http://www.hedgeweek.com Syndicates the latest Hedgeweek News via RSS 2.0. Unysen RSS Feed Generator - v2.0206 Hedgeweek Hedge funds will be drooling at the latest news on Yahoo! and Microsoft. Microsoft has declared that it is interested in reopening talks to buy all or part of Yahoo! - if a new board is appointed first. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:05:00 http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=259787 http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=259787 If ever there was a lesson to be learned from the spate of catastrophes precipitated by the credit crunch, it should be that mistakes made in the past should be remedied to prevent future problems in the market. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:05:00 http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=259589 http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=259589 Indian stock markets have been witnessing a bloodbath of late, and India-focused hedge funds, which earlier were pushing up the market to unprecedented heights, are now looking to benefit from the slide by going short on India, reports say. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:00:00 http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=259447 http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=259447 Hard cases make bad law, the saying goes, and critics of the Financial Services Authority say the UK regulator is responding disproportionately to tricky market conditions in imposing new rules that increase transparency for various techniques and instruments used by hedge funds as well as other investors. Following the requirement last month that significant short positions in companies launching rights issues must be made public, the FSA has now announced that from next year contracts for difference will be included in the disclosure requirements for long positions. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:00:00 http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=259132 http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=259132 "One of the trends that we are seeing is the globalisation and institutionalisation of the hedge fund industry," says Jessel Mendes, a partner in Ernst & Young's Bermuda hedge fund practice. And as hedge funds have moved into the mainstream and are no longer viewed as niche products, and the larger investment groups are getting in on the act, the type of investors they attract has also changed. Increasingly, institutions are forming a larger proportion of the investor base of many hedge funds and their requirements, and those of their investment consultants, in terms of performance, the level of manager access and transparency and investor protection, are placing more and more demands on the hedge funds themselves. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:25:28 http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=259158 http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=259158 The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) has been in existence since 1971 and has carved a niche in the global stock exchange industry, with nearly 550 listed issuers with a combined market capitalisation of around USD350bn. Offering a complete stock exchange solution in one of the world's most respected and sophisticated offshore financial centres, the BSX trades and settles stock and cash transactions daily through its electronic trading, settlement and depository systems. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:19:44 http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=259156 http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=259156 Institutional investors are forming a larger proportion of the investor base of hedge funds globally. These institutions are highly demanding in terms of the level of returns they seek, transparency they expect and investor protection they demand. Demand for greater investor protection has led to the need for improved corporate governance, which can only be good for the hedge fund industry in general. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:16:15 http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=259155 http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=259155 Olympia Capital was founded in 1990 and its net assets under administration have grown from $650 million at inception to over $66 billion as of March 31, 2008. We are a full service administrator and service funds domiciled in key offshore and onshore jurisdictions out of our offices located in Bermuda, United States, Canada and Ireland. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:13:05 http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=259153 http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=259153 Established three years ago with one single fund of hedge funds mandate, Swiss Fund Services now administers more than 45 funds from its offices in Hamilton, Bermuda and Johannesburg, South Africa. The company also has a US presence in New York, and is looking to add a European office during the first half of 2009. Swiss is a member of Altree Financial®, a financial services company regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:19:11 http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=259167 http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=259167 Selva Ozelli, an international tax attorney, certified public accountant and international tax editor with the Thomson Reuters Corporation in New York, examines the tax consequences of structured mortgage-backed assets held by foreign hedge funds. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:37:29 http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=259125 http://www.hedgeweek.com/articles/detail.jsp?content_id=259125