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GLG launches fund to buy company debt | Sep 29/09 |
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GLG Partners, one of London’s largest hedge funds, has launched a new fund
to invest in the debt of troubled UK and European companies.The fund will
be one of the most significant launches in London so far this year, as a...Read more |
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Cape man accused in $350,000 swindle | Sep 29/09 |
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Three years after being fired, fined and professionally
sanctioned for misappropriating clients' funds, Hyannis resident and former
financial adviser Shane Selewach is facing criminal charges for allegedly
stealing nearly $3...Read more |
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Hedge funds cut incentive fees | Sep 29/09 |
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Performance fees are the lifeblood of the hedge fund industry, but
last year's stock market tsunami is changing the way some Canadian
players do business this year, or forever.
Front Street Capital Corp., Northern Rivers Capita...Read more |
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Top hedge fund clones add to fee pressure | Sep 28/09 |
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The performance of synthetic hedge fund clones is strong enough to start to
put pressure on the high fees charged by many real hedge funds, according to a
comprehensive academic review of the controversial concept.
A swathe o...Read more |
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Phibro Fund Rose 22% as Commodity Indexes Fell, Document Shows | Sep 28/09 |
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Phibro LLC, the
Citigroup Inc. energy-trading unit that the bank may be forced to sell, said
funds that it manages for outside investors rose 22 percent since the start of
2008 as commodity indexes fell, a solicitation ...Read more |
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City hedge fund exodus begins | Sep 28/09 |
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BREVAN HOWARD, the UK’s largest hedge fund, is planning to open an office in
Switzerland, perhaps signalling the beginning of a mass exodus by financial
groups from London.
The hedge fund, which has assets under management of...Read more |
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For Perots, $1 billion gain will ease year of financial and legal wrangling | Sep 28/09 |
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The Perot family is in line to snare $1 billion by selling Perot Systems
Corp. to Dell Inc. – a balm for one of Dallas' wealthiest families after a year
of bruising setbacks.
In April, Ross Perot Jr.'s real estate developm...Read more |
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Nadel Again Seeks Release From Jail While Awaiting Fraud Trial | Sep 25/09 |
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Arthur Nadel, the Florida hedge- fund adviser who has been jailed since
January, again asked a judge to release him on reduced bail while he awaits
trial.
A lawyer for Nadel, a money manager and founder of Scoop Manageme...Read more |
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Slumping Energy Demand Has Bottomed, Fund Manager Melis Says | Sep 25/09 |
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The decline in energy demand and drop in German electricity prices may have
ended, according to the chief executive officer of hedge-fund manager
Energy Capital Management BV.
“The forward prices are at lows, the spot price...Read more |
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IRS Tells Auditors to Look at Loans by Offshore Funds | Sep 25/09 |
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The
Internal Revenue Service told its auditors in Manhattan to develop cases
against offshore
hedge funds and foreign companies it said are trying to avoid taxes on
income from loans they make in the U.S.
The agency, i...Read more |
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Hedge Fund Fees Remain Intact, Report Finds | Sep 25/09 |
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Investors who expected hedge funds to prune fees after a particularly
disastrous showing in 2008 may be disappointed by a recent study.
The Wall Street Journal reported that a study compiled by the French
fund-of-hedge-funds ...Read more |
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Barclays, GLG Partners, Abu Dhabi Among Lehman Claimants | Sep 24/09 |
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The list of investors filing billion dollar
claims against Lehman Brothers illustrates the global damage caused by
its collapse, with companies from the United States, Europe and Abu
Dhabi making some of the largest demands.
...Read more |
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Stung by Crisis, Asia Wakes up to Risk Management | Sep 24/09 |
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A year ago, when Shinsei Bank Chairman
Masamoto Yashiro was asked why Japanese banks had been able to avoid
the worst of the financial crisis, he dismissed it as something akin to
a lucky break.
Since the crisis, Shinsei and o...Read more |
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Butterfield Fulcrum expands US business development team | Sep 24/09 |
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Butterfield Fulcrum, an alternative fund administration
company, has expanded its US business development team with the
addition of Christine Egan.
Egan joins Bill Neville, Jim Gabriele, John Peterson and Bill
Henderson under...Read more |
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Hedge-Fund Assets Rose by $21.4 Billion in August | Sep 24/09 |
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Hedge-fund assets increased by
$21.4 billion in August as managers completed their best year-
to-date return in almost 10 years, driven by rising stock
markets amid signs of economic recovery, Eurekahedge Pte said.
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Hedge funds seek the Swiss life | Sep 24/09 |
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Funds seeking lower tax and
lighter regulation - and a headquarters far from public anger about
bonuses - are fleeing to Switzerland, writes Elena Moya.
VISITORS to Pf...Read more |
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Changing demographics look to alternative market | Sep 24/09 |
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An increasingly ageing population will mean that
alternative investments will be a more significant asset class for
retail investors, according to the Alternative Investment Management
Association.
