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Convertible Arbitrage Related News
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Convertible arbitrage funds suffer sixth month of losses

May 9, 2006


From FinancialNews-US.com:
Convertible arbitrage hedge funds have suffered six months of losses in a row, their worst run since 2005 when many of them went out of business.

The funds, which take partially-offsetting positions in a company’s convertible bonds and its equity, have on average recorded losses of 10% since the start of November, according to indices published by US data provider Hedge Fund Research.


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International Power convertible bond issue raised to 700 mln euros

May 9, 2006


From Forbes:
International Power Plc. said the total principal amount of its senior convertible bond issue has been raised to 700 million euros after a 50 million over-allotment option has been exercised.

The option was granted to Deutsche Bank AG's London branch and Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc.


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Moore Capital Closes Canadian Unit Following Losses (Update1)

December 13, 2006


From Financial Times:
New issues of convertible bonds have surged to record levels this year, with volumes accelerating sharply since the start of the credit crisis as investors seek the safety of an instrument that is used more widely in volatile markets.

Convertible bonds are protected on the down side because they guarantee a fixed rate of interest, while at the same time can be swapped into the issuing company’s shares.


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Convertible bond issues at record levels

December 4, 2006


From Financial Times:
New issues of convertible bonds have surged to record levels this year, with volumes accelerating sharply since the start of the credit crisis as investors seek the safety of an instrument that is used more widely in volatile markets.

Convertible bonds are protected on the down side because they guarantee a fixed rate of interest, while at the same time can be swapped into the issuing company’s shares.


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New world to raise HK$6 bln from convertible bond sale

May 15, 2006


From China Knowledge:
New World Development, a diversified conglomerate with investments in property, telecommunications and retailing, plans to raise HK$6 billion from the sale of convertible bonds.

The company and bookrunners began marketing the seven-year bonds issue Monday night at an indicative conversion price range of HK$26.784 to HK$28.768, market sources told the South China Morning Post. That represents a 35 per cent to 45 per cent premium on yesterday's closing price of HK$19.84.


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Convertible bond funds ride stocks' run

May 15, 2006


From MarketWatch:
Investors have embraced one-stop target date- and balanced mutual-funds, but they may be passing up potentially higher returns from convertible debt securities.

"It's an area of the market that's generally overlooked," said Larry Keele, manager of Vanguard Convertible Securities Fund.


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Lehman eyes India, China for growth in convertible bonds

April 27, 2006


From Business Standard:
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, the fourth-largest arranger for equity-linked sales in Asia, expects India and China to be the fastest-growing markets for convertible bond sales in the region.

“India is a new market for us, where fees for arranging convertible bond sales are still kept at a reasonable level,’’ said Joonkee Hong, the firm’s Hong Kong-based head of global finance for the Asia-Pacific region.


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Making MedImmune Convertible Holders Whole

April 27, 2006


From SchaeffersResearch.com:
AstraZeneca (AZN: View sentiment for AZNsentiment, chart, options) announced this morning that is going to pay $58 for MedImmune (MEDI: View sentiment for MEDIsentiment, chart, options) , giving a tremendous score to those who jumped on the bandwagon after MedImmune put itself in play recently. I wrote a piece a few days ago about how convertible holders receive far better treatment now in these situations than they did a few years ago. This is a good opportunity to take you through a few of the numbers.

MedImmune issued two different convertible bonds last summer. The first carried a 1.375-percent coupon and was designed to mature in July 2011, while the second paid 1.625 percent for July 2013. The stock was trading at $27.24 when both bonds were issued (at 100, of course).


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Aldar's $1.3bn convertible Islamic bond, museum deals

January 31, 2006


From AME Info:
Known as a Sukuk Al Mudarabah, the $1.3 billion bond has Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse and the National Bank of Abu Dhabi acting as joint global coordinators for the issue.

Aldar Properties announced in October that it planned to raise around $4 billion in conventional and Islamic debt to fund projects. This is the normal pattern for private sector property developer with the correct level of gearing being applied to the equity base to maximize shareholder profits.


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U.S. Bancorp to sell $3 bln convertible debentures

January 31, 2006


From Reuters:
U.S. Bancorp (USB.N: Quote, Profile , Research) said its $3 billion convertible debentures will bear quarterly interest of 1.75 percent below the LIBOR rate.

The company would use the proceeds to fund repurchases of up to 14 million shares, it said in a statement.


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UPDATE 1-S.Korea's KEPCO in $1 bln convertible sale-sources

November 21, 2006


From Reuters:
South Korea's Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) (015760.KS: Quote, Profile, Research) launched up to $1 billion in five-year convertible bonds in euro and yen tranches, according to sources familiar with the deal and a term sheet seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

KEPCO (KEP.N: Quote, Profile, Research), which has a virtual monopoly in electricity provision in South Korea, will offer $824 million in convertible bonds with a 25 percent increase option that could boost the total to up to $1 billion.


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HK's Hang Fung Gold to issue 240 mln hkd convertible bonds due 2011

November 20, 2006


From Forbes:
Hang Fung Gold Technology Ltd said it plans to issue 240 mln hkd convertible bonds due 2011 to Goldman Sachs.

The estimated net proceeds of 230.40 mln hkd will be used for repayment of bank borrowings and to fund the company's general working capital, Hang Fung said in a statement.


