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Asking Hedge Funds to Turn Themselves In | Jan 08/13 |
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Hedge funds had long operated under the regulatory radar, with few reporting
obligations and a well-deserved reputation for secrecy. Now, the government is
weighing whether to require them to report any suspicious transactions...Read more |
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Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index up 0.99 per cent in December | Jan 08/13 |
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The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index closed up 0.99
per cent in December as each of the seven index component strategies reported
positive results for the month.
Event driven (2.14 per cent) and emerging markets ...Read more |
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Hedge Funds Squeezed With Shorts Beating S&P 500 | Jan 07/13 |
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Speculators are abandoning money- losing bets that stocks with the closest
links to the U.S. economy will fall as America’s most-hated shares stage the
best rally in a year relative to the broader market.
The 20 stocks with ...Read more |
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Hedge funds to see brighter opportunities in 2013 | Jan 07/13 |
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But lower revenues might result as institutional investors successfully
push fees down
But lower revenues might result as institutional investors successfully
push fees down and hedge fund managers offer low-cost versio...Read more |
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2&20 fee structure no to fizzle out by 2020 | Jan 07/13 |
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reakingViews expects 2% management fee and 20% performance fee will no
longer be an industry standard, despite its surprising persistence over the
credit crunch and Eurozone crisis.
During the crisis investors have demanded g...Read more |
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The Future of Hedge Funds | Jan 07/13 |
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Entering the New Year, on the advice of Shane Brett, Author of
‘The Future of Hedge Funds’ and Founder of Global Perspectives consultancy, the
objective should be to prepare for the inevitable operational demands of AIFMD.
R...Read more |
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New Year, New Face in Fund Administration | Jan 07/13 |
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Tower Fund Services launch creates
f...Read more |
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Seeding and alternative fund routes for start-up hedge fund managers | Jan 04/13 |
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For today’s start-up hedge fund manager, increased regulation
and compliance have raised the barriers to entry considerably. Factor in the
ever-challenging task of raising capital in an increasingly crowded
marketplace...Read more |
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UCITS on the rise | Jan 03/13 |
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According to EFAMA figures, net inflows into UCITS rose to €41bn
in October, up from September’s net €10bn outflow. This growth lies in bond
funds, in particular, rising from €9bn to €25bn.
Bernard Delbecque, Director of Eco...Read more |
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The Big Fiscal Cliff Deal Winners: Hedge Fund And Private Equity Moguls | Jan 03/13 |
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In 2010 Steve Schwarzman, who runs the private equity and hedge fund
behemoth the Blackstone Group, compared efforts to raise taxes on private
equity and hedge fund managers with Hitler’s invasion of
Poland. Schwarzman ...Read more |
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Hedge funds gain US$75 billion in 2012 | Jan 02/13 |
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Hedge fund industry loses out again | Jan 02/13 |
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AIFMD Level 2 brings alternative investment fund industry closer to reality, says ALFI | Dec 24/12 |
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The establishment of a regulated alternative investment industry
in Europe took a major step forward with the publication of the European
Commission’s so-called “Level 2 measures” to supplement certain elements of the
Altern...Read more |
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Aston Hill completes purchase of Citadel Securities | Dec 24/12 |
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Aston Hill Financial has completed its purchase of Citadel
Securities, a provider of investment advice and services to private and
institutional investors.
The deal was previously announced on 15 November.
Aston Hill is a di...Read more |
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Hedge fund exit requests jump after lackluster year | Dec 21/12 |
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Client demands to pull
money out of
hedge funds rose to their highest level in more than three years in
December, at the end of a year that has left many investors disappointed with
performance.
Hedge fund adminis...Read more |
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Hedge Fund Outlook 2013, Part 2 of 2 | Dec 21/12 |
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In the second of a two-part series, PROHEDGE speaks to Phillip
Chapple, Executive Director of KB Associates in the UK about the outlook for the
hedge fund industry in 2013.
Click
here if you missed part one.
Phillip has ov...Read more |
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British Hedge Fund Manager Tops 2012 Poll and more... | Dec 21/12 |
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British Hedge Fund
Manager Tops 2012 Poll
Alan Howard, founder of Brevan
Howard, has come out on top in a poll of Britain’s richest Hedge
Fund managers in 2012. With a personal fortune of $...Read more |
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Innovative new fee structures cast doubt on the dominance of "2 & 20" | Dec 20/12 |
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Hedge fund managers are increasingly looking to flexible and
tailored fee structures to improve the alignment of investor and manager
interests and help ensure a stable capital base. This is according to a new
whitepaper pub...Read more |
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Hedge Fund Outlook 2013, Part 1 of 2 | Dec 20/12 |
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In a two-part series, PROHEDGE speaks to Phillip Chapple,
Executive Director of KB Associates in the UK about the outlook for the hedge
fund industry in 2013.
