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Meltdown 101: How does a hedge fund work? | Oct 23/09 |
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The arrest of a billionaire in an insider trading case last week drew new attention to hedge funds — investment firms that, for many, evoke an exclusive world where the super rich use exotic investing techniques to grow yet richer...Read more |
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Galleon a shipwreck: Hedge fund shop to 'wind down' | Oct 23/09 |
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Insider-trading-tainted firm that last week oversaw $3.7 billion suddenly swamped by clients demanding their money back. Arrested manager has no choice but to bail.At this time a week ago, most Galleon Group employees were wonderi...Read more |
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Sri Lanka War Victims Sue Rajaratnam in U.S. Court | Oct 23/09 |
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Accused hedge fund billionaire Raja Rajaratnam and his family's foundation were sued in a U.S. court on Thursday [Oct. 22] over allegations that they provided $5 million to Tamil Tigers militants in his native Sri Lanka's civil wa...Read more |
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Hedge funds to win back Lehman cash | Oct 23/09 |
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Hedge funds with money tied up in the Lehman Brothers administration were given a boost yesterday as the High Court ruled that cash and securities held by the collapsed bank as custodian should be returned to clients.Justice Brigg...Read more |
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State Street charged with fraud against pension funds | Oct 23/09 |
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State Street has been charged with “raiding the custodial accounts” of California’s largest pension funds by fraudulently pricing foreign currency trades.California’s attorney general Edmund Brown filed a lawsuit against the bank ...Read more |
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Hedge funds aren't too big to fail | Oct 23/09 |
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Galleon is sinking. It's no surprise that after founder Raj Rajaratnam was charged with insider trading, investors in the U.S. technology-focused hedge fund should head for the exits -- and the firm decide to wind its funds down. ...Read more |
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European Bank Warns on Hedge Fund Rules | Oct 23/09 |
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The European Central Bank has warned that E.U. plans to tighten regulation of hedge funds and other alternative investors risk creating a two-tier playing field that could drive the industry out of Europe. European governments and...Read more |
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Market trends drive Credit Suisse/Tremont index higher in September | Oct 22/09 |
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The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index finished up
3.04 per cent in September as hedge funds were able to take advantage
of market trends.
Every strategy in the index posted positive performance except dedicated short bias....Read more |
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Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index up 7.4 per cent in Q3 | Oct 22/09 |
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The Morningstar 1000 Hedge Fund Index climbed 7.4 per
cent during the third quarter of 2009 and 17.2 per cent through the
first nine months of the year.
The currency-hedged Morningstar MSCI Hedge Fund Composite rose 6.1
per ce...Read more |
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Managed futures managers rise for second month in a row | Oct 22/09 |
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Managed futures managers delivered healthy returns for
September—their third positive month in 2009—as trend-following models
were able to capitalize on significant market trends, according to a
report by Lipper Tass.
The sub...Read more |
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Hedge funds on course for record returns | Oct 22/09 |
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Hedge funds are set to record their best annual returns in 10 years, according to the Credit Suisse Tremont Index report.The index is up 15 per cent for the year-to-date, with 83 per cent of all funds posting positive performance....Read more |
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EU mulls lighter rules for hedge funds | Oct 22/09 |
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Sweden, holder of the European Union
presidency, wants to ditch a proposed borrowing limit for hedge funds
in a move that will please Britain but anger France and others seeking
tougher control of the secretive industry. Skip r...Read more |
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Watchdogs tell hedge funds: we are on to your game | Oct 21/09 |
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When the FBI arrested Raj Rajaratnam last week, a
chill went down the spines of more than a few of his rival hedge fund
managers. There but for the grace of the gods ...
Insiders
at the Securities and Exchange Commission, ...Read more |
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Morningstar Reports Hedge Fund Performance for Third Quarter 2009, Asset Flows Through August | Oct 21/09 |
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Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN),
a leading provider of independent investment research, today reported
preliminary hedge fund performance for the third quarter of 2009 and
asset flows through August 2009. Hedge funds are recov...Read more |
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Galleon staff eye exits, investors debate | Oct 21/09 |
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* Galleon staff ready to leave, worry about firm's stigma
* Investors debate on action, lawyers review documents
* Galleon traders start liquidating positions
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss
BOSTON,...Read more |
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Hedge funds post best quarter return since 2005 | Oct 21/09 |
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Hedge funds in the third quarter recorded
their best three-month average return since the third quarter of 2005,
recording a 7.25% gain, according to the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge
Fund Index.Also, 83% of all hedge funds had p...Read more |
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Hedge manager Sprott sees trouble when easing ends | Oct 21/09 |
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When so-called quantitative easing by central banks
ends, the world economy may slip back into trouble, Canadian hedge fund
manager Eric Sprott warned on Tuesday.