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AIGB promotes convertible bonds

November 6, 2006


From The Star Online:
AMINVESTMENT Group Bhd (AIGB) is encouraging its eligible customers to use structured products, including US dollar convertible bonds.

US dollar-denominated euroconvertible bonds had caused a lot of problems to corporates that had issued such bonds before the regional financial crisis in 1997.


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Giga-Byte issues Taiwan convertible with zero yield

November 3, 2006


From FinanceAsia.com:
Taiwan-based motherboard manufacturer Giga-Byte Technology has raised $100 million from an aggressively priced convertible bond with no yield.

Consequently, the CB was sold purely on its equity story, which is expected to improve after the company announced a joint venture with Asustek Computer in August. According to a source, the offer was well covered with around 40 investors in the book when it closed after only two hours. About 80% were specialty CB investors who were likely pleased about the opportunity to buy something out of Taiwan.


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Phillips Carbon issues equity, convertible warrants

October 25, 2006


From Moneycontrol.com:
Equity shares and convertible warrants of Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL) are being issued on a preferential basis to the associates of promoters and ICICI Bank. The RPG group company is raising approximately Rs 50 crore for funding its 30-MW power plant at Durgapur in West Bengal.

Convertible Warrants

Among the promoters' associates are Adorn Investment Ltd, Universal Industrial Fund Ltd and Off-Shore India Ltd. The company is issuing 30 lakh convertible warrants on a preferential basis. At present, these outfits already have stakes in the company. While Adorn Investments holds 7.17% (12.72 lakh shares), Universal Industrial Fund holds 0.52% (91,650 shares) and Off-Shore India holds only 250 shares.


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United Therapeutics to offer $210 million convertible notes

October 23, 2006


From Reuters:
United Therapeutics Corp. (UTHR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it would privately offer $210 million of convertible senior notes due 2011 to institutional buyers.

In a statement, the biotechnology company said it would use about $100 million to $125 million of net proceeds from the offering to buy back about 1.8 million to 2.2 million common shares.


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Deutsche Bank, GLG face fines over convertible bonds

October 17, 2006


From MarketWatch:
French stock market regulator Autorite des Marches Financieres is seeking heavy fines on Deutsche Bank AG (DB) and U.K.-based hedge fund GLG Partners over their involvement in a 2002 issue of convertible bonds by Alcatel SA (ALA), the Financial Times reported on its Web site Tuesday.

The AMF recommends that Deutsche Bank pay a EUR1.5 million fine - the AMF's maximum penalty - while GLG should pay EUR1 million, according to people familiar with the contents of a report issued by the AMF, FT reported.


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Profiting from Convertible Arbitrage

October 17, 2006


From Schaeffers Research:
Another significant event today in the land of biotechnology convertibles involved Intermune (ITMN: View sentiment for ITMNsentiment, chart, options). The company signed a collaboration agreement with pharmaceutical giant Roche, giving Roche exclusive licensing rights to ITMN's developmental Hepatitis C treatment in exchange for a series of payments and funding of development costs. Analysts seem to think ITMN was able to negotiate highly attractive terms.

ITMN has issued two convertible bonds. The first one carried a 5.75-percent coupon and was ultimately refinanced with the currently outstanding 0.25-percent bond. (Don't you wish your mortgage banker could get you a deal like that?) Of course, there was a catch. The 0.25-percent bond had a much lower conversion price, giving its holders more equity upside. In other words, the company effectively refinanced its old bonds by issuing stock, although it issued stock indirectly, by means of the low-coupon convertible. The new convertible was still a bond, though, and would only actually become equity if the stock performed well over time.


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Fu Ji Food issues tasty second convertible

October 11, 2006


From FinanceAsia.com:
Fu Ji Food & Catering became the fifth Asian company to issue convertible bonds in two weeks when it raised HK$1 billion ($128 million) from an upsized offering late Monday.

While the investor response to the various issues has been somewhat mixed, the increased frequency of the deals suggest that issuers are becoming happy with share price levels again. Market participants are now watching for the next Indian CB following a five-month long drought in the wake of the global equity market correction in May, during which only one convertible above $100 million has hit the market.


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Finisar Enters Into Agreements to Exchange $100 Million of Its Outstanding 2 1/2% Convertible Notes

October 9, 2006


From Market Wire:
Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR), a technology leader in gigabit fiber optic solutions for high-speed data networks, announced today that it has entered into separate privately negotiated agreements with certain holders of its outstanding 2 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2010 (the "Outstanding Notes") under which such holders have agreed to exchange $100 million aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Notes for an equivalent principal amount of a new series of 2 1/2% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010 (the "New Notes"). Overall, the exchange provides the Company with more flexibility to utilize its cash flow from operations between now and 2010, while also minimizing dilution to shareholders. The exchange transactions are expected to close on October 12, 2006.

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Golden Eagle issues convertible six months after its IPO

September 29, 2006


From FinanceAsia.com:
Golden Eagle Retail Group has raised another HK$1 billion ($129 million) for acquisitions and working capital by selling five-year convertible bonds with a three-year put only six months after completing its $206 million Hong Kong IPO.

The sale was arranged by ABN AMRO Rothschild and came only a week after the IPO lock-up ended, suggesting the China-based department store operator may have some funding needs in the near future. ABN was also one of the two bookrunners for the IPO together with Goldbond Securities.


