*Fund wants Tim Hortons to create REIT for property assets. TORONTO/ NEW YORK, May 1- Highfields Capital, a U.S. hedge fund agitating for change at Tim Hortons Inc, may have a hard time convincing institutional investors that the chain that says it sells eight out of every 10 cups of coffee in Canada needs a wake-up call.
*Fund wants Tim Hortons to create REIT for property assets. TORONTO/ NEW YORK, May 1- Highfields Capital, a U.S. hedge fund agitating for change at coffee shop chain Tim Hortons Inc, faces a difficult task in trying to persuade long-term institutional investors of the merits of its plan to shake up the Canadian company.
TORONTO, May 1- Highfields Capital, a U.S. hedge fund agitating for drastic change at iconic Canadian coffee-and-doughnut chain Tim Hortons Inc, is set for an uphill battle convincing some long-term institutional investors of the merits of its case.
NEW YORK, May 1- Nelson Saiers, a trader and math whiz, runs the type of hedge fund that tends to perform best when markets are going haywire. The $600 million Saiers Capital fund and other so-called volatility funds use complex trading strategies to take advantage of pricing discrepancies caused by gyrations in global financial markets.
HONG KONG, April 30- Hong Kong- based Richland Capital Management Ltd is shutting down its hedge fund operation, Chief Investment Officer Alex Au told Reuters on Tuesday, a major blow to an industry struggling to raise assets and turn a profit for investors in Asia.
With President Hollande's approval ratings at the lowest of any modern French leader and March jobless claims at an all-time high, some funds think the country's bond yields should trade closer to those of Italy and Spain than Germany. "The most interesting bet to make in Europe is in France.
LONDON, April 29- A lavish gala dinner that was a highlight of the London hedge fund industry's social calendar and counted royalty among its guests has been quietly shelved. The ARK Gala Dinner, which started in 2002, cost as much as 10,000 pounds a ticket, with entertainment over the years ranging from singers Elton John and Prince to a giant mechanical elephant.
LONDON, April 29- A lavish gala dinner that was a highlight of the London hedge fund industry's social calendar and counted royalty among its guests has been quietly shelved. The ARK Gala Dinner, which started in 2002, cost as much as 10,000 pounds a ticket, with entertainment over the years ranging from singers Elton John and Prince to a giant mechanical elephant.
Kinariwala's Capveda Capital Advisory fund, which he runs from a modest office in a decrepit industrial estate in Mumbai, has returned 11.86 percent so far this year, outperforming average negative returns of 2 percent from India- focused foreign hedge funds.
Kinariwala's Capveda Capital Advisory fund, which he runs from a modest office in a decrepit industrial estate in Mumbai, has returned 11.86 percent so far this year, outperforming average negative returns of 2 percent from India- focused foreign hedge funds.
Kinariwala's Capveda Capital Advisory fund, which he runs from a modest office in a decrepit industrial estate in Mumbai, has returned 11.86 percent so far this year, outperforming average negative returns of 2 percent from India- focused foreign hedge funds.
MUMBAI, April 29- India's capital markets regulator imposed rules on alternative investment funds in May 2012. The Securities Exchange Board of India organises alternative investment funds- such as venture capital, social venture funds, small and medium enterprise funds and hedge funds- under three categories.
NEW YORK, April 26- A Diamondback Capital Management portfolio manager convicted of insider trading should reimburse up to $12.9 million to his former employer, in addition to serving as much as 6-1/ 2 years in prison, federal prosecutors said on Friday.
NEW YORK, April 26- A Diamondback Capital Management portfolio manager convicted of insider trading should reimburse up to $12.9 million to his former employer, in addition to serving as much as 6-1/ 2 years in prison, federal prosecutors said on Friday.
LONDON, April 26- Odey Asset Management has upped its stake in Man Group, having already profited in recent months as investors bet on a recovery at the hedge fund firm. London- based Odey, founded by veteran fund manager Crispin Odey and which is known for its lucrative bet in 2009 on a recovery in Barclays shares, raised its stake in Man to 6.07 percent on Thursday.
BOSTON, April 26- Hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors, under pressure from a government investigation into insider trading, is adjusting its liquidity conditions again as a new deadline to pull out money looms next month.
BOSTON, April 26- Hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors, under pressure from a government investigation into insider trading, is adjusting its liquidity conditions again as a new deadline to pull out money looms next month.
The net long money held by money managers across 22 U.S.-traded commodities rose nearly $950 million, or 6 percent, to $56.5 billion in the week ended April 16, according to Reuters calculations of data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.