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BREAKING NEWS: Whitebox set to open second mutual fund to external shareholders

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.

Acera makes first hedge fund hire

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.

HFMWeek Daily Snapshot - 4 January

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...

Year ahead to see strong HF inflows, Agecroft predicts

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.

HFMWeek Daily Snapshot - 3 January

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...

HFMWeek Daily Snapshot - 22 December

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.

HFMWeek Daily Snapshot - 21 December

21/12/2011

Today: Hedge funds betting against China have earned outsized returns in 2011; Greek public debt restructuring talks run into trouble as fund walks away from negotiations; redemptions highest in December in line with previous years; short-selling has been the year’s best strategy; and more...

HFMWeek Daily Snapshot - 20 December

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...

HFMWeek Daily Snapshot - 19 December

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...

Systematic Alpha plans multi-strat futures launch

16/12/2011

Systematic Alpha Management, the New York-based CTA, is launching a multi-strategy futures fund next month, the company has announced.

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29/02/2012

UK: Opera Standards: The Challenge and Opportunities of Standardising Hedge Fund Risk Reporting

Join us and our panel of experts for HFMWeek's Subscribers' Club February's UK breakfast briefing…

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29/02/2012

US: Endowments and Foundations in Hedge Funds

The next US HFMWeek Subscribers' Club breakfast, will take place on Wednesday February 29. Join…

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02/02/2011

European Hedge Fund Services Awards 2012

HFMWeek's European Hedge Fund Services Awards are designed to recognise companies that have outperformed...

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