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Top 100 Hedge Fund List gets shaken up by Market Turmoil | Dec 15/11 |
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The latest Top 100 U.S. Equity Hedge Fund list has been released, revealing
that the top 100 hedge funds have not had it easy recently. A number of large
hedge fund industry stalwarts saw their assets drop precipitously. Leadi...Read more |
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Ucits hedge funds being unfairly targeted for criticism | Dec 15/11 |
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Ucits hedge funds have been unfairly vilified for wrapping complex products
in the Ucits framework, it has been argued.
“Ucits alternative funds are working within the existing parameters of Ucits.
Many of the alternative ...Read more |
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Hedge fund redemptions surge after losses - survey | Dec 14/11 |
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Hedge fund investors finally seem fed up.
After months of heavy losses, big and small clients asked funds to return $9
billion in October. That number is three times as large as the $2.6 billion (1.7
billion pounds) they ...Read more |
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Emerging hedge fund managers optimistic on 2012 prospects, survey says | Dec 14/11 |
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Emerging managers expect their hedge funds to achieve gains of 10 percent or
more in 2012, according to the Global Alternative Investment Management (Gaim)
USA survey of emerging hedge fund managers. The survey of 90 emerging ...Read more |
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Great Expectations Of Hedge Funds: 10%-plus in 2012 | Dec 14/11 |
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Emerging managers expect their hedge funds to achieve gains of 10% or more
in 2012, according to the GAIM USA survey of emerging hedge fund managers.
The survey of 90 emerging managers (defined as having $250m or less in...Read more |
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Hedge fund group spent $1 million lobbying in 3Q | Dec 13/11 |
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(AP) WASHINGTON — A trade group representing hedge funds spent more than $1
million in the third quarter lobbying federal officials on financial
regulations, including a new rule that will expand disclosure requirements for
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GlobeOp: Hedge Funds Close 2011 On a Positive Note | Dec 13/11 |
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Hedge fund flows as measured by the GlobeOp Capital Movement Index advanced
1.55% in December.
“December closes the year on a positive
note with net inflows of 1.55 percent, driven primarily by healthy
subscriptions,” said ...Read more |
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Hedge fund subscriptions hit post-Lehman high | Dec 12/11 |
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* Outflows increase to 1.86 pct from 0.83 pct a month ago
* Funds attracted net subscriptions of 1.55 pct
* Investors seen sticking with managers despite low returns
LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Hedge funds look set t...Read more |
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2012 could be good year for hedge funds despite volatility, says HFR's Heinz | Dec 12/11 |
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Hedge funds have reason to be optimistic in 2012 despite the ongoing market
volatility, Kenneth Heinz, president of Hedge Fund Research (HFR) has claimed.
According to HFR’s data, hedge funds are launching at a rate not see...Read more |
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Hedge fund managers lament the end of the golden era | Dec 09/11 |
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For years, running a hedge fund was the road to riches, but with the giddy
years of double-digit returns at an end, prospects for profits look decidedly
more gloomy, top managers and investors say.
When famed short-seller...Read more |
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2012: Hedge funds go retail globally | Dec 09/11 |
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New Page 2
Asset management dynamic is
back in play as hedge funds try to navigate the retail minefield
As the global Occupy movement
continues to make its mark on the capitalist world, hedge fund afflue...Read more |
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Eurekahedge Index Down In November | Dec 09/11 |
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Preliminary figures show that the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index was down
0.65% in November amid larger declines in global markets. Risk aversion
remained high during the month with the eurozone debt crisis continuing to
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Global macro hedge fund returns fail to impress | Dec 08/11 |
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Some of the hedge fund industry's best-known "macro" hedge fund managers --
celebrated for shrewd bets on global economic events -- are struggling this year
to generate returns befitting their star status.
In a ...Read more |
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Should Hedge Funds Hedge Against Asia? | Dec 08/11 |
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A piece of advice for all the hedge funds flocking to Asia: think twice when
investing here.
According to data just released by Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research, hedge
fund investments in Asia ex-Japan posted the worst year-...Read more |
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Hedge Funds Fell 1% in November, Beating Global Stocks Hit by Euro Crisis | Dec 07/11 |
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Hedge
funds fell 1 percent in November as global stock markets slumped because of
growing concern that the European sovereign-debt crisis would spread.
The Bloomberg aggregate hedge-fund index dropped to 116.03 from 117.22 i...Read more |
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Europe 'Will Never Hold It Together': CIO | Dec 07/11 |
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The European debt crisis has revealed that the euro
zone is in a final phase and cannot be saved as a single entity, David Murrin,
chief investment officer at Emergent Asset Management, told CNBC.
"Europe is in a termina...Read more |
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FoHF assets stay level despite performance dip | Dec 07/11 |
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Total fund of hedge funds (FoHF) assets have levelled out in the past six
months, despite a summer of industry-wide performance woes that many predicted
would cause a retreat in overall capital.