...Read more |
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Touradji Rejects Amaranth Claim, Says It Acted ‘Professionally’ | Sep 24/09 |
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Touradji Capital Management LP said
it acted “professionally and appropriately” in all
transactions with Amaranth Advisors LLC, which is suing for at
least $350 million over claims that include breach of contract
and misapprop...Read more |
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Hedge Fund Inflows Are $12.6 Billion in August, Eurekahedge Says | Sep 24/09 |
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Hedge funds assets increased by $21.4 billion in August, rising for a fourth
straight month, according to Eurekahedge Pte.
Net inflows into the industry totaled $12.6 billion, while gains through
performance were $8.8 billio...Read more |
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Acorn launches monthly transparency report | Sep 24/09 |
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Report spurred by investor demand, hedge fund manager says...Alternative investment manager Acorn Global Investments providing more
transparency to meet investor demand, the company said Wednesday.Investors
in the Acorn Divers...Read more |
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Blackheath Managed Futures Fund Launched in Canada | Sep 24/09 |
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Blackheath
Fund Management Inc. is proud to launch Blackheath Futures Fund LP, a
managed futures fund for Canadian accredited investors. Our new fund
has adopted the same Investment Strategy used by Blackheath Offshore
Limited...Read more |
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Fortitude Assets Slump by Half After Madoff-Linked Redemptions | Sep 23/09 |
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Fortitude Capital, an Australian hedge fund run by a former Citigroup Inc.
trader, has been unable to arrest a slump in assets after redemptions from some
investors who lost money with
Bernard Madoff helped cut its mana...Read more |
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Hedge fund sells part of its New York Times stock | Sep 23/09 |
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Harbinger Capital Partners LLC says it has sold part of its 20 percent stake
in The New York Times Co., but still considers the company a core holding.
The hedge fund said in a securities filing this week that it sold 5 million...Read more |
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Credit Suisse/Tremont index up 1.53 per cent in August | Sep 23/09 |
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The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index finished up 1.53 per
cent in August as wider dispersion in the markets provided opportunities for
hedge funds.
This marks the sixth straight month of positive performance for the ...Read more |
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Passport-Waving Socialist Challenges London’s Power in Europe | Sep 23/09 |
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European Socialist Party President
Poul Nyrup Rasmussen waved his red passport at hundreds of hedge-fund and
private-equity managers in London’s 600-year-old Guildhall to assert his
challenge to the city’s financial power. ...Read more |
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Hedge Fund Inflows Are $12.6 Billion in August, Eurekahedge Says | Sep 23/09 |
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Hedge funds assets increased by
$21.4 billion in August, rising for a fourth straight month,
according to Eurekahedge Pte.
Net inflows into the industry totaled $12.6 billion, while
gains through performance were ...Read more |
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Hedge fund client base switches to institutions, says IAM | Sep 22/09 |
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The main client base of hedge funds is now institutional
rather than private, according to Morten Spenner, chief executive at
International Asset Management.
As a result, Spenner says there will be less appetite for leverage,
...Read more |
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Sophis and J.P. Morgan launch portfolio and risk management tool | Sep 22/09 |
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Sophis, a provider of portfolio and risk management
solutions, and J.P. Morgan’s prime brokerage business have introduced
iSophis, a new technology that will allow hedge funds to manage their
portfolios across multiple prime br...Read more |
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Amaranth Advisors Seeks at Least $350 Million From Touradji | Sep 22/09 |
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Amaranth Advisors LLC, the hedge
fund that lost $6.6 billion three years ago this month, sued
Paul Touradji and his employees, seeking at least $350 million
for claims including breach of contract and misappropriation of
trad...Read more |
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Fixed-income hedge fund trading activity declines | Sep 22/09 |
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U.S. fixed-income trading volume increased 15% from 2008 to 2009,
despite a significant decline in hedge fund trading activity, according
to the results of Greenwich Associates’ 2009 North American Fixed
Income Investors Study....Read more |
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New Credit Suisse/Tremont Commentary Offers Insight Into August Hedge Fund Performance | Sep 22/09 |
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The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index finished up 1.53% in
August as wider dispersion in the markets provided opportunities for
hedge funds. This marks the sixth straight month of positive performance
...Read more |
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Should Hedge Fund Share Repurchase/Transfer Programs Be Arm's Length Transactions? | Sep 22/09 |
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Unintended Consequences:Should Hedge Fund
Share Repurchase/Transfer Programs Be Arm's Length
Transactions?
Introducing CogentMarkets Hedge Fund Auction
Mechanism
We are hearing
of more and more hedge fund managers taking...Read more |
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FSA and SEC to debate market rules | Sep 21/09 |
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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) and US Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) are set to debate regulatory requirements for "key
market participants" such as hedge funds.