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Khazanah Sells $750 Mln of Islamic Convertible Debt (Update3)

September 28, 2006


From Bloomberg:
Malaysia's state investment arm raised $750 million in Southeast Asia's biggest sale of Islamic convertible bonds, seeking to cut its stake in a telephone company and support the nation's bid to become a financing hub.

Khazanah Nasional Bhd. expanded the sale of five-year debt from an initial $500 million plan to meet demand, the company said in an e-mailed statement today. Holders of the bonds will be able to exchange them into shares of Telekom Malaysia Bhd., which is 40 percent owned by Khazanah.


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Market rallies, first joint-stock lender convertible bonds issue

September 20, 2006


From Thanhnien News:
The VN-Index Tuesday soared five points to close at 515.08 with 29 listed stocks up, three other down and the other 18 unchanged.

The market saw the trade value rocket in comparison to Monday’s session. The stock trade was 2.7 million shares valued at a total VND171.5 billion (US$11 million), up nearly 40 percent from the previous day.


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Sydney Gas shakes with Babcock & Brown over convertible note deal

September 20, 2006


From Egoli.com:
Sydney Gas Limited (SGL) today advised that consistent with the existing convertible note facility agreement with Babcock & Brown Securities Pty Limited, notice had been issued to Babcock & Brown requiring them to subscribe for 155,944 convertible notes in Sydney Gas at an issue price of $100 each on 22 September 2006 for a subscription amount of $15,594,400.

Babcock & Brown has confirmed that it would subscribe for the convertible notes on that date.


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Bristow to offer $200 million of convertible preferred stock

September 11, 2006


From Reuters
Bristow Group Inc. (BRS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it will sell $200 million of mandatory convertible preferred stock in a public offering to purchase aircraft.

The net proceeds from the deal would be used to fund $98.8 million purchase price for the acquisition of five large aircraft among other things, the company added. 


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Triumph Group to offer $175 mln of convertible notes

September 11, 2006


From Reuters
Triumph Group Inc. (TGI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it will offer $175 million in aggregate principal amount of convertible senior subordinated notes due 2026.

The company intends to use the net proceeds for the prepayment of its outstanding Class A and Class B senior notes due 2012, it said in a statement. 


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U.S. convertible bond market recovers, issuance up

August 31, 2006


From Reuters
Issuance in the U.S. convertible bond market this year is expected to dwarf last year's supply as rising volatility and wider corporate bond spreads makes the securities an increasingly attractive form of financing for companies.

As much as $60 billion of new issuance is expected this year after a meager $37 billion last year, analysts said. 


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Hynix May Revive $400 Million Convertible Bond Sale (Update3)

August 22, 2006


From Bloomberg
Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Asia's second-largest maker of computer memory chips, may revive plans to sell about $400 million of bonds convertible to company stock by the end of the year to fund an increase in production capacity.

``We're considering the possibility of such an issuance, but nothing's been decided yet,'' James Kim, head of investor relations at Ichon, South Korea-based Hynix, said in a telephone interview today. 


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BRE Properties sets $350 mln convertible note sale

August 8, 2006


From Reuters
Real estate investment trust BRE Properties Inc. (BRE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said it commenced a $350 million sale of 20-year convertible senior notes.

An additional $52.5 million of notes may be issued to cover over-allotments within 30 days of the initial notes' issuance, the company said in a statement.


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Opportunity in GM Convertible Bonds

August 7, 2006


From Schaeffer Research
If you like a stock for a long-term holding but are concerned about giving back significant recent gains, and the company has convertible bonds, there may be a good strategy for you.

Essentially, the trade is as simple as this: after a big upward move in the stock, swap out of your stock holdings and buy an equal dollar amount of the convertibles. If the stock continues to rise, you should participate in much of the stock's further upside, though not as much as if you'd held on to the stock.


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Itron to Offer $300M in Convertible Notes

July 31, 2006


From The Houston Chronicle
Itron Inc., a maker of equipment used to read utility meters, said Monday it plans to offer $300 million in convertible senior subordinated notes due 2026.

The company has also granted the underwriters an overallotment option for $45 million in notes.


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Investors find protection in convertible securities

July 30, 2006


From The Chicago Tribune
It's hardly surprising in a confusing time for interest rates and the markets that some investors would seek solace in convertible securities.

That's because these hybrids have a long reputation of providing much of the upside of stocks but with better downside protection.


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Preferred and convertible funds' appearance of safety is pretty thin

July 21, 2006


From USA Today
Q: Are high-yield exchange traded funds, like Nuveen's Preferred & Convertible Income fund, safe?

A: Maybe it's the word "income" that's throwing you off. Or maybe the word "preferred." But don't be confused. All stock investments or mutual funds that own stocks are risky. Period. It doesn't matter if they pay a dividend or not.


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Videocon completes 2nd convertible this year after pricing mishap

July 20, 2006


From FinanceAsia.com
India’s Videocon Industries has raised $105 million from its second convertible bond issue this year which will be used to partly to finance oil and gas exploration projects in Oman and Australia, partly to expand its colour picture tubes business.

