former-merrill-trader-gets-banned-for-positi/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:55:27 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=9998 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/lehman-whistle-blower-was-booted-after-raising-red-flags-tarp-fraud-charges-for-former-park-avenue-bank-head-hedge-funds-could-see-big-inflows-this-year-former-merrill-trader-gets-banned-for-positi/feed/ 0 EU ministers meet on Greece but gave little detail of plans; Key points of Dodd’s financial regulation; EU finance ministers: no hedge fund financial rules deal; Toyota: Caliornia Prius incident can’t be replicated http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/eu-ministers-meet-on-greece-but-gave-little-detail-of-plans-key-points-of-dodds-financial-regulation-eu-finance-ministers-no-hedge-fund-financial-rules-deal-toyota-caliornia-prius-incident-can/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/eu-ministers-meet-on-greece-but-gave-little-detail-of-plans-key-points-of-dodds-financial-regulation-eu-finance-ministers-no-hedge-fund-financial-rules-deal-toyota-caliornia-prius-incident-can/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:42:59 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=9994 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/eu-ministers-meet-on-greece-but-gave-little-detail-of-plans-key-points-of-dodds-financial-regulation-eu-finance-ministers-no-hedge-fund-financial-rules-deal-toyota-caliornia-prius-incident-can/feed/ 0 Moody’s warning on AAA ratings for U.S., UK, France, Germany; Goldman and JP Morgan forcing hedge funds to put up more collateral on CDS trades; Dodd’s financial overhaul plan due out today; AIG said to have cut bonuses by $21M; UBS sees 2010 turnaround http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/moodys-warning-on-aaa-ratings-for-u-s-uk-france-germany-goldman-and-jp-morgan-forcing-hedge-funds-to-put-up-more-collateral-on-cds-trades-dodds-financial-overhaul-plan-due-out-today-aig-sa/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/moodys-warning-on-aaa-ratings-for-u-s-uk-france-germany-goldman-and-jp-morgan-forcing-hedge-funds-to-put-up-more-collateral-on-cds-trades-dodds-financial-overhaul-plan-due-out-today-aig-sa/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:42:50 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=9990 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/moodys-warning-on-aaa-ratings-for-u-s-uk-france-germany-goldman-and-jp-morgan-forcing-hedge-funds-to-put-up-more-collateral-on-cds-trades-dodds-financial-overhaul-plan-due-out-today-aig-sa/feed/ 0 Greece’s Papandreou: “”We don’t want to be the Lehman Brothers of the EU”; Hedge funds probed in Greek tragedy; Fannie & Freddie may stick banks with $21B in bad loans; Toyota still isn’t getting it right with fixed cars still accelerating http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/greeces-papandreou-we-dont-want-to-be-the-lehman-brothers-of-the-eu-hedge-funds-probed-in-greek-tragedy-fannie-toyota-still-isnt-getti/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/greeces-papandreou-we-dont-want-to-be-the-lehman-brothers-of-the-eu-hedge-funds-probed-in-greek-tragedy-fannie-toyota-still-isnt-getti/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:12:45 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=9967 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/greeces-papandreou-we-dont-want-to-be-the-lehman-brothers-of-the-eu-hedge-funds-probed-in-greek-tragedy-fannie-toyota-still-isnt-getti/feed/ 0 Are Charlie Rangel’s days FINALLY numbered as House Ways and Means committee head?; Memo to hedge funds: Save your Euro trading records; Fed’s Fisher wants international accord to break up “too big to fail” banks; AIG big earners may get higher salaries; Blagojevich giving speeches on government ethics? http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/are-charlie-rangels-days-finally-numbered-as-house-ways-and-means-committee-head-memo-to-hedge-funds-save-your-euro-trading-records-feds-fisher-wants-international-accord-to-break-up-too-big/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/are-charlie-rangels-days-finally-numbered-as-house-ways-and-means-committee-head-memo-to-hedge-funds-save-your-euro-trading-records-feds-fisher-wants-international-accord-to-break-up-too-big/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:55:41 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=9960 