Hector Sants, chief executive o...Read more |
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Calls for changes to EU funds directive | Sep 21/09 |
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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has thrown its
support behind the EU Alternative Investment Fund Management Directive,
but said there was scope for "technical improvement" in four key areas.
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Investors advised to do their homework on hedge funds | Sep 21/09 |
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When the stock market is
soaring and your I-want-a-big-piece-of-that meter goes full tilt, it's
easy to be duped. Especially if you're the kind who is easily seduced
by the not-for-everyone stamp that's a very real part of inve...Read more |
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Hedge fund closures still outpace launches | Sep 21/09 |
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The hedge fund industry continues to shrink — though the pace is
slowing a bit, according to the latest report from Hedge Fund Research
Inc. During the three-month period ended June 30, the industry saw 182 launches and 292 liqu...Read more |
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Structured wisdom | Sep 21/09 |
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“WHEN an old man dies, a library burns down.” A client, Mr C had
attributed this to an old Kenyan saying. It refers to the wealth of
experience, knowledge, skills and wisdom that is lost when an elder
dies. Of course, if the el...Read more |
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InfoHedge Powers Lighthouse Prime Hosted Platform | Sep 21/09 |
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Hosted IT Infrastructure Solution
Delivers SEC Compliance, Disaster Recovery, Market Data Connectivity and
Application Hosting to Lighthouse Prime
Clients
NEW YORK, September 21, 2009 -
Lighthouse Financia...Read more |
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Former Norbourg president Vincent Lacroix pleads guilty to 200 criminal charges | Sep 21/09 |
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MONTREAL - After spending years steadfastly proclaiming his innocence,
accused trust-fund scammer Vincent Laroix shocked a courtroom on Monday
by pleading guilty to 200 fraud-related charges.
The former head of Norbourg...Read more |
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IOSCO publishes standards for funds of hedge funds | Sep 19/09 |
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The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published standards for funds of hedge funds (FoHFs) regarding liquidity risk and due diligence. IOSCO says FoHF managers should "make reasonable enquiries&...Read more |
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Hedge fund investors worried EU plans limit choice | Sep 18/09 |
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Institutional investors said on Thursday that draft European Union rules that
could bar non-EU fund managers from marketing their products in the region could
limit their investment choices and upset their portfolio balance.
...Read more |
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New Hedge Fund Buys Barclays Toxic Assets With $12.6B Loan From Barclays | Sep 18/09 |
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A group of 45 Barclays bankers have left the British banking giant to found
their own hedge fund, which has in turn agreed to buy more than $12 billion in
toxic assets from Barclays, primarily with Barclays’ own money.
New Yo...Read more |
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Hedge fund liquidations slow, managers earn less | Sep 18/09 |
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*Hedge fund liquidations drop 22 pct in Q2
*More managers set up in Q2 than Q1
*Incentive fees drop for a third consecutive quarter
Hedge funds are going out of business less quickly this year than last year,
according ...Read more |
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US and UK regulators agree to work together on hedge funds | Sep 17/09 |
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The Financial Services Authority has agreed to work with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, the leading US financial regulator, in an effort to
better regulate the work of cross-border hedge funds.
The Cit...Read more |
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Barclay Hedge Fund Index up 2.06 per cent in August | Sep 17/09 |
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Hedge funds rose 2.06 per cent in August, according to the
Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge.
'After recording six straight months of positive returns, the Barclay Hedge
Fund Index has now gained 16.48 percent...Read more |
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Martin Currie says hedge flows above pre-crisis levels | Sep 17/09 |
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Scottish fund firm Martin Currie is seeing investors put money into its hedge
funds at a faster rate than before the
credit crisis, an executive told Reuters, in another sign the industry is
reviving.
After $300 billion ...Read more |
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Hedge fund strategies gain ground as stock markets edge upward | Sep 15/09 |
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Hedge funds continued their winning streak in August, with all
hedge fund strategies except dedicated short-bias (-1.22 per cent) ending the
month in positive territory, according to a report by Lipper....Read more |
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Watchdogs spell out hedge fund investor protection | Sep 15/09 |
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Global market regulators published new rules on Monday spelling out how small
investors putting money into funds of hedge funds should be protected.
The International Organisation of Securities Commiss...Read more |
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Hedge fund firms Man, Cheyne launch onshore funds | Sep 15/09 |
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Hedge fund firms Man Group (EMG.L)
and Cheyne Capital are launching funds that will let a wider pool of investors
access their strategies and which will also avoid proposed tough new EU rules.
The la...Read more |
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A Leg To Stand On hosts Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest wildcard play-off | Sep 15/09 |
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The warm up event for the sixth annual Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest
is scheduled to take place on 16 September at Sullivan Hall in Manhattan.
Four bands made up of members of the hedge fund and financial...Read more |
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