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Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index up 0.33 per cent in November | Dec 07/12 |
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The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index closed up 0.33
per cent in November as six of the seven index component strategies reported
positive results for the month.
Emerging markets (1.29 per cent) was the best per...Read more |
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KPMG boosts alternative investment funds practice | Dec 07/12 |
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KPMG, the US audit, tax and advisory firm, is adding several new
hires to its alternative investment funds (AIF) practice's national team in Los
Angeles and San Francisco.
The practice is also making additional moves to bo...Read more |
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Hedge funds face higher costs: Ernst & Young | Dec 07/12 |
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Nearly 60% of hedge
fund managers in North America say the cost of business has increased in the
past year. However, there continues to be a disparity between managers’ and
investors’ views about what costs should be borne b...Read more |
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Hedge funds hold out for more from Greece | Dec 06/12 |
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Hedge funds are preparing to resist Greece's attempt to cut its debt
by holding out against a government bond buyback in the hope of bigger gains
further down the line.
Greece had to offer a higher price than expe...Read more |
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Learn Effective Ways How to Market and Advertise Your Hedge Fund | Dec 06/12 |
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Hedge Funds and other private placements have not been able to advertise for
over 80 years and with the new legislation, “This will create great
opportunities for a lot of emerging fund managers as well as the 2.3 trillion
d...Read more |
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BlackRock cuts stake in Man Group below five percent | Dec 05/12 |
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BlackRock (BLK.N)
has cut its stake in Man Group (EMG.L)
by almost half to below 5 percent, regulatory statements showed on Tuesday, just
as the embattled hedge fund firm tries to reverse its fortunes.
BlackRock's selli...Read more |
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Protections in hedge-fund proposal axed: Aguilar | Dec 05/12 |
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SEC’s Aguilar raises concerns with hedge-fund ad proposalA series of investor-protection provisions were removed from a
hedge-fund advertising proposal on the eve of a vote on it, a top
commissioner on the Securities and E...Read more |
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So you want to start your own hedge fund? Top tips from hedge fund seeders | Dec 05/12 |
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The biggest challenge when starting up a hedge fund is capital raising.
This year marked a period where fewer seeding deals than ever before were
undertaken. At the Bloomberg Hedge Fund Start-Up Conference, industry experts
...Read more |
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Nobel Prize to Get Hedge Fund Boost After Awards Sink 20% | Dec 04/12 |
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The
Nobel Foundation, which this year lopped 20 percent off its cash prizes, is
planning to invest more money through hedge funds to boost its returns and
restore the award to its previous size.
“When we look at the analys...Read more |
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Hedge Funds Win as Europe Will Pay More for Greek Bonds | Dec 04/12 |
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Hedge
funds invested in Greek debt are poised to be winners after European policy
makers flinched and raised the price for how much the recession-stricken country
would pay to buy back its bonds.
Hedge funds drove up price...Read more |
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Hedge Funds Increase Bullish Bets Most Since August: Commodities | Dec 03/12 |
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Hedge
funds increased bullish bets on commodities by the most since August as
evidence that
China is accelerating outweighed concern that U.S. lawmakers have yet to
resolve an impasse over automatic spending cuts an...Read more |
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OSC orders Portus co-founder Mendelson to pay $320,000 | Dec 03/12 |
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The co-founder of failed hedge fund Portus Alternative Asset Management Inc.
has been ordered to pay $320,000 to conclude a long-running Ontario
Securities Commission case.The OSC issued a ruling Friday ordering
Michae...Read more |
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Winters warm for small caps | Nov 30/12 |
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Technical indicators are looking up for Canadian small caps because the TSX
Venture Index in December has risen nearly 80% of the time over the past decade.
Steven Palmer, president and chief investment officer at Toronto-based...Read more |
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Hedge Funds Face Profit Headache in 2013 | Nov 29/12 |
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Hedge funds' glory days seem a long way off as they
head into a tricky 2013, with bumper profits likely to remain elusive in markets
now dominated by political and central bank action.
Speakers at the Reuters Global Investm...Read more |
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Greek debt deal turns hedge fund trade to gold | Nov 28/12 |
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(Reuters) - For a few
hedge funds, Greek debt is turning into one of the trades of the
year.
News that Athens - backed by
euro zone ministers and the International Monetary Fund - will buy back some
its own debt fr...Read more |
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AIMA and Deutsche Bank publish hedge fund guide | Nov 28/12 |
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The Alternative Investment Management Association, the
global hedge fund association, and Deutsche Bank have launched a new edition
of the educational guide for institutional investors in hedge funds – the
Roadmap to H...Read more |
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Hedge Funds Embrace the Cloud, but Due Diligence is Still Key | Nov 28/12 |
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Nigel Someck, Director of PROHEDGE, spoke at Monday’s “Tech
in the City” event in London about cloud computing and technology
outsourcing for hedge funds. Technology providers believe the industry will
fully embrace the clou...Read more |
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'Macro Thinkers' no magic bullet for huge investment returns | Nov 27/12 |
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Thinking big is all the rage these
days with U.S. money managers. Many are hiring high-profile economists to help
them better navigate global economic and geopolitical events.
