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Hedge Lines: Financial firms risking more than reputation by continuing lavish spending and bonuses

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Opinion and insight on how the media report on hedge funds, activism, and innovation in financial services. Wednesday, January 28, 2009. Financial firms risking more than reputation by continuing lavish spending and bonuses. How can AIG pay $450 million to workers at the unit that brought down the firm? By comparison, the 2/20 compensation system for hedge fund managers, long criticized by media, seems aligned with the interests of investors. Not that you are going to read that anywhere soon! Is detailed...

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Hedge Lines: Getting some respect for hedge funds

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Opinion and insight on how the media report on hedge funds, activism, and innovation in financial services. Monday, November 30, 2009. Getting some respect for hedge funds. A few highlights from his remarks follow and the the entire document is linked below:. On valuation and transparency. On investment "style drift":. On hedge fund regulation:. Mr Englander says that oversigh “isn’t something to be too afraid of” because, whether it is a smart response or not, it may result in investor...These investor-...

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Hedge Lines: Walking the talk on transparency

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Opinion and insight on how the media report on hedge funds, activism, and innovation in financial services. Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Walking the talk on transparency. Why is a guy like Steven A. Cohen, who didn't used to even play golf with investors, sitting for a cover story in Bloomberg Markets magazine. Why is he inviting reporters into his firm right after SAC Capital 's name was linked to insider trading and the collapse of Galleon? Global Hedge Fund Investor Review. Engaging with media is an imp...

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Hedge Lines: TCI switches tracks on CSX campaign

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Opinion and insight on how the media report on hedge funds, activism, and innovation in financial services. Wednesday, April 29, 2009. TCI switches tracks on CSX campaign. Writes, "the top brass at CSX demonstrated an unwillingness to take criticism or suggestions from a substantial shareholder — the kind of parochial response that other investors should find worrying." Agreed. If hedge funds cannot be effective activists, how in the world can anyone on Main Street be an effective voice for change? Hedge...

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Hedge Lines: A bulge of media opportunities for non-bulge-bracket banks

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Opinion and insight on how the media report on hedge funds, activism, and innovation in financial services. Monday, January 25, 2010. A bulge of media opportunities for non-bulge-bracket banks. Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Bloomberg, BusinessWeek, The New York Times. And other major financial media. Not any more. Moroever, the media understand now that they have almost a fiduciary duty to broaden their sources away from the large banks and trading firms. This, combined with heightened skepticism by ...

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Hedge Lines: Reputational risk prominent in Pershing Square investor letter

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Opinion and insight on how the media report on hedge funds, activism, and innovation in financial services. Monday, November 17, 2008. Reputational risk prominent in Pershing Square investor letter. In his third quarter letter to investors in Pershing Square Capital Management. Ackman cites the short-selling ban as one example of misplaced regulation that the industry was powerless to stop. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Receive Hedge Lines posts via email. Enter your email address:. Hedge fund lead...

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Hedge Lines: The two faces of hedge funds

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Opinion and insight on how the media report on hedge funds, activism, and innovation in financial services. Wednesday, December 2, 2009. The two faces of hedge funds. An interesting dichotomy arose at the Walkers. And author of the recently-released The Greatest Trade Ever. An account of Paulson and Co.'s bet against the mortgage and financial services market in 2007-2008. Here's a quick summary of both points of view:. Joel Press - The beauty is back in hedge funds. When it comes to liquidity, Press sai...

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Hedge Lines: New Citi Web site takes positive message straight to Main Street

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Opinion and insight on how the media report on hedge funds, activism, and innovation in financial services. Thursday, February 4, 2010. New Citi Web site takes positive message straight to Main Street. At the beginning of February, Citigroup launched a new Web site to speak directly to clients, employees, shareholders and other stakeholders. Called The New Citi Blog. The site is part blog, part social media and all extension of Citi's PR and internal communications departments. Hedge Lines was started wi...

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Hedge Lines: Goldman adds bad press to list of business risks

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Opinion and insight on how the media report on hedge funds, activism, and innovation in financial services. Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Goldman adds bad press to list of business risks. Goldman Sachs, in its most recent 10-K filed with the SEC, acknowledges risks to its business associated with bad publicity and hits to its repuation. See the section entitled, " We may be adversely affected by increased governmental and regulatory scrutiny or negative publicity. I suspect that much of the criticism of Goldma...

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Hedge Lines: Ackman goes to town on Target

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Opinion and insight on how the media report on hedge funds, activism, and innovation in financial services. Wednesday, May 13, 2009. Ackman goes to town on Target. On Monday, William Ackman, president of hedge fund Pershing Square, held a "town meeting" in Manhattan and broadcast on the Internet. To present his case to shareholders of Target and encourage them to elect new directors that he called more experienced and more independent than current members of Target's board who are up for reelection.