BNP Paribas was sole bookrunner for the offering, which marked its debut as an arranger of CBs for issuers out of Asia where the bank typically focuses on straight equity and debt. And while the issue did eventually get done, the bank’s inexperience showed through when it launched the Videocon CB at the end of last week with an initial yield that was in breech of Indian regulations.


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Interest rising in convertible bond sales

July 5, 2006


From The Chicago Tribune
Convertible bond sales have almost doubled this year, as higher interest rates and larger swings in share prices make them more lucrative for borrowers and buyers.

Companies have issued $60 billion of the debt this year, up from $36.1 billion in the first half of 2005, reducing their interest payments by giving investors the chance to profit from rising share prices.


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PPR Convertible Is Long-Term Shr-Neutral

July 5, 2006


From NewRatings.com
PPR (12148.FR) shares -1.8% at EUR97.90 after its holding company Artemis launches a EUR800 million bond exchangeable into existing PPR shares. However the operation will have "no real impact," on PPR shares in the long run as "Artemis is taking its stake in PPR lower but will still retain a majority," says an analyst. The stock is trading lower due to "natural pressure from arbitrage," activity as investors look for a better return from debt. (MSP)

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Zix Corporation Pays Off Remaining $5 Million in Convertible Debt; Payment Extinguishes Original $20 Million in Convertible Notes

June 26, 2006


From Genetic Engineering News
Zix Corporation (ZixCorp(R)) (Nasdaq: ZIXI), the leader in hosted services for email encryption and e-prescribing, today announced that it has redeemed for cash the remaining $5.0 million principal amount of its convertible notes due 2005-2008, all of which was held by Amulet Limited. The total cash redemption of approximately $5.26 million (principal amount plus a premium and accrued interest), when coupled with the previously reported redemptions of $15 million principal amount of the convertible notes during 2005, completely extinguishes the principal amount outstanding under the convertible notes. Of this $5.26 million, $5 million was held in a restricted account for the benefit of Amulet Limited. No funds remain in the restricted collateral cash account.

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HCM City firm issues convertible 3 yr bonds

June 24, 2006


From VNS:
The HCM City Infrastructure Investment Joint Stock Co (CII) on Wednesday received approval from the State Securities Commission to issue 131,500 convertible bonds.

The three-year convertible bonds have a face value of VND1 million (US$63) and an annual interest rate of 8 per cent.


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Margolies to Shut Saranac Funds After Withdrawals (Update1)

May 19, 2006


From Bloomberg:
Ross Margolies, the former Citigroup Inc. trader who started one of the largest new hedge-fund firms of 2004, is closing it down after client defections erased about 80 percent of assets.

"We had a bad start to 2005 and the outflows accelerated,'' Margolies, 48, said yesterday in a telephone interview. "We had a strong comeback, but assets kept going out.''


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Q&A: Convertible Bond Arbitrage's Comeback

May 18, 2006


From TheStreet.com:
Convertible bond arbitrage is an old and popular hedge fund strategy that involves buying bonds that can be converted into equity while shorting the underlying stock. For many years, the strategy enabled managers to generate decent and steady returns, adjusting their hedge between long and short positions and making money in up and down markets. That easy trade came to an end by the end of 2004, when the space became crowded with hedge funds chasing a limited supply of deals.

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Indo Asian to issue 750,000 convertible warrants

May 8, 2006


From Reuters India:
The board of Indo Asian Fusegear Ltd. has approved an issue of 750,000 convertible warrants to Industrial Services Corporation to finance working capital needs, the company said on Monday.

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China sets revised rules for stock, convertible bond offers

May 7, 2006


From Forbes:
China has announced revised rules for listed companies raising capital on domestic stock exchanges through the issue of new shares, convertible bonds and other securities, ending a nearly one-year suspension of such fund raising moves.

The revised rules, published on the website of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), take effect today.


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Convertible bond issues lift hedge funds

April 24, 2006


From post-gazette.com:
More companies are using convertible bonds to take part in the global mergers and acquisitions boom, breathing life back into hedge funds that trade these securities.

Convertible bonds are bonds that can be turned into stocks at a specific price. In the past, they have been among the most popular investments for hedge funds because there are many trading strategies that allow the funds to make money off tiny movements in the bond, the underlying stock, or the difference between the two. But generally calm markets and a dearth of new convertible bonds brutalized funds that employed such strategies over the past couple of years.


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Smoother Portfolio Ride Can Boost Returns

April 10, 2006


From EXAMINER.com:
A zigzagging portfolio can cause anxious investors to do things they may later regret. So why not try and smooth some of those jagged lines?

Whether you're on the cusp of retirement or simply an investor with a sensitive stomach, creating a portfolio with less volatility has become easier as retail investors gain access to more markets, asset classes, and alternative products.

Taking a more avant-garde approach - moving beyond U.S. stocks and bonds, while even adding a slice of investments like mutual funds that act like hedge funds - can help smooth the ride. Another benefit: a less volatile portfolio can boost performance over time.


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Tamalpais Selects SunGard’s Monis to Price and Model Convertible Bonds

April 10, 2006


From Bob's Guide:
SunGard today announced that Tamalpais Asset Management (TAM), a newly formed hedge fund based in California, has selected SunGard’s Monis for pre-trade analysis and risk management. Monis provides management and analysis, pricing data, and specialized training for convertible arbitrage traders.