Phillip has over 15 years experience in the financial services in...Read more |
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AIMA reponds to final AIFMD implementation text | Dec 20/12 |
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The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has
responded to the publication of the final text of the implementing measures of
the Alternative Investment Fund Managers’ Directive (AIFMD) by the European
Commissi...Read more |
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“If you want, you can re-create hedge funds in a low-cost way” | Dec 19/12 |
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New study demonstrates investors can use passive portfolios
themselves to outperform hedge fund managers. According to a study for the Wall
Street Journal by William Bernstein, investment manager at Efficient Frontier
Adviso...Read more |
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New president for Hedge Funds Care | Dec 19/12 |
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Hedge Funds Care, an international non-profit organisation that
raises funds and awareness for programmes to prevent and treat child abuse, has
appointed Dean C Backer as president.
Backer takes over from John M Budzyna, who...Read more |
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Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index up 0.64 per cent in November | Dec 19/12 |
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The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 0.64 per
cent for the month of November, with all but one of the ten sub-strategies
finishing the month in positive territory.
Emerging markets (+1.10 per cent) and mul...Read more |
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Hedge Funds Haven't Been This Invested In Stocks Since 2006 | Dec 19/12 |
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One chart really jumped out of BofA Merrill Lynch's latest global fund
manager survey.
According to BofA Chief Investment Strategist Michael Hartnett, "Hedge
fund net exposure to equities jumped to its highest level sinc...Read more |
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New European Regulations Will Put Compliance Pressures On ... | Dec 19/12 |
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New European Regulations Will Put Compliance Pressures On U.S. Alternative Fund Managers To Plan Ahead
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Telus says Mason avoided disclosing sale of its stake | Dec 18/12 |
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* Hedge fund has been blocking share conversion plan
* Telus says foreign ownership level spiked, fell back
Dec 17 (Reuters) - Canada's Telus
Corp said on Monday it believes U.S. hedge fund Mason Capital Management LLC
...Read more |
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Investors More Open to Longer Mandates, According to Report | Dec 18/12 |
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This year’s Preqin investor survey showed the number of hedge
fund investors demanding more liquidity from portfolio managers fell by 36% this
year. Amy Bensted, Preqin’s Head of Hedge Fund Products, tells Investments and
Pe...Read more |
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AIFMD “a disgrace” According to Fund Managers | Dec 18/12 |
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Unhappy hedge fund managers discussed the AIFM Directive Level 2
at an infoline AIFMD event last week. The blind sighted view of regulators and
the implications for service providers, especially depositories, stirred debate
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Top 200 Hedge Fund List grows by more than $50 billion | Dec 18/12 |
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The Top 200 U.S. Equity Hedge Fund list fared well in the third quarter of
2012 as total US equity assets under management increased by greater than $50
billion (or 8%) from $650 billion to >$700 billion. More than 70% of t...Read more |
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Arden Asset Management launches USD700m alternatives mutual fund | Dec 18/12 |
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Arden Asset Management has launched an open-end mutual fund, the
Arden Alternative Strategies Fund, with more than USD700m in assets, which
offers investors access to professionally-managed hedge fund strategies.
The fund see...Read more |
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Hedge Funds Reduce Bullish Bets by Most in a Month: Commodities | Dec 17/12 |
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Hedge funds
cut bullish commodity bets by the most in a month as the
Federal
Reserve warned the U.S. budget impasse may damage the economy, increasing
concern about demand just as prices head for the first loss since 2008. ...Read more |
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Top Small- & Mid-Cap Focused Hedge Funds surpass $125 Billion Mark | Dec 17/12 |
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The Top 50 Small-Cap and Mid-Cap focused hedge funds now manage $125.7
billion in U.S. equity SMID assets, according to the most recent ranking.
The Top 50 SMID Hedge Fund list is led by a
few of the biggest U.S. hedge fun...Read more |
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Hedge fund managers look to stability in 2013 | Dec 14/12 |
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A steady recovery is in store for Greater China markets next year, while
uncertainty looms over the US and eurozone, Asia-based hedge fund managers
predict.
