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U.S. stock plunge raises alarm on algo trading | May 07/10 |
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A spine-chilling slide of nearly 1,000 points in the Dow Jones Industrial Average,
its biggest intraday points drop ever, led to heightened calls for a
crackdown on computer-driven high-frequency trading.The slide,
which in ...Read more |
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Asian Development Bank launches $9 Billion Plan for Solar Energy in Asia | May 07/10 |
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The Asian Development Bank launched a $9 billion solar power initiative
to develop projects generating 3,000 megawatts by 2012.
The announcement, which came at the regional lending agency’s annual
meeting in Tashkent, Uzbek...Read more |
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Public Pension Plans to Top Corporate Plans In US Hedge Fund Allocation | May 06/10 |
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Agecroft Partners predicts that United States public pension funds
will increase their allocation to hedge funds at faster rate than
corporate pension plans due to sweeping new corporate pension
legislation that is just begi...Read more |
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Equinox brings managed futures to retail market | May 06/10 |
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Equinox Fund Management announced the launch of a regulated US
mutual fund which provides exposure to the returns of a diversified
basket of managed futures programs.
The MutualHedge Frontier Legends Fund ...Read more |
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Merrion unveils Ucits long short equity fund | May 06/10 |
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Dublin-based Merrion Investment Managers has launched a Ucits
European long/short equity fund.
The Irish hedge fund also recruited a specialist long/short
equity team to manage the Ucits III European Absolu...Read more |
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Asia Hedge Funds Struggle for Assets as Investors Remain Wary After Crisis | May 06/10 |
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Asian hedge fund managers, especially
startups and those overseeing smaller amounts, are finding it
tough to raise money as investors remain wary of the industry
after the financial crisis, consultants and asset managers said. ...Read more |
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75% of Canadian equity active managers outperform S&P/TSX in first quarter | May 06/10 |
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Canadian active managers continue to benefit from a stock
picker’s market in 2010, although the Greece-debt situation and looming
interest rate hikes are weighing in on the markets in the second
quarter.According to the late...Read more |
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European diplomats prepare for hedge fund talks | May 05/10 |
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European
parliamentarians and diplomats are preparing for another round of talks
this week to end the wrangling over rules to control the hedge fund
industry.
Failure to break the deadlock on a law for
hedge funds, whi...Read more |
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U.S. Seen More Attractive for Hedge Funds as Global Regulation Tightened | May 05/10 |
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The U.S. will remain more attractive
for hedge funds and private-equity firms than Europe as
regulators globally seek to tighten oversight of alternative-
asset managers, said hedge-fund manager Frank Brosens.
While details o...Read more |
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Ottawa to send securities regulator bill to Supreme Court soon: Flaherty | May 05/10 |
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Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says he will have a draft
bill on a new national securities regulator ready to send to Parliament
and for a Supreme Court reference in a matter of weeks.Flaherty
has committed to seeking the Sup...Read more |
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European asset managers to remain under pressure: Fitch | May 05/10 |
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The European asset management industry is likely to
remain under pressure, due to financial market conditions, the need to
restructure, and pending regulatory reforms, says Fitch Ratings in a
special report released Tuesday....Read more |
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SEC Needs Short-Seller Tip Line for Fraud Detection, Investor Ackman Says | May 05/10 |
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U.S. securities regulators should
create a public system where investors can submit their reasons
for buying or short selling a given stock, giving the government
access to information that might tip investigators off to
poten...Read more |
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Sextant Fraud Hearing Delayed | May 04/10 |
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Canadian hedge fund chief Otto Spork will have to wait even longer
for his day in court. Or, at least, his day before the Ontario
Securities Commission.
The Sextant Capital Management founder’s hearing has been delayed yet
...Read more |
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US hedge fund Fortress eyes Asia comeback - sources | May 04/10 |
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Fortress Investment (FIG.N),
one
of the world's largest publicly traded alternative asset
managers, plans to rebuild its Asian operations and is in the
process of setting up an office in Singapore, sources said. Hedge funds h...Read more |
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Fund of Hedge Fund Dis-intermediation | May 04/10 |
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Following up on the prospects for funds of hedge funds, which I have
covered earlier in the month, I neglected to mention dis-intermediation
by investing institutions. This is a natural phase of development for
institutiona...Read more |
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frontierAlt Oasis Canada Fund ceases distribution | May 04/10 |
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frontierAlt Oasis Funds Management Inc. has announced
that effective Friday, it is ceasing distribution of units of the
frontierAlt Oasis Canada Fund.The decision to terminate the fund
is due to a low number of unitholders a...Read more |
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Additional regulation of short sales is not required in Canada: TMX Group | May 04/10 |
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More regulation of short sales in Canada is unwarranted,
and Canadian regulators should not impose new short sale rules recently
introduced by the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission, according to TMX
Group Inc.TMX Group sta...Read more |
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Northwest Doubles Asian Assets Since Gaining Independence From RAB in 2009 | May 03/10 |
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Northwest Investment Management Ltd.
has doubled its assets since the Hong Kong-based hedge-fund
manager was sold last year by RAB Capital Plc, which lost money
in 2008 on a Northern Rock Plc bet.