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/are-charlie-rangels-days-finally-numbered-as-house-ways-and-means-committee-head-memo-to-hedge-funds-save-your-euro-trading-records-feds-fisher-wants-international-accord-to-break-up-too-big/feed/ 0 John Paulson (and a few other hedge funds) said to have banked on the Greek debt mess; Will SCOTUS help Ex-Enron CEO Jeff Skilling score a new trial?; AIG makes a $35.5B sale! http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/john-paulson-and-a-few-other-hedge-funds-said-to-have-banked-on-the-greek-debt-mess-will-scotus-help-ex-enron-ceo-jeff-skilling-score-a-new-trial-aig-makes-a-35-5b-sale/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/john-paulson-and-a-few-other-hedge-funds-said-to-have-banked-on-the-greek-debt-mess-will-scotus-help-ex-enron-ceo-jeff-skilling-score-a-new-trial-aig-makes-a-35-5b-sale/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:44:19 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=9944 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/03/john-paulson-and-a-few-other-hedge-funds-said-to-have-banked-on-the-greek-debt-mess-will-scotus-help-ex-enron-ceo-jeff-skilling-score-a-new-trial-aig-makes-a-35-5b-sale/feed/ 0 Warren Buffett’s annual tome out tomorrow; Hedge funds balking at reducing the 2/20 fee model; Like Barclays, Nomura is banking from it’s Lehman asset buy; Charlie Rangel guilty of some House rules violations per Ethics Committee, but what about those tax charges? http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/02/warren-buffetts-annual-tome-out-tomorrow-hedge-funds-balking-at-reducing-the-220-fee-model-like-barclays-nomura-is-banking-from-its-lehman-asset-buy-charlie-rangel-guilty-of-some-house-rules/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/02/warren-buffetts-annual-tome-out-tomorrow-hedge-funds-balking-at-reducing-the-220-fee-model-like-barclays-nomura-is-banking-from-its-lehman-asset-buy-charlie-rangel-guilty-of-some-house-rules/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:55:54 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=9940 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/02/warren-buffetts-annual-tome-out-tomorrow-hedge-funds-balking-at-reducing-the-220-fee-model-like-barclays-nomura-is-banking-from-its-lehman-asset-buy-charlie-rangel-guilty-of-some-house-rules/feed/ 0 So much for Obama’s ‘Volcker Rule’; Citi looking to dump hedge fund business; Hedge fund assets slumped $2.85B in January; UK’s FSA says hedge funds aren’t so risky from leverage perspective; Trump vs Icahn in Atlantic City http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/02/so-much-for-obamas-volcker-rule-citi-looking-to-dump-hedge-fund-business-hedge-fund-assets-slumped-2-85b-in-january-trump-vs-icahn-in-atlantic-city/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/02/so-much-for-obamas-volcker-rule-citi-looking-to-dump-hedge-fund-business-hedge-fund-assets-slumped-2-85b-in-january-trump-vs-icahn-in-atlantic-city/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:44:37 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=9915 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/02/so-much-for-obamas-volcker-rule-citi-looking-to-dump-hedge-fund-business-hedge-fund-assets-slumped-2-85b-in-january-trump-vs-icahn-in-atlantic-city/feed/ 0 Goldman Sachs’ Corrigan defends the Greek swaps, but acknowledges that there should have been more transparency; NY Comptroller: Wall Street bonuses increased 17% in 2009; TCW investors pulling $1.3B from Gundlach’s former funds http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/02/goldman-sachs-corrigan-defends-the-greek-swaps-but-acknowledges-that-there-should-have-been-more-transparency-ny-comptroller-wall-street-bonuses-increased-17-in-2009-tcw-investors-pulling-1-3b/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/02/goldman-sachs-corrigan-defends-the-greek-swaps-but-acknowledges-that-there-should-have-been-more-transparency-ny-comptroller-wall-street-bonuses-increased-17-in-2009-tcw-investors-pulling-1-3b/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:59:19 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=9912 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/02/goldman-sachs-corrigan-defends-the-greek-swaps-but-acknowledges-that-there-should-have-been-more-transparency-ny-comptroller-wall-street-bonuses-increased-17-in-2009-tcw-investors-pulling-1-3b/feed/ 0