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- Battered British Hedge Fund Sues Wall Street Journal
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A British hedge fund is suing The Wall Street Journal for publishing articles detailing its disastrous performance this year.
At a time when many in the industry and many regulators are pushing for greater transparency, SRM Global, which once managed US$3 billion, alleges that the newspaper published confidential information when it revealed in August that the fund has lost about 85% since inception.
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Original Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/Finalternatives
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30 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- JPMorgan Sues Perot Hedge Fund, Alleging Default
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Just days before announcing that it would liquidate a fixed-income hedge fund, Parkcentral Capital Management defaulted on a margin call, according to a lawsuit filed by JPMorgan Chase.
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Original Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/Finalternatives
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30 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- Paulson???s Old Hamptons House Gets Cheaper
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The collapse of the mortgage market has made John Paulson an extremely rich man, but it may be costing him in the sale of his old Hamptons getaway.
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Original Source: www.finalternatives.com
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30 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- CIBC Settles Market-Timing Lawsuit With Accused Ex-Employee
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Paul Flynn, who battled charges that he helped hedge funds illegally trade mutual fund shares and won, has made peace with his former employers.
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30 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- Paulson’s Old Hamptons House Gets Cheaper
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The collapse of the mortgage market has made John Paulson an extremely rich man, but it may be costing him in the sale of his old Hamptons getaway.
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Original Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/Finalternatives
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30 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- BlueBay To Close Hedge Fund, Manager Quits
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BlueBay Asset Management is closing a fixed-income hedge fund after accusing its manager of breaking valuation rules.
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30 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- Weekend catch-up: Rubin, hedge funds, Turquoise, ABI
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In case you missed these stories:
Rubin: Don’t blame me for Citi
Former US Treasury secretary Robert Rubin said the near-collapse of Citigroup, where he is a senior counsellor, was due to the buckling financial system and not his own mistakes, reported the WSJ.Hedge funds sustain further blows
Hedge funds have been hit by a fresh wave of withdrawals as investors search for cash,……
Original Source: ftalphaville.ft.com
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30 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- Douglas issues bold HF forecast: “Golden Age” of higher returns, new managers & smaller funds on its way
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Peter Douglas, the widely-quoted hedge fund consultant and manager, forecasts golden times ahead for the hedge fund industry - at least, for those who survive….
Original Source: allaboutalpha.com
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30 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- Capitalism at Work
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THIS is what capitalism looks like. Not the pseudo-capitalism, Gordon Gekko wanna-be greed driven shite that has overtaken the Western world for the last few decades.I honestly believe that if more company owners and managers behaved in the fashion described in this article, unions would not have the kind of traction that they do (did?). Capitalism shouldn’t be about maximizing profit at any and all costs. It should be about creating a win for everyone - employees (probably more so employees than anyone), customers (strong second), management, and the community (indirectly through the already named constituencies as well as through direct involvement of the corporation)….
Original Source: alphaguy.blogspot.com
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30 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- VIEW-Castlestone positive to commodities
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LONDON (Reuters) - Alternative asset manager Castlestone Management said lower commodity prices create buying opportunities for long-term investors and it is taking advantage of the global economic downturn to expand.
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Original Source: feeds.reuters.com
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28 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- Private equity funds seen shrinking
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LONDON (Reuters) - Private equity funds will shrink rather than cut management fee percentages as investors seek to bring firm’s rewards back in line with their returns, said the chief executive of Hermes private equity.
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Original Source: feeds.reuters.com
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28 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- VIEW-Western Asset upbeat on Asian debt
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asia’s monetary policy flexibility, solid public finances and a young population make the continent’s government bonds attractive, said Western Asset’s portfolio manager whose fund is overweight in that asset class.
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Original Source: feeds.reuters.com
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28 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- Bank of China gets go-ahead for Swiss private bank
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ZURICH (Reuters) - Bank of China said on Friday it had won regulatory approval to operate a private bank and an asset management firm in Switzerland, making it the first Chinese bank to enter the Swiss market.
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Original Source: feeds.reuters.com
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28 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- Global woes to turn spotlight on sharia funds
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Rising risk aversion will force a flight to conservative Islamic investing, with Asia’s $20 billion (13 billion pound) sharia fund market likely to be led by the Middle East, Brunei, Kazakhstan and Indonesia, a fund house said on Friday.