Hedge funds this year were spared the dramatic market moveme...Read more |
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German Elections May Result in More Hedge Fund Regulation | Dec 14/12 |
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Peer Steinbrück, former German Finance Minister, was nominated as the
Social Democratic Party’s candidate, to take on Angela Merkel in the 2013
election. Critical of the alternative investments industry, Steinbrück would be
...Read more |
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AIFMD not enough to protect investor welfare | Dec 14/12 |
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Increased complexity, as the number of service providers and third
parties rapidly increase in the alternative investments industry is an
unproductive cost. Regulation, targeted to protect investors, is necessary
explains Mi...Read more |
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Budget Talks: Obama Adviser to Meet With Hedge Fund Managers | Dec 14/12 |
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New York (Hedge Co.Net) - The White House is reaching out to hedge fund
managers in an effort to resolve the budget dispute, Bloomberg reports.
According to an administration official, senior Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett
is...Read more |
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Hedge funds to face industry defining issues in 2013, says Gravitas | Dec 14/12 |
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Rethinking the cloud, a heightened call for operational freedom
and an arms race to scale will be industry-defining issues for the
alternative asset management industry in 2013, according to Gravitas, a
co-sourcing pla...Read more |
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Hedge fund business expenses exceed USD14bn globally, says Citi survey | Dec 14/12 |
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It takes at least USD250m in assets for a hedge fund to be
self-sustaining on its management fees alone, while the largest hedge fund
firms incur significant additional costs due to complexity and size,
according to th...Read more |
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How Can Fund of Funds Stay Relevant? | Dec 12/12 |
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Fund of Funds have found it increasingly difficult to operate in
a Post-Madoff world. Fund of Funds have seen a steady decline in their
allocations as a proportion of total hedge fund assets from 72.9% to 43.3% in
2012. All ...Read more |
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New Initiative, New Leaders, For Hedge Fund Association | Dec 12/12 |
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From New York
The Hedge Fund Association today announced that it has created a new
High Net Worth Advisory Board focused on developing educational programs
and networking events globally for HNW investors. It...Read more |
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With Fiscal Cliff Looming, Hedge Funds Generate Gains | Dec 12/12 |
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Hennessee Group LLC, an adviser to hedge fund investors, announced today that
the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index advanced +0.36% in November (+5.47% YTD), while
the S&P 500 increased +0.28% (+12.61% YTD), the Dow Jones Industr...Read more |
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Hedge fund manager bulls outnumber bears three to one | Dec 12/12 |
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There has been a dramatic turnaround in sentiment among global
hedge fund managers over the last 12 months, according to Aksia’s Annual Global
Hedge Fund Manager Survey.
The research and portfolio advisory firm polled the op...Read more |
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Hedge Funds May Profit Most From Japan’s Election | Dec 11/12 |
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This may be the election that
Japan bears
such as J. Kyle Bass have been waiting for.
Hedge-fund managers betting against Japan in recent years, including Bass of
Hayman Capital Management LP, are counting on a doomsday sce...Read more |
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Man Man hedge fund chief steps down | Dec 11/12 |
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Peter Clarke, who leaves with $950,000 after presiding over 87% share
price fall since 2008, to be replaced by Manny Roman
Shares in troubled hedge fund Man rose 5% after Peter Clarke's
depart...Read more |
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Fund managers seek alternatives to automated trade-study | Dec 11/12 |
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Almost a third of fund managers believe automated trading has had its day and
are considering a move to alternative trading methods, including a return to
"human-led trading models", a study released on Monday show...Read more |
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Asian hedge funds in transition | Dec 10/12 |
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IMQubator's Eliza Lau highlights the
improvements taking place in Asia's hedge fund industry.
Some large European investors are increasing interest in hedge funds in
Asia, and advisers based there are recommending not ...Read more |
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All Change: Hedge Funds Favour Fixed Income over Equities | Dec 10/12 |
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A seismic shift is occurring in the hedge fund industry. For the
first time ever, assets in fixed income are set to overtake equities. The
reason is down to performance. In a year where the S&P 500 returned 15% plus
div...Read more |
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Hedge Funds Positive Again in November, Led by Credit & Volatility Strategies | Dec 10/12 |
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Industry weathers segmented losses in China, FX and commodity exposures for
its seventh positive month in 2012
Hedge funds returned an average of 0.69% in November 2012, returning
back to positive territory after Octobe...Read more |
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Top 10 Hedge Funds up 6.3%, Surge past $200 Billion AUM mark | Dec 07/12 |
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The Top 10 Hedge Funds saw their US Equity assets increase by $12.2 billion, or
6.3%, during the third quarter of 2012. It was a great quarter overall for the
top hedge funds, as 8 of the top 10 funds saw their assets increase...Read more |
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Institutional Investors Must Expand Risk Capabilities to Cope with Alternative Investments | Dec 07/12 |
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The by-product of Institutional Investors allocating increasingly more
capital to alternative investments is that they take on more non-linear risk and
as a result, existing tools and definitions for risk may become antiquated...Read more |
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