Hedge funds and other institutional investors...Read more |
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The growth of hedge funds is set for a record year | Nov 27/12 |
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A recent CNBC segment “Why More bankers May Be Starting Hedge Funds” Global
HFA a hedge fund consulting company has a few points to add. The growth of new
start up hedge funds is growing faster than ever in
its history datin...Read more |
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A new winner: The Globe's 14th Annual Online Brokers Survey | Nov 27/12 |
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Meet the new online brokerage king, Virtual Brokers.
In the 14th annual Globe and Mail ranking of online brokers, this tiny,
largely unknown independent firm, beat all the big bank-owned firms as well as
six-time winner Qtrad...Read more |
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Virtual Brokers to Absorb optionsXpress Canada Accounts | Nov 27/12 |
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TORONTO,
Nov. 6, 2012 /CNW/ - Virtual Brokers ("VB"), a
division of BBS Securities Inc., ranked #1 in the latest THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Canadian online broker ranking for its costs and innovation has entered into ...Read more |
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BlackRock Sees Asian Demand in Illiquid Hedge-Fund Assets | Nov 26/12 |
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BlackRock Inc. (BLK), the world’s largest asset manager, said there is
rising demand from Asia-Pacific investors for less liquid hedge-fund investments
as European and U.S. financial institutions clean up their balance she...Read more |
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Hedge Funds Buy Gold by the Ton with ETFs | Nov 26/12 |
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Some hedge fund managers are using ETFs to back up the truck and load up on
gold.
Hedge fund skipper John Paulson holds about 66 tons of gold through an
exchange traded fund as more portfolio managers and individual investors...Read more |
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Funds of hedge funds struggle to regain traction | Nov 23/12 |
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New surveys show that investors have not returned strongly to funds of hedge
funds post-crisis, with pensions in particular resisting the asset class.
Funds of hedge funds remain in an unenviable state, with new studies...Read more |
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Trading Under the Spotlight: Can Regulation offer Opportunities for Hedge Fund Managers? | Nov 23/12 |
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At an HFMWeek breakfast yesterday, the “spotlight” remained firmly fixed
on the obstacles and opportunities on offer to hedge fund managers in an
industry that will become increasingly regulated. “We’re just at the beginning
...Read more |
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Dejan Knezevic joins Spartan | Nov 23/12 |
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Toronto, Ontario – September 19, 2012
– Spartan Fund Management Inc. is pleased to announce that Dejan Knezevic1
has joined the firm as Vice-President, National Sales,
responsible for the
distribution of the full...Read more |
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AlphaNorth Asset Management is “Best of the Best” in Canadian Alternatives Again | Nov 23/12 |
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Maximizing Returns for Investors Over the Long Term
TORONTO, Canada - October 31, 2012 – AlphaNorth Asset Management
won the award for ‘Best 3-Year
Annualized Return’ (July 31, 2009 – July 31, 2012) for its
flagship hedg...Read more |
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Hedge Fund Assets Declined in October, Largest Drop in 13 Months | Nov 22/12 |
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Investors flinched on credit exposure, managed futures funds faced month of
reckoning, while institutional flows & alts share trends
Total estimated hedge fund assets under management declined by $29.5
billion in Oc...Read more |
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Hedge Funds Uncovered for Institutional Investors | Nov 22/12 |
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In a world of volatile financial markets, the value proposition that
hedge funds offer through “active risk management” and capital protection make
them an even more compelling investment prospect for institutional investors; ...Read more |
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Spartan is pleased to announce the launch of the Teraz Fund | Nov 22/12 |
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Toronto, Ontario – October 3, 2012
– Spartan Fund Management Inc. is pleased to
announce the launch of the Teraz Fund. Teraz' objective is to
provide investors with
long term capital growth by investing in a diversifie...Read more |
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SEC charges hedge fund firm CR Intrinsic over USD276m insider trading scheme | Nov 21/12 |
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The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Stamford, Connecticut-based hedge fund advisory firm CR Intrinsic Investors LLC and its former portfolio manager along with a medical consultant for an expert network firm for t...Read more |
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Hedge fund strategies see mixed results in October | Nov 21/12 |
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The performance of hedge fund
strategies exposed exclusively to equity-related risk factors remained
positive despite October’s challenging market environment thanks to a
strong dynamic alpha, according to the Edhec-Risk Alt...Read more |
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Worries on U.S. taxes drive hedge fund exits to near three-year high | Nov 21/12 |
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The demand from investors to pull money out of
hedge funds neared a three-year high this month, industry data
showed, amid concerns over U.S. taxation of wealthy individuals under President
Barack Obama and lackluste...Read more |
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Institutional Investors Crowd Into Active CTA Market | Nov 21/12 |
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Institutional investors active in CTA funds have more than doubled since 2008, Preqin says. In the last five years institutional
investors have roughly doubled their allocation to Commodity Trading Advisor
(CTA) funds, which c...Read more |
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Hedge Funds Prioritise Risk Management | Nov 21/12 |
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Hedge funds have had to reassess their risk management process in order
to restore confidence in the industry. To attract investors and appease
regulators funds have reprioritised risk management, changing the way their
orga...Read more |
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How to mentor young advisors | Nov 21/12 |
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A year into her job
at Rogers Group Financial, Cecilia Tsang wrote a test that would have a profound
impact on her career. But it wasn’t tied to any designations or certifications.