According to HFMWeek’s 17th...Read more |
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Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index down 0.95% in November | Dec 07/11 |
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The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index was down 0.95%
in November as a majority of component strategies declined.
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index provides the benefit of
daily published index valu...Read more |
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Hedge funds face challenges to get to grips with Form PF, experts argue at COOConnect debate in New | Dec 06/11 |
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Hedge funds have been urged to hurry up and ensure they are fully compliant
with all regulation before they file their Form PF, industry experts have said
at an event on Dodd Frank registration hosted by COOConnect in New York...Read more |
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Selecting the right stocks for the current climate | Dec 06/11 |
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Can you improve your investment process in such a way that it
selects the right stocks for the current environment? That’s the question
addressed by a new white paper on
Quantitative Stock Selection [1]issued
by Saemor Ca...Read more |
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Hedge funds on red alert for bank leverage squeeze | Dec 05/11 |
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Hedge funds are steering clear of the big bets they are famous for, rattled
by worries that the lenders who bankroll their most lucrative plays will soon
turn the taps off.
With memories of sudden margin calls at the heig...Read more |
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Emerging hedge fund performance questioned | Dec 05/11 |
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Faulty data blamed for inflating returns artificially,
critics say
Emerging-hedge-fund managers are getting more attention from institutional
investors because they tend to produce better returns than larger, more
establish...Read more |
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Top Five Hedgehunters of 2011 | Dec 05/11 |
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Who hired the most in 2011? Welcome to the $10 billion+ Club.
As hedge fund professionals prepare to enjoy the holiday season despite a
rough year in the markets, HFObserver took a look back at 2011 to see which
firms most a...Read more |
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Soros: World Financial System on Brink of Collapse | Dec 02/11 |
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The world financial system not only isn’t functioning, it’s on the brink of
collapse, according to investor George Soros.
The Hungarian-born philanthropist, who recently spent time in areas where his
charities are active, suc...Read more |
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Hedge Funds Dump Stocks, Hoping for Rebound in 2012 | Dec 01/11 |
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Frustrated by market volatility over the
European debt crisis and uncertain
U.S. economic outlook, the so-called smart money—hedge funds—has
thrown in the towel for 2011 and pulled out of stocks, according to fund
mana...Read more |
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Recession Ahead, Euro Break Up Possible: Schroders | Dec 01/11 |
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The latest Economics and Strategy Viewpoint from Schroders’ chief
economist and strategist, Keith Wade, and European economist, Azad Zangana
Global Economy: Growth downgraded - no more muddle through
We have cut our f...Read more |
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Four Hundred Dow Points Aren’t What They Used to Be Amid Record Volatility | Dec 01/11 |
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What does today’s stock rally equal in past markets? About half as much.
The
Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU) reached 12,045.68, up 490.05 points from
yesterday’s close. Adjusting for the market’s volatility in 2011, the...Read more |
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The 2011 Morningstar Canadian Investment Awards were handed out Wednesday night in Toronto | Dec 01/11 |
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The
evening honoured companies and individuals that investment research fien
Morningstar Canada believes have made a difference in the lives of investors
through superior investment products, service, marketing, and ...Read more |
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Hedge funds fear Italy, Spain default: survey | Nov 30/11 |
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Almost half of hedge fund managers believe
Italy and Spain, two major countries at the center of the euro zone debt
crisis, are likely to default, a survey published on Tuesday showed.
A majority of the managers surveyed...Read more |
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HFA Opens In Southern Europe | Nov 30/11 |
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The Hedge Fund Association (the HFA) reports from Florida that it is
launching a new branch to chamption hedge funds domiciled in Switzerland,
Italy, Spain and Portugal. José Castellano, managing director of Pioneer
In...Read more |
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Citi’s economists forecast recession and expansion in a turbulent world | Nov 30/11 |
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Citi’s economists are forecasting slower global growth, a
recession in the Euro Area and further sovereign debt downgrades over the next
two to three quarters.
