Securities Litigation Expert Joins LeBoeuf
By Staff WriterWASHINGTON (HedgeWorld.com)--LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP hired Ralph C. Ferrara as a partner in the litigation practice of the New York-based firm's Washington office. Mr. Ferrara's hiring, effective Jan. 1, will allow LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae to further expand its litigation practice, firm Chairman Steven H. Davis said...
January 04, 2005
President To Unveil Tort Reform ProposalsMedical malpractice system supporters held a conference call today to try to get a jump on fighting off a major attack by the Bush ...
January 04, 2005
Report: Firms May Buy $15 Billion In Life BenefitsExpanded efforts to reach out to financial advisors could help fuel continued growth in the life settlement market.[@@]One survey shows that only 20% of ...
January 04, 2005
Merrill Lynch Launches Registered FundNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Merrill Lynch & Co. has filed plans to offer its first hedge fund product to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Managed through ML's Investment Managers unit, the new Multi-Strategy Hedge Opportunities LLC offering is a fund of hedge funds with a minimum initial investment of...
January 04, 2005
Roye to Address MFA Seminar on Sound PracticesWASHINGTON (HedgeWorld.com)--The director of the division of investment management for the Securities and Exchange Commission, Paul F. Roye, will address a Managed Funds Association seminar in New York on Jan. 12. This is the first in a series of sound-practices seminars the MFA has planned in order to educate its...
January 04, 2005
Guernsey Fund Totals Continue GrowthLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--The number of funds in Guernsey grew by 15.5% during the last year, according to survey figures released by Fitzrovia International plc. The research company found that assets in funds domiciled in Guernsey total US$24.5 billion. Of that amount hedge funds account for US$16.5 billion, spread among 263 different...
January 04, 2005
Official Denies Social Security ReportsPresident Bush is still thinking about what he wants to do to shore up the United States' retirement income security program.[@@]Recent press reports have ...
January 04, 2005
CTA, Distressed and Emerging Markets Top Edhec IndexesNICE, France (HedgeWorld.com)--Not surprisingly, the Edhec Alternative Indexes, a summary of eight industry indexes, found that commodity trading advisers, distressed securities players and those investing in emerging markets are having a merry holiday season. The Edhec figures come as no surprise because such strategies have topped the indexes in recent...