The result would help her gain entry to the...Read more |
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AIMA and Deutsche Bank Publish New "Roadmap to Hedge Funds" for Institutional Investors | Nov 20/12 |
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London – 20 November 2012: The
Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund
association, and Deutsche Bank today announced the launch of a new edition of
the educational guide for institution...Read more |
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Man Group sells Lehman exposure for $456 million | Nov 19/12 |
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(Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Man Group has sold claims to the estate of defunct U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers in a $456 million deal that will boost its cash position and see it book a tidy gain.
Hutchinson Investors, ...Read more |
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Job cuts and regulation push bankers toward hedge funds | Nov 19/12 |
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(Reuters) - The hedge fund industry is expected to see a wave of new launches in
the next year by traders who have lost their jobs at investment banks or who have left in search of better
pay.
The start-ups are expected...Read more |
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Canada LIBOR Investigators Escalate Dispute With RBS | Nov 16/12 |
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OTTAWA (Reuters)—The Canadian agency investigating whether banks manipulated a key global interest rates accused Royal Bank of Scotland Group on Wednesday [Nov. 14] of failing to cooperate with its probe and of making misleading s...Read more |
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BofA Client-Meeting Quota Said to Vex Investment Bankers | Nov 16/12 |
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Bank of America Corp. salespeople
assigned to the world’s biggest stock portfolio managers were
given new orders by their boss in September: attend at least
30 meetings a month with clients, or else.
That works out to 1.5 gat...Read more |
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Asian hedge fund industry expands to record number of funds | Nov 16/12 |
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The Asian hedge fund industry
expanded to a record number of hedge funds in Q3 2012, as strong
performance across emerging Asian strategies continued to attract the
interest of both Asian and global investors, according to d...Read more |
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Hedge Fund Compensation Rises | Nov 16/12 |
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Hedge fund compensation rose in 2012 following a challenging environment in
the prior year, as industry assets rose to a record level, according to a new
report.
The most recent edition of the Glocap 2013 Hedge Fund Comp...Read more |
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FINRA increases transparency in TBA market for agency pass-through mortgage-backed securities | Nov 15/12 |
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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has increased transparency in the so-called “To-Be-Announced” (TBA) market for agency pass-through mortgage-backed securities.
This market represents more than USD270bn traded...Read more |
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eVestment acquires PerTrac and Fundspire | Nov 15/12 |
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eVestment, a provider of
institutional investment data and cloud-based analytic solutions, has
acquired PerTrac, a provider of hedge fund analysis software and
workflow solutions, and Fundspire, a cloud-based technology prov...Read more |
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Canada: U.S. Derivatives Trading By Canadian Fund Managers: Continued Dodd-Frank Fall-Out | Nov 15/12 |
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Canadian fund managers that trade in over-the-counter (OTC)
derivatives for their investment funds should be aware of two
significant U.S. developments that can be expected to affect such
trading; particularly since it is recom...Read more |
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Madoff Controller Pleads Guilty | Nov 15/12 |
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The former controller for Bernard Madoff has pleaded guilty to
cooking the firm's books while Madoff was running a $65 billion Ponzi
scheme.
Irwin Lipkin, who is 74, denied that he knew about Madoff's fraud.
But he...Read more |
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Global Fund Industry Rebounds, Total Assets Now $120 Trillion | Nov 14/12 |
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The fund management industry has rebounded from the global financial crisis and conventional assets under management are now 13 percent above pre-crisis levels, a report said on Tuesday [Nov. 13].
Total assets of the global fun...Read more |
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2 hedge fund managers go on trial in NY, charged with making millions with inside information | Nov 14/12 |
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A money manager the government says set a record by making $50
million on a single trade based on inside information went on trial
Tuesday as a prosecutor promised to take jurors “into the world of hedge
funds.”
Antho...Read more |
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Investors Move Back Into Hedge Funds in October | Nov 13/12 |
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Investors put more cash into hedge funds than they withdrew over the past month, attracted back into the sector by one of the few recent months in which managers outperformed stocks, new data showed on Monday [Nov. 12].
Net inf...Read more |
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