Hedge Fund Is Planning Public Offering New York Times
The Fortress Investment Group plans to raise as much as $750 million for the first initial public offering by a U.S. hedge fund.
U.S. fund OKs aid for El Salvador, expands list Reuters via Yahoo! News
The main U.S. development fund on Wednesday approved a five-year $461 million aid agreement for El Salvador and added Moldova, Ukraine and Jordan to a list of countries that can apply for U.S. funds in 2007.
A fund that yields performance CNN Money
Spend some time looking for a good mutual fund that invests in dividend-paying stocks, and you begin to think you' ve slipped into an alternative universe. Among the 300 funds tracked by Morningstar that sell themselves as equity - income vehicles, the average dividend yield is a mere 1.5%, which is less than the S&P 500's. And fewer than half of the funds that have been around for the past
Man Group First-Half Profit Gains 40% on Fund Inflows Update2 Bloomberg.com
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Man Group Plc, the world's largest publicly listed hedge fund manager, said first-half profit rose 40 percent as inflows and fees increased during a period when some of its biggest funds lost money.
Man Group First-Half Profit Gains 40% on Fund Inflows Update1 Bloomberg.com
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Man Group Plc, the world's largest publicly listed hedge fund manager, said first-half profit rose 40 percent during a period when some of its biggest funds lost money.
Frank to Push CEO Pay Curbs, Wait on Hedge-Fund Rules Bloomberg via Yahoo! News
Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Representative Barney Frank, the liberal and quick-witted lawmaker expected to lead the House committee that sets federal policy for Wall Street, promises to scrutinize executive pay while going slow on hedge-fund restrictions.
Eastern Europe, Ireland, among fund manager's favorite markets Market Watch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Estonia is not quite the fashion capital of the world, but mutual-fund manager Thomas Ross sees a trend among the status-seeking shoppers enjoying Eastern Europe's economic boom.
Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend Fund: Solid Low-Risk Strategy SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance
Carla Pasternak submits: Alpine Global Dynamic Dividend Fund is a new closed-end fund run by Jill Evans of Alpine Funds -- the same folks who brought us the Alpine Dynamic Dividend Fund .
Fortress files for first US IPO by a hedge fund firm Market Watch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Fortress Investment Group LLC filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission late Wednesday for what would be the first initial public offering of shares by a hedge fund firm in the U.S.
Royal LePage Franchise Services Fund Announces Third Quarter 2006 Results and Monthly Cash Distribution SYS-CON Media
Royal LePage Franchise Services Fund (TSX: RSF.UN)(the 'Fund') today announced record royalties for the third quarter of 2006 of $8.5 million, a 6.7% increase over the same period of 2005. Operating earnings before management fees for the third quarter increased 6.8% over the same period in 2005 to $7.7 million. Distributable cash for the quarter of $6.2 million decreased $0.1 million or 1.6%


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