Publication: FINalternatives

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Preqin: Institutional Investors To Up Alts. Allocations

Institutional investors remain bullish on alternatives, according to the latest data from Preqin, with most planning to maintain or increase their allocations to hedge funds, private equity, real estate and infrastructure in 2013.Preqin's global survey ... [Published FINalternatives - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Institutional Investors, Allotment, Alternative Assets

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Citadel, Others Sue Options Exchanges Over Fees

Citadel Investment Group's investment-banking arm and three other firms have sued a quintet of major U.S. options exchanges, alleging that they were overcharged.The lawsuit, filed in Chicago state court yesterday, alleges that the Chicago Board Options ... [Published FINalternatives - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Allegation, Lawsuit, Citadel Securities LLC, Citadel Investment Group LLC

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Citadel Investment Group LLC

Citadel Technology Licensing Business Grows Quickly

Citadel Investment Group is among the most successful hedge funds in history, so it's little wonder that other firms are lining up to license its technology.In September, Citadel put former ConvergEx RealTick CEO Stuart Breslow in charge of its Citadel ... [Published FINalternatives - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Hedge Fund, Citadel Investment Group LLC, Institutional Investors

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Barclays PLC

Ex-Barclays CEO May Back New Hedge Fund Firm

Former Barclays CEO Robert Diamond is in talks to provide financing to a new hedge fund and technology firm founded by former colleagues last year.Diamond, who was ousted at Barclays last year amidst an interest-rate manipulation scandal, and Incapture ... [Published FINalternatives - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Hedge Fund, Robert Diamond, Barclays PLC, Highbridge Capital Management LLC, Barclays Global Investors

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

The Blackstone Group LP

SAC Bracing For Huge Redemptions

Withdrawals are expected to accelerate at next month's redemption date, the New York Post reports. SAC has again relaxed its policies, which normally permit investors to pull only a quarter of their money per calendar quarter; instead, investors who do ... [Published FINalternatives - 8 hours ago]

Entities: SAC Capital Advisors LP, Steven Cohen, The Blackstone Group LP, Portfolio Manager

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

I-Bank Buys Administrator Hedge Fund Solutions

Boutique investment bank North Street Group is getting into the hedge fund administration business with the acquisition of Hedge Fund Solutions.North Street said it had acquired the New York-based administrator and renamed it North Street Global Fund ... [Published FINalternatives - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Hedge Fund, Acquisition, Infrastructure

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Group of Eight

London Hedge Funds Targeted By Anti-G8 Protesters

In an echo of 2011's Occupy Wall Street protests, anti-G8 activists are targeting the London offices of 17 hedge funds.Stop G8 is circulating an "action map" of the "hiding places of power in the West End" of Britain's capital for a June 11 protest, one ... [Published FINalternatives - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Hedge Fund, London, protest, Group of Eight, Protesters

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Q&A: We'll See You In Court

Jeremy WaltonTo find out more about litigation financing—who provides it, what type of litigation best lends itself to it and why it's more prevalent in the U.K. than the U.S., FINalternatives Senior Reporter Mary Campbell spoke to Jeremy Walton, a litigation ... [Published FINalternatives - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Litigation, Hedge Fund, Fraud, Claimant, Bankruptcy

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 reports

Lyxor Hires Ex-Citi Private Bank Hedge Fund Chief

Lyxor Asset Management has added a former top Citigroup hedge fund executive to its research effort.Frank Frecentese was named deputy head of hedge fund research at Lyxor, which is working to build its presence in North America. Frecentese is based in ... [Published FINalternatives - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Hedge Fund, Private Banking, Lyxor Asset Management, Citi Private Bank

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Rhode Island Discloses Hedge Fund Fees

Facing criticism over its state pension fund's hedge fund portfolio, Rhode Island's general treasurer is opening up about how much the state is paying for them.Gina Raimondo posted a breakdown of the fees Rhode Island paid to the 20 hedge funds managing ... [Published FINalternatives - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Hedge Fund, Brevan Howard Asset Management, Gina Raimondo, D E Shaw & Company, Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Australia Regulator Looks To Redefine 'Hedge Fund'

Before issuing new transparency guidelines and other regulatory changes, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission is asking an important question: What, exactly,$ is a hedge fund? ASIC may tighten its definition of "hedge fund" before new ... [Published FINalternatives - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Hedge Fund, Application-Specific Integrated Circuit, Australia

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Dish Co-Founder Offers $2 Billion For LightSquared Spectrum

With less than a month before it loses exclusive control of its bankruptcy process, Harbinger Capital Partners' wireless venture has received an offer for part of its share of the electromagnetic spectrum.Charlie Ergen, the co-founder and chairman of ... [Published FINalternatives - May 22 2013]

Entities: LightSquared Inc, Spectrum, Charlie Ergen

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...being taken seriously and my understanding is that all police leave has been cancelled in anticipation of trouble," the Financial Times reports. "Some units who were due to police Northern Ireland have now been instructed to remain in London."

London Hedge Funds Targeted By Anti-G8 Protesters [Published FINalternatives - 8 hours ago]

HFS Dean Betzios said the deal would allow his firm to "strengthen its infrastructure," while his co-head, Joseph Musto, said "it sets the foundation to allow us to grow alongside the funds we service."

I-Bank Buys Administrator Hedge Fund Solutions [Published FINalternatives - 8 hours ago]

...was created to meet the demand we see from investors to gain exposure to broadly diversified, efficient sources of return," Knez told Bloomberg. "We believe that leveraging enterprise cloud computing technology will provide the foundation for delivering world-class investment solutions."

Ex-Barclays CEO May Back New Hedge Fund Firm [Published FINalternatives - 8 hours ago]

...The firms are seeking "recovery or restitution of all PFOF fees that were inappropriately charged by the exchanges."

Citadel, Others Sue Options Exchanges Over Fees [Published FINalternatives - 8 hours ago]

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