Northwest’s assets under man...Read more |
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HK hedge fund DragonBack sees assets cut by 85 pct | May 03/10 |
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Hong Kong-based
hedge fund
manager DragonBack Capital has seen a dramatic reversal in its
fortunes over the last 12 months, with its assets plunging 85
percent to around $45 million amid continued redemptions from
fund of he...Read more |
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China May `Crash' in Next 9 to 12 Months, Faber Says | May 03/10 |
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Investor Marc Faber said China’s
economy will slow and possibly “crash” within a year as
declines in stock and commodity prices signal the nation’s
property bubble is set to burst.
The Shanghai Composite Index has failed to ...Read more |
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Feisty Buffett supports Goldman, high on economy | May 03/10 |
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Warren Buffett on
Sunday intensified his feisty defense of a controversial mortgage
transaction marketed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc, saying the investment
bank's behavior does not warrant public fury.
Buffett also said h...Read more |
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Goldman's "Social License": How the firm has endangered its most valuable intangible asset. | May 03/10 |
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It's been a bad week or two for Goldman Sachs. On April 16, the
Securities and Exchange Commission charged the firm
with fraud for the way it structured and sold some junky
mortgage-related products. Earlier this week, its t...Read more |
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Hedge fund guru sees bargains in Europe debt woes | Apr 30/10 |
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Southern Europe's debt crisis is creating excellent buying opportunities in
certain beaten- down stocks such as Spanish and Italian banks, hedge fund
veteran Philippe Jabre told Reuters on Thursday.
The controversial form...Read more |
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Apollo’s Mark Thompson Leaving Metals Fund in June | Apr 30/10 |
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Apollo Management LP’s
Mark Thompson, the manager of its metals hedge fund in London, is leaving in
June.
Thompson’s departure was confirmed by Carolyn Sargent, an external
spokeswoman for Apollo in New York. She declined...Read more |
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Martin Currie launches new China fund with Lyxor | Apr 30/10 |
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Martin Currie has unveiled a new China-focused
fund on Lyxor’s managed accounts platform.
The Lyxor/Martin Currie China Dragon Fund is a long/short equity fund
investing in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. It has been run by Jam...Read more |
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Ethical behaviour of hedge funds debated | Apr 30/10 |
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Socially responsible investment (SRI) topped
the list of topics discussed on the latest edition of the N@ked Short Club.
The spirited debate about the ethics of the hedge fund business and
socially and SRI opened the pr...Read more |
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European Hedge Funds Plan Singapore, Hong Kong Move on Rules | Apr 29/10 |
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Hedge-fund managers in London and
other European cities are considering offices in Hong Kong,
Singapore or Switzerland as European regulators work on tougher
rules, said a member of the industry’s largest trade group.
The man...Read more |
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Herschel Asset Management posts impressive returns since Inception | Apr 29/10 |
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Herschel Asset Management's
Absolute Return Fund has returned 17.86 per cent per annum since
inception.
The fund is an Australian domiciled, long short hedge fund investing
in ASX listed securities and derivatives.
The fun...Read more |
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Direct Edge delays U.S. exchanges launch to July | Apr 29/10 |
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Direct Edge, a private U.S.
trading venue operator, said on Wednesday it delayed the launch
of its two formal exchanges until July to give members a longer
connecting and testing period.
Last month, the company said it aimed ...Read more |
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BlackRock Joins Blackstone in Loan Fund Frenzy: Credit Markets | Apr 29/10 |
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BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest
asset manager, and Blackstone Group LP’s GSO Capital Partners LP
are forming mutual funds to invest in loans as the London
interbank offered rate rises to the highest level since August.
Th...Read more |
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Virtual Brokers Fills Hedge Fund Service Gap with High-end Tech and Competitive Commissions | Apr 29/10 |
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It’s no secret to anyone
who follows investment strategies that it’s been an interesting couple of years
for hedge fund managers, to say the least. While the recent credit crisis south
of the border saw some hedge fund manage...Read more |
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Why Contrarianism Works | Apr 28/10 |
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In just over a year, the Dow has recovered to 11,204, from 6,547. The
biggest rally of our lifetimes has lifted markets over 70%.
Paradoxically, now's time to be more cautious, while a year ago was the
time for optimism. Why...Read more |
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Germany's ex-finance minister does not know what a hedge fund is | Apr 28/10 |
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Peer Steinbrueck, former finance minister of Germany and a vocal
proponent for tougher regulation of hedge funds, cannot explain what a
hedge fund actually is or does.
When asked by the host during a German television show ...Read more |
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Amadeus Raises $1.74 Billion in Western Europe's Biggest IPO Since 2008 | Apr 28/10 |
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Amadeus IT Holding SA raised 1.32
billion euros ($1.74 billion) selling shares above the midpoint
of its original price range in western Europe’s biggest initial
public offering since 2008.