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Original Source: feeds.reuters.com
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28 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- VIEW-Fidelity likes emerging markets shares
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TAIPEI (Reuters) - Fidelity International favoured emerging markets as recent sell-off of their stocks and tumbles of commodities prices offered cheap valuations, said an executive on Thursday.
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Original Source: feeds.reuters.com
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28 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- Hedge doc fest
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We like a bit of source material here on FT Alphaville - especially when it has had to be prised from a body like the Financial Services Authorities.
You will not necessarily have to be a hedge fund aficionado to be interested in the “Eighth Hedge Fund as Counterparty Survey,” obtained by the FT’s hedge fund correspondent,……
Original Source: ftalphaville.ft.com
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28 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- Further Reading
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Elsewhere on Friday:
- .. And the biggest turkey of the year goes to…
- Let us give thanks to the bank that took “one for the team”
- The biggest buyout in history is on the ropes…again.
- The world’s top 20 losers
- Atlas Hedged
- The ever-changing league list of largest US banks
- The formation of the first Obama Cabinet suggests that,……
Original Source: ftalphaville.ft.com
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28 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- BlueBay to close EM fund
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BlueBay Asset Management is to shut a $1.2bn hedge fund after it lost a third of its value in three weeks and its portfolio manager resigned after valuation guidelines were breached, the UK-based company said Thursday. Shares in the debt market specialist tumbled 30% to 70p, and have now fallen 80% in the past year…….
Original Source: ftalphaville.ft.com
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27 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- BlueBay to close emerging markets fund
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BlueBay Asset Management is to shut a $1.2bn hedge fund after it lost a third of its value in three weeks and its portfolio manager resigned after valuation guidelines were breached, the UK-based company said Thursday. Shares in the debt market specialist tumbled 30% to 70p, and have now fallen 80% in the past year…….
Original Source: ftalphaville.ft.com
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27 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- Hedge fund industry enters time-warp in January 1970, pops out virtually unchanged in 2008
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This article in the January 1970 edition of FORTUNE magazine just might change your entire perspective on the hedge fund industry….
Original Source: allaboutalpha.com
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27 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- POLL-Funds boost bond holdings to 12-month high
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LONDON (Reuters) - Country fund managers boosted bond holdings and marginally increased equity weightings in November as financial authorities took further steps to shore up the financial system, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday.
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Original Source: feeds.reuters.com
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27 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- Oil majors attractive but no rush to equities
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LONDON (Reuters) - Oil majors are among the most attractive companies to invest in at the moment, but it is too early to rush back into equities even as dividend yields exceed UK gilt yields, Jim Stride, manager of the AXA Distribution Funds, said.
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Original Source: feeds.reuters.com
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27 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- Holger Haerter, crash test dummy
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Holger Haerter is a man who knows a little bit about car-crashes. Market ones, that is.
He’s the Principal CFO of Porsche LLP and therefore, thanks to some creative fun with call options, a nemesis to the hedge fund world.
Anyway, courtesy of our colleague Daniel Schaefer in Frankfurt, we hear Mr Haerter thinks Basel II should be abolished in order to ease the credit squeeze facing car suppliers…….
Original Source: ftalphaville.ft.com
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27 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- Oil majors attractive but no rush to equities yet
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LONDON (Reuters) - Oil majors are among the most attractive companies to invest in at the moment, but it is too early to rush back into equities even as dividend yields exceed UK gilt yields, Jim Stride, manager of the AXA Distribution Funds, said.
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Original Source: feeds.reuters.com
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27 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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- 100 Women in Hedge Funds Raise Funds for Cancer Care and Prevention
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Leaders across the hedge fund industry gathered together and raised more than $1.7 million at the 100 Women in Hedge Funds 2008 New York Charity Gala at Cipriani in New York City last Wednesday night. “We’re pleased that 100 Women in Hedge Funds has been able to support Dr. Freeman and the Center’s extraordinary programs,”Mimi Drake, a Director of the Board of 100 Women in Hedge Funds said, “Through the hard work, dedication and perseverance of the Gala committee, led by Gala Chair, Kristin Mott, we’re now able to help support these critical health initiatives in the New York, Chicago and San Francisco regions, three regions where our own 100 Women in Hedge Funds’ membership is well represented.”…
Original Source: hedge-fund-news.blogspot.com
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27 de November , 2008| hedgefunds |
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