Sentences with phrase «based hedge funds»

Debt - based hedge funds are frequently long and short credit obligations that are complex, and often unique.

The tax was dropped amid reports that Connecticut was actively wooing New York - based hedge funds to open shop in the Nutmeg State.

Labour could have to pay back more than # 2 million in loans early to the troubled banking group when it is taken over by US - based hedge funds as part of a rescue deal.

The revenue bill passed by the Assembly originally included a provision designed to raise $ 50 million imposing state income tax on the investment income of nonresident partners in New York - based hedge funds — a move Mayor Michael Bloomberg called «the best thing that ever happened to Connecticut,» whose governor immediately invited New York firms to move to her state.

«Australia is one of the world's largest pension markets, but also one of the world's least efficient markets with an under - representation of skilled - based hedge funds for its size,» Mr Horton said.

It had a great run, he says, despite the fact that its biggest shareholder, New York — based hedge fund Jana Partners, wants to break up the company.

Sober Look was founded by Walter Kurtz, a New York based hedge fund manager and credit markets specialist.

That's more than twice as many hedge funds as operated five years ago, according to Chicago - based Hedge Fund Research.

On Tuesday the financial services powerhouse said Jeff Wecker, a former senior manager at Bridgewater Associates, the Connecticut - based hedge fund, will join the firm in the new role of chief data officer, according to a memo seen by Business Insider.

The Stamford, Connecticut - based hedge fund and three of its subsidiaries were charged with four counts of securities fraud and one count of wire fraud, according to the indictment.

While last year, it had raised $ 50 million (around Rs 307 crore then) from Chinese investment management firm Hillhouse Capital and Hong Kong - based hedge fund Tybourne Capital with participation from existing investor Sequoia Capital.

US - based hedge fund Mt Kellett Capital Management is understood to be considering converting its debt into Lynas equity at about 10 cents per share, which would deliver it a substantial stake in the $ 190 million miner.

Ben McGarry of Sydney - based hedge fund Totus Capital warned his clients in December that the fund's spectacular success on the short side in 2015 would be hard to replicate in 2016, which proved to be the case.

The idea for the group stemmed from the Washington region's 2024 Olympic bid committee, said Russ Ramsey, chairman and CEO of Ramsey Asset Management, a Reston, Va. - based hedge fund company.

Albright Capital Management, a Washington - based hedge fund backed by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, has raised about $ 75 million in recent months to buy up bonds of debt - strapped companies in places like Latin America, Africa, India, Russia and Asia, filings show.

Jaipur - based Girnar Software Pvt Ltd, the company behind auto portal CarDekho.com, has raised $ 50 million (around Rs 307 crore) from Chinese investment management firm Hillhouse Capital and Hong Kong - based hedge fund Tybourne Capital.

The Greenwich, Connecticut - based hedge fund allegedly received illegal tips into negative news about Human Genome Sciences Inc HGSI.O, according to a criminal complaint and sources close to the matter.

Perth - based hedge fund investor NWQ has signed up former Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens as it ramps up efforts to attract offshore investors to the Australian hedge fund scene.

Girnar Soft had raised $ 50 million (around Rs 307 crore then) about a year ago from Chinese investment management firm Hillhouse Capital and Hong Kong - based hedge fund Tybourne Capital with participation from existing investor Sequoia Capital.

Prior to joining Triangle Peak, Scott was the chief financial officer for Abingdon Capital Management, a McLean, Virginia - based hedge fund serving the investment needs of institutions and high net worth individuals.

Merrill, which is now owned by Bank of America, agreed to pay a fine of $ 131 million, but did not admit wrongdoing in the deals, which were created at the behest of an Illinois - based hedge fund called Magnetar.

Comey was the general counsel for Lockheed Martin Corp. from when he stopped serving as Deputy Attorney General in 2005 to 2010, and then he was counsel for Connecticut - based hedge fund Bridgewater Associates from 2010 to 2013, both lucrative positions with his last year at Lockheed Martin alone earning him more than $ 6 million.

Across town, the Milwaukee's NBA Bucks are co-owned by New York - based hedge fund manager Marc Lasry.

Prior to joining The Lindsey Group, Peter spent a brief time at Omega Advisors, a New York based hedge fund, as a macro analyst and portfolio manager.

«This data shows that the battle for market share is far from over,» John Kilduff, a partner at Again Capital LLC, a New York - based hedge fund that focuses on energy, said by phone.