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RBC's Alternative Assets Group Launches Broadly Diversified Investable Hedge Fund Index

March 13, 2006


From PR Newswire:
RBC's Alternative Assets Group, a leading provider of structured product solutions for hedge fund investors, and a business unit of RBC Capital Markets, today announced the launch of the RBC Hedge 250 Index(TM), a broadly-diversified and representative investable hedge fund index.

The RBC Hedge 250 Index is comprised of 250 individual funds - which is up to six times greater than the number of funds referenced by other investable indices. Funds represented in the new RBC index capture approximately 20 per cent of total hedge fund assets under management, including many funds that are closed to new investors, have longer lock-up provisions or have recently launched operations.

"We have capitalized on RBC's significant experience and relationships in the industry to create the RBC Hedge 250 Index which we believe to be the most
representative investable hedge fund index in the market," said Winson Ho, co-head of the Alternative Assets Group and co-creator of the index. "There has been a great need in the market for an investable hedge fund index which does a better job of representing the performance of the asset class."


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Auto supplier stands out in convertible bond crowd

March 1, 2006


From Market Watch:
It may seem preposterous that an auto supplier could sail into any market and sell securities given the plague spreading in that industry, but ArvinMeritor Inc. (ARM) may be the shiny needle in the rotten haystack.

The auto supplier's planned offering of $200 million of 20-year convertible senior notes is faring well in pre-market trading, and it is likely to get done without much ado, said investors and analysts. The deal is expected to price after the stock market closes Wednesday, via UBS Securities.

Convertibles are hybrid instruments that have features of both bonds and stocks. They pay interest, but allow investors to convert them into the issuer's underlying stock under certain conditions.

The auto supplier sector's current problems make the deal too risky for many traditional convertible bond investors, who are income-oriented and buy convertibles as a bet on the company's underlying stock. Declining U.S. auto production and high raw material costs are too much to make a bet on any auto supplier, said some income-oriented investors.


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Hedge funds launch, close in record numbers

March 1, 2006


From CNN Money:
Last year produced a record number of new hedge funds -- but a record number of hedge funds also shut down during the same period, a new survey found.

The number of new funds created in 2005 rose 44 percent, climbing to 2,073, versus the previous year's addition of 1,435, according to Chicago-based hedge fund tracker Hedge Fund Research. On the other hand, 848 hedge funds liquidated -- meaning they closed operations and returned investors' money -- versus 296 fund closures the year before.

That's the highest number of closures ever in a single year, representing 11 percent of the roughly 8,500 hedge funds in existence.


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Hedge funds need to sober up after the party

February 27, 2006


From Financial Times:
The hedge fund industry has had it good. Too good. The days of starting a hedge fund with little but a dream and a Bloomberg are over. With rising start-up costs, higher institutional demands and rapidly diminishing trading opportunities, it’s time to sober up and get serious about this rapidly maturing industry. It is time for the industry to evolve toward investing and away from trading.

For years hedge fund managers were playing a high stakes game of trading. They would reach the promised land of riches or die trying. At least, that is how they were portrayed, and some of that picture is accurate. The industry soared in the 1990s, in spite of rising equity markets, on the promise of ever higher returns. It weathered downturns such as 1994 and 1998 with an “it comes with the territory” attitude, but largely delivered on its promise.

It went into the stratosphere with the downturn of the equity markets, providing (generally) downside protection against falling markets. Hedge funds did this primarily through nimble, rapid trading, executed without the chains placed on more traditional (what we call “long-only”) managers. Indeed, much of the opportunity for hedge funds lies in taking advantage of the slow, rather mechanistic, actions of their much larger brethren. Hedge fund managers were largely free to run their portfolios as they saw fit, as long as good performance was the result. Poor performance sent managers packing, great performance created stars.


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Highbridge fund cuts capital in convertibles

February 24, 2006


From CNN Money:
Highbridge, the JP Morgan-owned hedge fund, has cut managers and the cash it invests in convertible bonds, which for hedge funds have delivered two years of low returns, according to a letter it has sent to its investors.

The New York-based fund, which industry watchers say has about $7 billion in assets, told investors earlier this week it has cut its convertible bond team to 10 from 13 and reduced the capital in its U.S. and European Convertible and Volatility Arbitrage Strategy to about 20 percent of assets from 42 percent at the beginning of 2005.

This week London's hedge fund community had been swept by rumors that the Highbridge team had walked out following a dispute over pay, but the letter seen by Reuters said: "The re-weighting was dictated by risk-management measures related to convertibles and to the continued success of the other strategies at Highbridge."


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Exchange-Traded Hedge Fund Thrives

February 22, 2006


From Black Enterprise:
One of the earliest hedge fund vehicles to trade on a public exchange, London- and Zurich-listed Altin AG, had a return of better than 9% in dollar terms and 10.75% on sterling-denominated shares in 2005.

By comparison, both the Credit Suisse/Tremont multi-strategy index and the HFR fund of funds index increased about 7.5% for the year.

This year Altin has gained over 6% to date. The fund's manager, the alternatives arm of Swiss bank Syz & Co., attributes the strong performance to an investment approach of combining a large group of well-established hedge funds with small niche managers.

Long-time funds that are closed to new investors account for over 80% of the portfolio, the firm said in a release. The remainder of the portfolio consists of a diversified pool of managers in new strategies and geographical regions that are expected to provide high returns.