Toronto-based Sprott called Citigroup, Fannie Mae, Fr...Read more |
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Women on top: Female hedge fund bosses out-perform their male counterparts | Oct 21/09 |
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Women in the hedge fund industry have given strength to the theory
that the world of finance would be more efficient if females were in
control.According to new figures from Hedge Fund Research,
funds run by women have been doi...Read more |
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Billionaire Bust Rocks Hedge Funds, Community | Oct 20/09 |
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The arrest of Raj Rajaratnam has had worldwide impact, even sending the
stock market in his native Sri Lanka tumbling. The impact is felt as
new details arise about the investigation that led to the arrest of the
hedge fund...Read more |
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Rajaratnam Said to Speak to Staff as Investors Seek Withdrawals | Oct 20/09 |
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Raj Rajaratnam came to work at his
Galleon Group hedge fund firm this morning, gathering employees
for a speech and telling them he is innocent even as investors
sought redemptions from the $3.7 billion hedge fund firm,
accor...Read more |
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Hedge fund legend Robertson likes plastic not gold | Oct 20/09 |
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Hedge fund pioneer Julian
Robertson, whose Tiger Management once oversaw $22 billion in
assets, told a conference of money managers on Monday he is
bullish on credit card companies, but would steer clear of gold
as an inflatio...Read more |
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Einhorn bets on major currency 'death spiral' | Oct 20/09 |
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Greenlight Capital is betting on the possibility of a
major currency collapse and a surge in interest rates, the hedge-fund
firm's manager David Einhorn said Monday, citing ballooning government
deficits in some of the world's ...Read more |
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SEC charges six in largest ever hedge fund insider-trading scheme | Oct 19/09 |
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Billionaire hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and five
other top US company executives have been charged by the US Securities
and Exchange Commission in connection with the largest ever hedge fund
insider-trading scheme.
Rajar...Read more |
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U.S. Said to Target Wave of Insider-Trading Cases After Galleon | Oct 19/09 |
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Federal investigators are gearing up
to file charges against a wider array of insider-trading
networks, some linked to the criminal case against billionaire
hedge-fund manager Raj Rajaratnam that shook Wall Street last
week, p...Read more |
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Research condemns hedge fund managers | Oct 19/09 |
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More than 20 per cent of hedge fund managers "misrepresent" legal or
regulatory problems they have faced in their funds when questioned by
analysts, a report by leading academics suggests.
The research is a furt...Read more |
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Sri Lanka claims billionaire trader funded terrorists | Oct 19/09 |
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Raj Rajaratnam, the New York-based billionaire and hedge fund manager
charged in an alleged insider trading scheme on Friday, was funding the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, which is considered a terrorist group
by the US, th...Read more |
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Industry concern over 'fad' of FoAR funds | Oct 19/09 |
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Multi-managers have expressed severe concerns over a possible new wave
of funds of absolute return funds, warning their potential underlying
holdings are insufficiently transparent or diverse.
As hedge fund managers rebui...Read more |
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Carl Icahn: Time to Short Real Estate? | Oct 19/09 |
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Legendary 'corporate raider' and hedge fund manager Carl Icahn
recently sat down and divulged his thoughts on the current markets. He
basically said that the stock market is 'schizophrenic,' and could
swing in either direction ...Read more |
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Due diligence key to hedge fund investing | Oct 19/09 |
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Downturn reveals that some managers of funds of funds didn't look under the hood or kick the tires.The losses of 2007 and 2008 in the [hedge]-fund-of-funds industry
showed us that some funds of funds turned out not to be as div...Read more |
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State Street Enhances Service Solutions for Fund of Hedge Funds | Oct 19/09 |
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State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), one of the world’s leading providers of
financial services to institutional investors, today announced enhancements to
its fund of hedge funds service offerings, which build on its comp...Read more |
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One in five hedge funds misrepresent funds and performance to investors, study says | Oct 16/09 |
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Over 20 per cent of hedge
funds frequently misrepresent important information about funds and
their performance to investors, according to a study by NYU Stern
Finance Professor Stephen Brown.
With co-authors William Goetzmann...Read more |
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Fund of hedge fund industry still in reconfiguration despite strong performance | Oct 16/09 |
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Fitch Ratings says the fund of hedge fund industry is
still in reconfiguration despite being on course to register the best
annual performance in ten years.
Industry consolidation, decreased assets under management and
change...Read more |
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Hedge Funds Began Hiring Frenzy in Late August, Heidrick Says | Oct 16/09 |
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Hedge-fund firms went on a hiring
binge in late August and September as they sought to rebuild
assets under management after the industry’s worst year,
according to Heidrick & Struggles International Inc.