Howard Stirk Holdings, owned by conservative commentator Armstrong Williams, would buy some stations, as would New York - based hedge fund Standard General led by Soo Kim.

DENVER — The Denver Post editor who oversaw an editorial critical of budget and staff cuts made by the newspaper's New York - based hedge fund owners said he resigned Thursday after...

In a study just published in the Financial Analysts Journal, portfolio manager Antti Petajisto of LMR Partners, a London - based hedge fund, looked at approximately 1,800 ETFs between 2007 and 2014.

Rechnitz also served as a go - between who helped connect Manhattan - based hedge fund manager Murray Huberfeld and Correction Officers» Benevolent Association President Norman Seabrook as part of a bribery scheme to steer $ 20 million in correction union pension money to Platinum Partners hedge fund.

Gina Rena Lovett, founder and managing member of the New York - based hedge fund Little Wolf Capital, was also honored.

After being arrested on federal corruption charges, Murray Huberfeld (L), the founder of a New York - based hedge fund Platinum Partners LP, leaves United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on June 8.

While perusing the site I came across the fact that Fortress Investments, the New York - based hedge fund recently signaled its preliminary intent to loan Ashley Madison's privately held parent, Avid Life Media — $ 50 million over two years.

Jeff Matthews is the General Partner of Ram Partners LP, a Naples, Florida - based hedge fund he founded in 1993 after fifteen years with several firms on (and off) Wall Street, beginning as an energy analyst at Merrill Lynch in 1979.

Meanwhile, Platinum Grove, the $ 5.5 bn New York - based hedge fund set up by former Long Term Capital Management co-founder Myron Scholes, fell 7 per cent when Japanese prices moved suddenly....

To make it clear what I mean, I conclude with a reference to Warren Buffett's massive bet with Protege Partners LLC, a New York based hedge fund.

London - based hedge fund advisor Audley Capital Advisors was established in 2005 by activist investor Julian Treger and private equity investor Michael Treichl.

The proprietary data I study are from a confidential website where a select group of fundamentals - based hedge fund managers privately share investment ideas.

Formerly an economic consultant with London Economics he moved to Lansdowne Partners, a London - based hedge fund, Mayor is now Principal of the consulting firm Inscriptus LLC, a provider of bespoke research consulting to hedge funds.

[11] In 1988, Johns» False Start was sold at auction at Sotheby's to Samuel I. Newhouse, Jr. for $ 17.05 million, setting a record at the time as the highest price paid for a work by a living artist at auction, and the second highest price paid for an artwork at auction in the U.S. [32] In 2006, private collectors Anne and Kenneth Griffin (founder of the Chicago - based hedge fund Citadel LLC) bought False Start (1959) from David Geffen [33] for $ 80 million, making it the most expensive painting by a living artist.

The author is Bob Litterman, a Ph. D. economist who is currently a partner in a NYC - based hedge fund.

Seeds for both of these disasters were sown by Seth Klarman, the president of Baupost Group, a Boston - based hedge fund heavily invested in both Puerto Rican debt and in the oil and gas industry.

Many are against the project, claiming that it is really much more global; it is apparently owned by a Boston based hedge fund, the Baupost Group, run by value investor Seth Klarman.

Highland, a Texas - based hedge fund client, counterclaimed that RBS had obtained a judgment from the Court by fraud.

Bloomberg reported the San Francisco - based hedge fund MetaStable Capital has seen 100-fold returns since it recently invested in monero.

On Friday, investor Michael Novogratz announced that he was delaying plans to launch a $ 500 million Bitcoin - based hedge fund, telling Bloomberg, «We didn't like market conditions and we wanted to re-evaluate what we're doing.»

Kyle Bass, the prominent US - based hedge fund manager and the founder and principal of Dallas - based hedge fund Hayman Capital Management, believes bitcoin as a digital asset and currency is here to stay.

Daniel Masters is the former head of energy trading at JP Morgan and the director of the Jersey - based hedge fund, Global Advisors Bitcoin Investment Fund Plc..

The veteran commodities trader, Daniel Masters, joined JP Morgan right after graduating college and in 2014 announced he was starting a bitcoin - based hedge fund.

The New York - based hedge fund owns almost 5 percent of the REIT and is expected to agitate for change at the company, which could include a potential sale.

Elliott Management, a New York City - based hedge fund, reportedly has accumulated enough shares in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. - based Taubman Centers to hold a so - called activist position, yet not enough to publicly disclose them, according to media reports.