One contributor to performance was Altin's move away from convertible arbitrage and multi-strategy arbitrage in 2005 while it increased allocations to long/short equity funds active in Europe, Japan and emerging markets. The convertible arbitrage strategy in general has gone downhill, apparently due to over-crowding in that market.


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Sticky Time For Tar Heel Hedge Funds

February 14, 2006


From InstitutionalInvestor.com:
Notwithstanding reports that convertible arbitrage will rise again, a North Carolina hedge fund, hit hard by the pummeled strategy, is not sticking around for the revival. Akela Capital is one of only a dozen or so hedge fund managers in the Tar Heel State, and unfortunately for them, many specialized in convertible arb, the downturn of which has forced the Cary, N.C.-based firm to close its doors. Founded five years ago by Anthony Bosco, a former trader at Morgan Stanley, Akela once boasts $600 million AUM, but, while no figures were available on what's left, The Triangle Business Journal says convertible arb firms in the state like Akela lost between 30% and 70% of their assets last year.

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Hennessee, S&P Numbers Confirm Good January

February 12, 2006


From Black Enterprise:
Good news seemingly came at hedge fund managers from all directions in January. Equity market returns were up as was volatility, emerging markets showed gains and there was big merger news on which to trade.

As a result of all that and more, two major indexes posted big gains for January, with the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index earning 3.51% and the Standard & Poor's Hedge Fund Index returning 2.01%.

To be honest, it was a good month for just about everyone except bond managers. Broad equity indexes rose fairly substantially; the S&P 500 stock index total return was 2.65%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.38%. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 4.56%. Bond returns fell, with the Lehman Brothers Intermediate Government Corporate Bond Index down, barely, 0.02%.

Long/short equity managers in the Hennessee Group LLC's index saw a 3.8% return in January, thanks to their entering the month with an average long bias and larger gross exposures, according to Hennessee. They benefited from increased volatility. "The rise in volatility in both equity and fixed income markets was a welcomed surprise to most managers in arbitrage strategies and long/short equity," said Charles Gradante, managing principal of the Hennessee Group, in a statement. "Low volatility throughout 2005 was a major factor in tempering returns."

In particular, managers incorporating international, growth and emerging markets strategies into their portfolios did well in January, said E. Lee Hennessee, managing principal of the Hennessee Group. Growth managers in the Hennessee index earned 5.24% last month. Emerging markets specialists earned 4.23%, and international managers earned 3.52%.

Equity long/short managers in the S&P Hedge Fund index saw a 4.48% gain.

As Mr. Gradante mentioned, arbitrage managers enjoyed January. The Hennessee Group Arbitrage/Event Driven Index was up 2.66% in January. Convertible arbitrage managers took advantage of greater volatility, strong credits and moderate new issuance to return 2.56%, according to Hennessee. Merger arbitrage managers earned 3.58%, thanks to new deal announcements - some hostile, some leveraged, some competitive bids - from the likes of Boston Scientific/Guidant, Arcelor/Mittal and Albertsons.


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Hedge Funds' Huge January

February 9, 2006


From TheStreet:
Lifted by a strong stock market, hedge fund performance was up 3.65% for the month, according to Hedge Fund Research. That beat the 2.55% returned by the S&P 500 over the same period.

Among other gauges, the MSCI Hedge Invest Index rose by 2.29% in January, while the Standard & Poor's HFI Index posted a preliminary 2% return for January, almost as much as the annualized return of 2.28% last year. The differing returns reflect the indices' varied components and methodologies.

"Equities were very strong and drove the hedge fund performance for January," said Josh Rosenberg, president of Hedge Fund Research.

"Everything clicked last month," says Justin Dew, hedge fund analyst at Standard & Poor's.


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Making volatility pay
Which hedge funds' convertibles strategy is a winner?


February 7, 2006


From MarketWatch:
They were the worst hedge fund managers in 2005, but what they trade may hold the best opportunities for sophisticated investors.

Convertible securities can be bought at bargain prices, if a long-term investor can wait out the typical hedge fund holding period -- three months -- and pick through the selection managers are selling.


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Top hedge funds set sights on Arcelor

February 5, 2006


From MSNBC:
Prominent hedge funds have piled into the shares of Arcelor in the expectation of a higher bid from either Mittal Steel or another party.

Mittal's unsolicited €18.6bn offer for Arcelor has drawn intense interest from UK hedge funds such as Marshall Wace and GLG Partners and US hedge funds such as Och-Ziff, Duquesne and Perry Capital, according to individuals familiar with the funds. Some funds bought Arcelor shares before the bid.

"Everyone in the hedge fund industry is looking at this deal," said one London-based banker.

Meanwhile, Thierry Breton, French finance minister, will on Monday defend his criticism of Mittal's Arcelor bid, arguing that there are serious corporate governance questions over the steelmaker that the French government has a right to examine.


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Bottom-Fishing in an Underwater Market

January 31, 2006


From TheStreet.com:
As bear markets age, contrarians start to test the waters. That explains Admiral Capital Management, a new hedge fund that is diving into convertible bond arbitrage after a brutal two-year swoon in that market.