Much o...Read more |
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Hedge Fund Industry Trends - 2009 | Oct 16/09 |
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Hedge Fund Industry Trends - 2009: Heidrick & Struggles Issues Report onSearch/Recruiting and CompensationNEW YORK, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Heidrick & StrugglesInternational, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSII) has issued its H...Read more |
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Hedge funds hiring again, payouts likely leaner | Oct 16/09 |
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* Hedge fund hiring picked up in August
* Endowments, money managers now competing for talent
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss
NEW YORK, Oct 15 (Reuters) - After spending months on the
sidelines, hedge funds ...Read more |
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Transparency failings dog hedge fund industry: study | Oct 16/09 |
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Many funds don’t disclose problems to investors.
Hedge funds often aren’t forthcoming with investors about their
regulatory troubles or their performance records, new research finds.Accord...Read more |
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Barclays Stockbrokers has launched two FTSE 100 structured products | Oct 15/09 |
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The firm says the recent rally in global
stock markets has been significant, but investor opinion is divided as
to what the future holds for the market over the medium term. While
some investors are confident of growth opportun...Read more |
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Hedge funds set to soar | Oct 15/09 |
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Hedge funds returned 2.5 percent in September, heading for their
best performance in six years, as global stock markets rose and the US
Federal Reserve suggested interest rates would remain low, Eurekahedge
Pte said.
The Eur...Read more |
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State Street Expands Hedge Fund Administration Services | Oct 15/09 |
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State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT), one of the world’s leading
providers of financial services to institutional investors, announced
today the addition of custody, cash management and foreign exchange
serv...Read more |
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Hedge fund launches to rise, but smaller | Oct 15/09 |
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The pace of hedge fund launches is taking off after a year-long
slumber, but the incoming class of start-ups is finding it tougher to
beat out established giants and lure money from investors still scarred
by last year's turmoi...Read more |
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Are hedge fund managers stretching the truth? | Oct 15/09 |
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Out of every five hedge fund managers, one is prone to fibbing, according to research from NYU's Stern School of Business.
This is likely to pour salt in the wound of an industry that's been in
rough shape for the past year. And...Read more |
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Dexia Asset Management appoints Canadian head | Oct 15/09 |
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Dexia Asset Management has appointed Christophe Vandewiele as head of its Canadian office.
Vandewiele has more than 16 years of international experience in the
financial, banking and insurance industries. Prior to joining De...Read more |
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High water marks still haunt hedge funds | Oct 15/09 |
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Hedge funds
have rallied from last year’s stunning losses, yet hundreds of managers
remain deep in the hole and face some tough decisions in the coming
weeks.
The fund industry suffered one of its worst years ever in 2008, whe...Read more |
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Hedge Funds Headed for Best Year Since 2003, Eurekahedge Says | Oct 14/09 |
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Hedge funds returned 2.5 percent in September, heading for their best
performance in six years, as global stock markets rose and the U.S. Federal
Reserve suggested interest rates will remain low, Eurekahedge Pte said.
The Eu...Read more |
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Mass.-based scammer sentenced to 7 years | Oct 14/09 |
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Convicted Ponzi scheme operator Michael C. Regan, who was accused of
stealing $8.9 million from investors, was sentenced to seven years in prison
yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Regan, a Massachusetts-bas...Read more |
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Fund managers attacked for hiding charges from investors | Oct 14/09 |
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Alan Miller, the founding shareholder of New Star Asset Management, has
branded the fund management industry "disgraceful" for hiding charges from
investors.
New Star's former chief investment officer es...Read more |
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How To Start Your Own Hedge Fund | Oct 14/09 |
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After taking a beating, and watching investors flee in droves, hedge fund
assets are back to nearly $2 trillion, according to HedgeFund.net.
And with capital flowing, thanks to the Fed, it's time for you, yes you, to
grab you...Read more |
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Tough decisions ahead for hedge funds | Oct 13/09 |
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Hedge funds have rallied from last year's stunning losses, yet hundreds
of managers remain deep in the hole and face some tough decisions in
the coming weeks.
The fund industry suffered one of its worst years ever in
2...Read more |
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Prime brokers vie for blue-chip hedge funds | Oct 13/09 |
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Credit may be hard to come by
if you're a small business owner, but if you're a hedge fund,
particularly of the blue-chip variety, you're probably not complaining. Prime
brokers, having retrenched following the collapse of Le...Read more |
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Elements of European alternative investment directive “poorly drafted”: AIMA | Oct 13/09 |
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The Alternative Investment Management Association
(AIMA) has welcomed the European Commission’s acknowledgement that
their draft directive on alternative investment fund managers should be
revised, but has expressed reservation...Read more |
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