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Treesdale, Argent hit with redemptions
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At least two hedge fund firms have seen significant redemptions and subsequent drops in AUM in the past month amid further poor performance.Treesdale Partners, has been hit this month with at least one major redemption.
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23 April
Wisconsin county pension educated on portable alpha
The Employees’ Retirement System of the County of Milwaukee in Wisconsin, which manages around $1.52bn in assets, is considering the introduction of a portable alpha programme that uses hedge fund strategies.
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23 April
Former Tribeca director set to launch TMT fund
Sam Barai, most recently a managing director at Tribeca Global Management, has formed Barai Capital Management and is set to launch his first hedge fund - a long/short global technology, media and telecommunications strategy.
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23 April
Goldman Sachs and Redwood vets follow distressed route
Thomas Wagner and Ara Cohen, most recently of Goldman Sachs and Redwood Capital Management, have set up their maiden hedge fund, Knighthead Capital Management.
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22 April
ARX founder to retire; investors to get capital back
Dwight Sipprelle, founder of ARX Investment Management, a $1.2bn global high-yield securities fund, has announced his retirement, with plans to return all capital to investors as of 30 June, HFMWeek has learned.
Best Practices Make Perfect?
The President’s Working Group Committees on hedge funds have finally released their recommended industry guidelines. The question is, will anyone in the hedge fund industry follow them? By M. Corey Goldman
Here come the hybrids
Hedge fund and private equity hybrids, that is, which a growing number of hedge funds are increasingly looking to cherry pick from as a way to potentially get themselves out of a hole. By Zaki Abushal.
Feast or Famine?
Is the mushrooming of agriculture commodities prices a short-term bubble or a long-term trend? Hedge funds are eyeing the asset class with both awe and growing scepticism. By M. Corey Goldman
Raising the First Amendment Flag
The demise of venerable 85-year-old Bear Stearns has the financial world talking of what -- and more importantly who -- may be next to bite the bullet. Nothing – and no one – is being ruled out. By HFMWeek staff.