Although undertaken by a high-profile trader, the timing of the launch could raise eyebrows. Far from a breeding ground of new opportunity, the convertible bond market in recent months has seen numerous funds losing money, returning money to shareholders, or simply shutting their doors.

Bill Ellsworth, former head of convertible arbitrage at Morgan Stanley and the founder of Admiral, believes those problems make the time ripe for a start-up. "The deterioration you've seen in the past 18 months has created value," he says.


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Convert Execs See Palatable Recovery

January 27, 2006


From InstitutionalInvestor.com:
The convertible market will likely improve this year, giving issuers the option to raise capital at better terms than last year and investors more opportunities to make money, according to strategists and capital markets executives.

Equity volatility, a key factor driving liquidity because it gives arbitrage investors opportunities to trade convertibles, is expected to rise, according to a report by Lehman Brothers on Thursday. Uncertainties regarding the housing market, energy prices, economic growth, and a lack of market consensus on rates if the Federal Reserve slows its rate hikes, would all add to a pickup in volatility, said Venu Krishna, lead author, adding that as in any market, there are always risks of a return to poor fundamentals. He also pointed to the sizable difference between the current implied volatility in the S&P 500 Index and the 9-month implied volatility as evidence for a pickup.

"I expect issuance volumes to pick up this year as interest rates stabilize and volatility conditions improve," said Brooks Harris, head of convertibles at Deutsche Bank. He added issuance will also be driven by refinancings since a number of companies issued convertibles in the early 2000s. M&A and the need to fund stock repurchases may also boost new offerings.


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Hedge-fund popularity ebbs

January 25, 2006


From MarketWatch:
More money left the hedge-fund industry than flowed into it during the fourth quarter, the first time that's happened in over a decade, Hedge Fund Research said Wednesday.

Newt outflows from hedge funds totaled $824 million during the final three months of the year, the Chicago-based research firm reported. That compares with the roughly $10 billion that flowed into the industry during the second and third quarters of 2005 and a $27 billion inflow in the first quarter, according to HFR data.

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Vedanta's shares hit by convertible bond issue

January 23, 2006


From Reuters India:
Shares in Vedanta Resources fell 6 percent on Monday after the India-based miner said it was raising up to $850 million via a convertible bond to refinance subsidiary debt and invest in its expansion.

Companies issuing convertible bonds often see their share price fall in the short term as arbitrage funds sell shares to hedge their position in the bond issue. Worries about dilution of earnings may also affect the share price.

Vedanta, which sells most of its output in India, Asia's third largest economy and one of the world's fastest growing, said the bonds' conversion price would be set at a premium of 48 percent to 55 percent to its volume weighted average share price from launch to pricing.

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Officer to lead Ener1 Group, Ener1 unit

January 18, 2006


From The South Florida Business Journal:
As CEO for the Fort Lauderdale-based investment firm, Charles Gassenheimer is to oversee Ener1 Group's investments in 11 private and public companies and lead Ener1 Group's expansion into asset management and corporate finance advisory services.

Ener1 Group holdings include alternative energy company Ener1 and its subsidiaries, plus Russian software developer Nival and other companies focused on software and on defense technology.

Before joining Ener1 Group, the company said Gassenheimer was managing director and portfolio manager of both the convertible arbitrage division and private investment group of Satellite Asset Management, a hedge fund with about $6 billion in assets.


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Hedge fund returns falling and unlikely to bounce back soon

January 16, 2006


From MoneyManagement.com.au:
Returns from hedge funds have declined over the past five years and are not expected to return to levels seen in the 1990s in the short-term, despite optimism from hedge fund managers.

Most managers are forecasting returns from hedge funds in the range of 0 to 5 per cent above cash in the next 12 months, but believe longer term returns will reach targets of 5 to 10 per cent above cash, according to a survey conducted by Mercer Human Resources Consulting late last year.

However, Mercer analysts claim managers are adjusting to lower returns in the current environment and are unlikely to achieve levels of returns seen in previous years in the near future.

Fee increases were also forecast by the majority of respondents to the survey of 17 leading fund of hedge fund managers, partly to offset higher compliance and organisational costs.

Strategies being employed by hedge fund managers are also becoming more homogenous, the research found. Convertible bonds and risk arbitrage were popular inclusions, and all funds have increased exposure to the capital structure arbitrage strategy and other fixed income strategies.


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December Rally Adds to Hedge Fund Returns for 2005

January 11, 2006


From PR Newswire:
Standard & Poor's, the world's leading index provider, announced today that hedge fund returns, as measured by the S&P Hedge Fund Index (S&P HFI), gained 0.26% in December as a widespread reduction in risk appetite drove performance down during the month. For calendar year 2005, the S&P HFI rose 2.28%. The S&P Equity Long/Short Index (S&P ELSI) was the best performing index within the S&P Hedge Fund Index Series during the year, gaining 9.24%.

According to Standard & Poor's Senior Hedge Fund Specialist, Justin Dew,
hedge fund performance during the month of December was dominated by three
main occurrences: a strong equity market rally in many Asian markets (notably
Japan), a correlated decline in the U.S. dollar versus the yen, and a
temporary inversion of the yield curve.


The S&P Event-Driven Index gained 0.48% in December, as two of its three
underlying strategies ended the month in positive territory. The Special
Situations sector performed well during December with strong credit enabling a
few key transactions to be realized and making future deals more likely.
Merger Arbitrage managers also performed quite well, as a number of deals
closed during the month.


