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04/01/2012
US-based Whitebox Advisors, a $2bn asset manager, plans to open its second mutual fund to external shareholders this quarter after debuting its first one at the end of last year, HFMWeek has learned.
04/01/2012
The Alameda County Employees’ Retirement Association (Acera) has hired Permal Asset Management for $100m, marking the $5bn pension’s first investment in the hedge fund space, HFMWeek can reveal.
04/01/2012
Today: Citigroup's Singapore unit takes legal action against Hong Kong manager; Eddie Lampert battles to save Sears; Agecoft Partners partners forecasts strong 2012 inflows; Winton Capital one of 2011's biggest winners; and more...
03/01/2012
The year ahead will see the strongest net flows into the hedge fund sector since 2007, according to an upbeat series of predictions issued by a leading hedge fund consulting firm.
03/01/2012
Today: Bridgewater Associates to maintain bearish outlook on global economy; Scott Rothstein accuses New York hedge funds of fraud; Pershing Square puts CP Railway under pressure; industry reflects on poor 2011; and more...
22/12/2011
Today: Asian hedge funds fail to deliver on absolute performance promise; former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers launch bid to have SEC-filed civil case dropped; hedge funds less bullish and holding net-long positions on corn stocks; and two hedge funds have filed a lawsuit accusing a Deutsche Bank unit of reneging on a $1 billion deal to buy their claims for losses in Madoff's Ponzi scheme.
21/12/2011
20/12/2011
Savvy investors are turning their attention to China in light of eurozone political wrangles; high levels of volatility in local and global equity markets are highlighting the diversification benefits of hedge funds; but many hedge funds have hit a dead end this year, data shows; and finally hedge fund CIO Damien Bombell is recruiting before accepting money from investors next month; and more...
19/12/2011
Today: Three of London's biggest hedge funds look set to pay their top partners more than $3b this year; another two high-rolling funds have also defied the economic turmoil to generate bumper
profits; but overall average hedge fund performance is down 4.4% according to HFR; the National Assocaition of Pension Funds says that pension scheme money is pouring into hedge funds at a faster
rate than into any other asset class; and more...
16/12/2011
Systematic Alpha Management, the New York-based CTA, is launching a multi-strategy futures fund next month, the company has announced.
Late last week in London, the current state of hedge fund industry regulation was ably summarised by panellists at The IMS Group Regulatory Forum
It’s well known that our industry likes to be viewed as on-trend, an early adopter, and generally ahead of the curve
"The administration function will continue to expand its horizons to meet the demands of the increasingly complex environment"
29/02/2012
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29/02/2012
The next US HFMWeek Subscribers' Club breakfast, will take place on Wednesday February 29. Join…
02/02/2011
HFMWeek's European Hedge Fund Services Awards are designed to recognise companies that have outperformed...
