The last decade has witnessed incredible growth in the hedge fund industry in Latin America. Hedge funds these days are larger than they used to be both in terms of the number of investors and in terms of assets under management. In addition to this, they...

With the value of many companies remaining depressed due to the continuing economic downturn, the time may seem ripe for speculative companies to make buyout bids in the expectation of boosting their value in order to realise a healthy profit. However, he...

Hedge funds are an investment vehicle typically used by larger investors, such as banks, pension funds, and large foundations. Investment in a hedge fund is limited by law and by regulation, but in return, the hedge fund is allowed broader freedom in its ...

For investors who are interested in hedge funds, some of the emerging funds that are domiciled in the Middle East, particularly in the UAE, are worth looking at closely. The reason is that some of these funds are performing very well, especially in Europe...

There can be no doubt that hedge funds are growing in Latin America. In fact information released by Eurekahedge indicates that, by the summer of 2011, the number of hedge funds connected with the region had quadrupled over the funds available to investor...

One of the points that investors sometimes miss about hedge funds is that some countries impose strict regulations on the trading of these funds, while others have few if any regulations in place. This can sometimes open the door for the opportunity to in...

Anyone reading the financial headlines in 2008 can be forgiven for thinking the hedge fund industry quietly folded its tents and melted away into the desert. Not so, says Maggie Rokkum-Testi, General Manager and CIO of Thalia SA. Despite a decline in over...

Billionaire Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of the hedge fund company Galleon Group, was found guilty on 14 counts of conspiracy and securities fraud by a Manhattan jury late on Wednesday. In what became the largest insider trading case in US history, prosec...

Following a summer of crisis in the financial markets, the last thing hedge fund managers want now is a regulatory clampdown, but they are facing one nonetheless. European and American regulators have raised concerns about the threat to economic stability...