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International Assets Acquires London Based Asset Management Business

January 10, 2006


From Business Wire:
International Assets Holding Corporation (the "Company") (NASDAQ:IAAC) today announced that INTL Consilium, LLC, its asset management joint venture, has acquired all of the outstanding voting, non-participating shares of Boston & Alexander Number One Fund Limited (the "Fund"). As a result, INTL Consilium will be employing Rory Passey and Alexander Cheyne to manage the Fund in association with PCE Investors Limited under the terms of an existing joint venture agreement. The Fund has a two year track record of positive performance in convertible arbitrage and will be renamed the INTL Consilium Convertible Arbitrage Fund.

"We are delighted to have Rory and Alexander join INTL Consilium as they bring a vast amount of experience with them as well as very successful performance," said Jonathan Binder and Charles Cassel, Managing Directors and co-founders of INTL Consilium. "We are always looking for ways to broaden our range of products and add to our talent pool. We expect to benefit greatly from their expertise in a number of different ways. Convertible arbitrage has been a difficult asset class for the last two years and Rory's relative performance has been impressive. This is one step in a process that will see a continuing expansion of our activities in Europe."


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Angelo Gordon to buy ForstmannLeff investment firm

January 9, 2006


From Reuters:
Angelo, Gordon & Co., a leading name in distressed debt investing, on Monday said it agreed to purchase ForstmannLeff Associates, a $3 billion institutional investor, as part of a diversification move.

New York-based Angelo Gordon, which has some $10 billion under management, didn't disclose the terms of the pending purchase of ForstmannLeff, which is based in Boston and New York.

Angelo Gordon has an 18-year history in trading distressed bonds in bankrupt and financially strapped companies, and is a significant buyer of distressed real estate portfolios. It also conducts long-short hedging strategies including merger and convertible arbitrage.

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December 2005 Review of the DOW Jones Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks

January 9, 2006


From HedgeCo.Net:
December was an up month for all six hedge fund strategies covered by Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes. Five of the six strategies posted gains in 2005.

With net-of-fees returns of 6.50% and 6.48%, event driven and distressed securities were the top two performing strategies for the year. For the distressed securities benchmark, 2005 also marked the fourth consecutive year that the strategy posted gains – which means the benchmark has been up in every year since its inception in January 2002. The event driven benchmark ended 2002, its first year of existence, in a drawdown of nearly 10%, but since then has posted gains in 2003 and 2004 and reached a new high water mark in 2005. The performance of the merger arbitrage benchmark was similar – a down year in 2002 followed by three years of gains – most recently a net-of-fee gain of 2.91% in 2005.

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Hedge funds deliver gains in 2005, beat stocks

January 9, 2006


From Reuters:
Hedge funds ended 2005 with respectable gains, beating the broader stock market indices and making good on promises to make money in a year that saw a number of these loosely regulated investment pools fail.

The average hedge fund returned 9.18 percent last year, according to data published by Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research Inc. In 2004, the average fund returned 9.03 percent, the group said.

Other companies that track the performance of hedge funds, including CSFB/Tremont, will release their numbers in the coming days.

Buoyed by bets on international stocks and energy related companies, the average hedge fund manager had something to brag about at the end of a year overshadowed by heavy losses in the spring and high profile failures later in the year.


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2005 Hedge Fund Returns Dominate Traditional Market Indices

January 9, 2006


From WebWire:
Greenwich-Van Global Hedge Fund Index Gains +1.4% In December.

Greenwich, CT, USA, January 9, 2006 The Greenwich-Van Global Hedge Fund Index (“the Index”) gained 1.4% in December according to a preliminary report released today by Greenwich-Van Advisors, LLC, a leading hedge fund index provider. For the year, the Index is estimated at 8.3%, well ahead of the traditional market indices.


In comparison, on a year-to-date basis the S&P 500 returned 4.9%, the NASDAQ increased 1.4%, the Dow Jones Europe Stoxx Index gained 4.7% and the Morgan Stanley Capital International World Equity Index (“MSCI WEI”) returned 7.6%. The Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index (“LBABI”) rose 2.5%.

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Calamos Investments to Re-Open, Rename the Calamos Market Neutral Fund

December 27, 2005


From PR Newswire:
The Calamos Market Neutral Fund will reopen to new investments under the modified name the Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund. The Fund's objective -- high current income consistent with stability of principal -- remains unchanged. The re-opening and name change will be effective after the end of business on December 30, 2005.

To provide a broader set of investment opportunities and the potential for improved long-term returns and greater stability, the Fund will be including a covered call writing strategy as a complement to its convertible arbitrage strategy.

"Over the course of managing the Fund, we have utilized a range of strategies designed to produce high current income consistent with protection of principal. While the core of this strategy has been convertible arbitrage, we have since the Fund's inception occasionally utilized other complementary strategies such as writing covered calls," said John P. Calamos, Sr., CEO and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Calamos Investments. "Broadening the Fund's strategy allows us to better position the Fund going forward while remaining consistent with its conservative objective. We believe that utilizing covered calls provides the Fund with an expanded investment opportunity set that results in a better balance between risk and reward as well as a higher income component. These changes will help Calamos to continually manage the strategy as effectively as possible."

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