FRM Capital Advisors Seeds its First Asia Focused Hedge Fund Oct 5, 2009 12:45PM

LONDON and HONG KONG, October 5 /PRNewswire/ -- FRM Capital Advisors ("FCA"), the seeding division of Financial Risk Management ("FRM"), has entered its first strategic relationship with an Asian hedge fund. FCA will make a significant investment in the first fund to be launched by Isometric Capital Management ("Isometric"), owned and managed by Sanjiv Bhatia, the former head of Deephaven Capital Management's Asia office. The fund will use a fundamental research strategy to identify investment opportunities in Asian companies where it can identify a catalyst which will drive investment returns. The fund will invest predominantly in equities although positions will range across the capital structure. The fund is expected to launch at ...


Capital Gold Corporation Announces Board Changes Sep 4, 2009 01:52PM

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Capital Gold Corporation (TSX: CGC; OTC Bulletin Board: CGLD) today announced certain changes to its Board of Directors. President and CEO Gifford Dieterlie, on behalf of the Board of Directors, is pleased to announce the appointments, subject to regulatory approval, of John W. Cutler and Leonard J. Sojka as directors of the Company. Mr. Cutler was appointed chairman of the Compensation Committee, and Mr. Sojka was appointed chairman of the Audit Committee. The Board ...


October Hammers Several Hedge Funds Nov 10, 2008 03:16PM

Many hedge funds who tried to call a bottom got killed as the markets declined past even the most pessimistic expectations. On top of that, hedge funds were hit by client redemptions, demand for more collateral from lenders, and accelerated asset sales as Lehman Brothers went out of business.

Hedge Fund Research Inc said, on average, hedge funds have lost 15.5% YTD and 5.4% last month. Investors in hedge funds looking to raise ...