In a report released today – “Prospects for Economies and Financi...Read more |
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HFR Emerging Markets Hege Fund Industry Report Q3 | Nov 29/11 |
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Emerging markets hedge funds posted strong performance gains in October,
reversing sharp losses from September as emerging market (EM) economies and
assets continue to experience volatility relating to the European sovereign d...Read more |
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Is that the chalk outline of Europe on the floor? | Nov 29/11 |
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Newedge – Blain’s Morning Porridge – November 28 2011By Bill Blain,
senior director, special situations, Newedge (as seen on TV)
T: +44 207 676 8615; Mobile: +44 777 088 1033; E: Bill.Blain@newedge.com
Is that the chalk ...Read more |
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Alternative fund executives remain confident in their brand despite economic uncertainty, poll | Nov 29/11 |
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According to the results of a poll by SEI, the majority (63 perc
ent) of alternative investment managers are optimistic about their firm's
prospects over the next three years, and of those, a full 50 per cent feel this
way d...Read more |
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Despite a Rough Year, Hedge Funds Maintain Their Mystique | Nov 28/11 |
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Hedge funds, the golden children of finance, are having a very rough year. For one, they are not making money the way they used to. Returns for a number of funds, including those of star managers like John A. Paulson,
have falle...Read more |
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Ackman doesn't buy idea CP doomed to underperform | Nov 28/11 |
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Hedge fund investor Bill Ackman apparently isn't buying the idea that
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is doomed to underperform rival Canadian
National Railway Co. because of a rail system burdened by steeper tracks
throug...Read more |
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Canadian M&As seen shrugging off market turbulence | Nov 25/11 |
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Market turbulence won't likely
dissuade a wave of Canadian merger and acquisition activity in
coming months as private equity funds deploy piles of cash for
new investments and seek buyers for their mature assets.
Strategic bu...Read more |
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Icahn Sells 2.9 Million Shares of Motorola | Nov 25/11 |
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Activist investor Carl Icahn reported in a
regulatory filing that he sold 2.9 million shares of Motorola Mobility
Holdings Inc. for $114 million.
Last week, Motorola said that its stockholders approved the $12.5 billion dea...Read more |
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Asia Hedge Funds Embracing Transparency to Win Cash | Nov 25/11 |
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Asian hedge funds, starved of capital, are
increasingly giving up their treasured secrecy and allowing clients more
control of their investments in order to draw money from institutions.
The so-called managed accounts that ...Read more |
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Where to put $100,000 now | Nov 24/11 |
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Currently on newsstands, the
latest Canadian Business issue entitled “How Make Money in 2012” includes
insight from AlphaNorth Asset Management’s President and CEO Steve Palmer on pg.
38.
As part
of this issue’s ...Read more |
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Wells Fargo launches Hedge Fund Manager Holdings Index | Nov 24/11 |
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Wells Fargo & Company has launched the Wells Fargo
Hedge Fund Manager Holdings Index. The Index measures the real-time
performance of the 100 largest positions in equities and equity-related
securities as reported quarte...Read more |
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Madoff trustee settlement to recover $326 million from IRS | Nov 23/11 |
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The
trustee seeking money for victims of imprisoned swindler Bernard Madoff
has reached an agreement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
to recover $326 million that was earlier transferred to the agency by
Madoff...Read more |
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British Regulators Bar Hedge Fund Executive From Industry | Nov 23/11 |
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British financial regulators on Monday barred a hedge fund compliance
officer from working in the country’s financial services industry, in
connection with deals resulting from the collapse of Lehman Brothers.It
is the first...Read more |
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Debate rages over viability of outsourcing hedge fund COO function | Nov 23/11 |
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Debate is raging as to whether hedge funds, particularly start-ups,
should be outsourcing the chief operating officer (COO) role.Outsourcing
the middle and back office is not an uncommon trait and is definitely
not unique to...Read more |
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New Yorker Profiles Hedge Fund Tech Maestro Peter Thiel | Nov 22/11 |
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ew York (HedgeCo.net) – In the upcoming issue of The New Yorker,
writer George Packer profiles hedge fund and
venture-capital entrepreneur Peter Thiel. The article “No Death, No
Taxes” comes out on November 28th.
His ventur...Read more |
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Shternfeld Gets 5 Years For Fake Hedge Fund Scam | Nov 22/11 |
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William Shternfeld was sentenced to five years and three
months in prison on Friday, after pleading guilty to conspiring to cheat
investors with a fake hedge fund.
Shternfeld and his partner, Benjamin Koifman, were b...Read more |
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Dodd-Frank, EMIR To Spur Infrastructure Build-out | Nov 18/11 |
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The move to electronic trading and central clearing from Dodd-Frank
and EMIR will catalyse efforts to build out scalable, utility-like
pricing infrastructures, says Boston-based research and consulting firm
Celent. Applicati...Read more |
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Man GLG Emerging Markets Income Fund Raises $120 Million Through Initial Public Offering | Nov 18/11 |
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Man Investments Canada Corp. (“Man Canada”) is pleased to announce that the Man GLG Emerging Markets Income Fund (the “Fund”) has completed its initial public offering of 10,049,921 Class A Units and 1,950,079 Class F Units, for a...Read more |
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EU watchdog unveils rules to protect customer assets | Nov 17/11 |
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European Union regulators
has unveiled rules to better protect customers' assets from
2013, sparking a funds industry warning that typically low
custodian fees would have to rise.
The European Securities and Markets Authority ...Read more |
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Call for entries for 2011 AIMA Canada Research Award | Nov 17/11 |
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Deadline for submissions is December 31stAIMA Canada is calling for entries for the 2011 AIMA Canada Research Award. The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2011. This prestigious award carries a $10,000 cash prize and is now...Read more |
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