The flight-reservations provider co...Read more |
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Australian private equity firms may shun IPOs | Apr 28/10 |
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Private equity firms
looking to sell some of their mid-size Australian businesses
are finding strong enough interest from trade buyers so that
they may be able to avoid IPOs, after a poor run for recent
stockmarket listings. ...Read more |
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Manager convergence still an emerging trend | Apr 28/10 |
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Hedge fund and traditional asset managers in the US are taking more
steps towards convergence although investors are still resistant to the
idea.
Over half of hedge fund managers interviewed b...Read more |
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Better hedge fund governance could attract more investors | Apr 27/10 |
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Hedge fund managers believe better governance of the sector could
boost investment more than increased regulation.
Better structuring, independent valuation, transparency and
third-party control could resul...Read more |
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Managed futures Ucits added to list of LGT Capital Partners products | Apr 27/10 |
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LGT Capital Partners is launching its first Ucits-compliant fund,
based on its flagship managed futures strategy.
The Crown Managed Futures Ucits Fund will be offered a
broader range of invest...Read more |
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UCITS HFS Index continues steady growth in April | Apr 27/10 |
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The HFS UCITS Index continued its positive trend last week gaining
0.13%, this matches its performance from the second week of April.
Overall for April, its intra-month performance is now at 1.05% (as of
April 23rd 2010). ...Read more |
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The leading tax writer in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Monday his effort to tax hedge f | Apr 27/10 |
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The leading tax
writer in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Monday his effort to
tax hedge fund and private equity managers at ordinary income rates has
the best chance in years to become law.
Talks between Democr...Read more |
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Chanos Wrong on China Property Slump, Fan Gang Says | Apr 27/10 |
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Hedge fund manager James Chanos is
overly pessimistic about China’s property market because he
underestimates government efforts to avoid a bubble, according
to Fan Gang, a former People’s Bank of China adviser.
Chanos said t...Read more |
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Hedge fund AUM on track to hit $2 trillion by year end | Apr 26/10 |
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The hedge fund industry is within 2% of its previous high
watermark, achieved in October 2007. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite
Index gained 2.56% in the first quarter, according to the latest data
f...Read more |
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Choosing a Hedge Fund Manager: Q&A with Richard Bookbinder | Apr 26/10 |
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New York (HedgeCo.net) – In the new book, ‘Fund of Funds Investing – A Roadmap to Portfolio
Diversification,’ Richard Bookbinder and Daniel Strachman write
about the evolution of capital markets and the changes that have taken...Read more |
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TCI-Backed Algebris Plans Singapore Office as Asia Lures Hedge-Fund Firms | Apr 26/10 |
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Algebris Investments LLP, an
activist hedge-fund manager seeded by Christopher Cooper-Hohn’s
The Children’s Investment Fund Management UK LLP, plans to open
an office in Singapore as Asia’s growth draws investors.
The London-...Read more |
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Soros Fund Veteran Betsy Battle’s Lone Peak Partners raises $70mm | Apr 26/10 |
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New York-based Lone Peak Partners Management LP’s flagship hedge fund
has raised $69.38 million. Lone Peak Partners, a manager of funds of
hedge funds, was founded last year by Betsy Battle who previously worked
at George S...Read more |
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Skybridge continues seeding growth | Apr 26/10 |
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Investment company SkyBridge Capital launched its third hedge fund
seeding fund in the wake of its recent acquisition of Citi Alternative
Investments’ (CAI) fund of hedge funds, hedge fund seeding and hedge
fund a...Read more |
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Ontario’s Mayman Sees Risk of Overzealous Regulation | Apr 23/10 |
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Gadi
Mayman, head of the Ontario
Financing Authority, said there’s a risk of “regulatory
overzealousness” in the wake of charges against Goldman
Sachs
Group Inc.
“I’m not going to stand up here and defend Goldm...Read more |
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BlackRock's Kapito Sees Inflows Topping $200 Billion a Year as ETFs Gain | Apr 23/10 |
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BlackRock Inc. may average more
than $200 billion in annual investor deposits over the next five
years after the acquisition of Barclays Global Investors added
passive funds, said Robert Kapito, the firm’s president.
Net new ...Read more |
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Manager compensation the focus of debate on hedge fund fees | Apr 23/10 |
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The hedge fund industry should adopt a fee structure that
more effectively ties managers’ compensation to the performance of
their funds, Som Seif, president and CEO of Claymore Investments, Inc.,
said on Thursday.Seif parti...Read more |
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Salida Capital to launch Private Equity Fund; Receives $100MM in seed capital from Avenir Capital | Apr 22/10 |
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Canadian alternative investment firm Salida Capital has recently
announced the planned launch of its first private equity fund. The new
fund will focus on natural resources and already has a $100 million seed
investment comm...Read more |
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