Hedge Funds http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds Funds on the top Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:41:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en Forget seeking alpha, how about preserving wealth? http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Forget-seeking-alpha-how-about-preserving-wealth/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Forget-seeking-alpha-how-about-preserving-wealth/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:41:53 +0000 The latest Lipper Tass numbers for hedge fund asset flows are out - they reflect a positively dismal third quarter for the industry.

Lowlights:
- Net hedge fund industry asset flows in third quarter 2008 reversed the trend of the previous two quarters, declining by US$18.6bn. 

- Overall,……
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Forget-seeking-alpha-how-about-preserving-wealth/feed/ VIEW-Fortis betting on risky assets in 2009 http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/VIEW-Fortis-betting-on-risky-assets-in-2009/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/VIEW-Fortis-betting-on-risky-assets-in-2009/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:59:18 +0000 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Fortis is betting on risky assets in 2009 recommending equities for the short-term and corporate bonds longer-term, said William De Vijlder, global chief investment officer at the financial group.
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/VIEW-Fortis-betting-on-risky-assets-in-2009/feed/ Director, Fund Raising and Investor Relations / Confidential / New York, NY http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Director-Fund-Raising-and-Investor-Relations-Confidential-New-York-NY/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Director-Fund-Raising-and-Investor-Relations-Confidential-New-York-NY/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:44:19 +0000 Confidential/New York, NYWe are seeking a highly motivated sales person to raise assets for our investment fund. Candidates should posses in depth knowledge of the hedge fund industry as well as the sales process. Applicants must be motivated self starters who are capable of discerning which sales opportunities are present and following these opportunities through to point of sale.

The ideal candidate will have the following characteristics: Bachelor's Degree and strong academic background, an interest in joining a growing company, excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Director-Fund-Raising-and-Investor-Relations-Confidential-New-York-NY/feed/ Tudor Halts Redemptions http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Tudor-Halts-Redemptions/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Tudor-Halts-Redemptions/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:25:19 +0000 Tudor Halts Redemptions

Tudor Investment Corp's flagship portfolio, has been reported to have halted redemptions so they can segregate difficult-to-sell assets in the fund from those they can offload more easily. …
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Tudor Investment Corp's flagship portfolio, has been reported to have halted redemptions so they can segregate difficult-to-sell assets in the fund from those they can offload more easily. …
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Tudor Investment Corp's flagship portfolio, has been reported to have halted redemptions so they can segregate difficult-to-sell assets in the fund from those they can offload more easily.

Founded in 1980 by Paul Tudor Jones II, the firm currently manages $15.4 billion. The firm's investment strategies include global macro trading, fundamental equity investing in the U.S. and Europe, emerging markets, venture capital, commodities, event driven strategies and technical trading systems.

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Founded in 1980 by Paul Tudor Jones II, the firm currently manages $15.4 billion. The firm's investment strategies include global macro trading, fundamental equity investing in the U.S. and Europe, emerging markets, venture capital, commodities, event driven strategies and technical trading systems.

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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Tudor-Halts-Redemptions/feed/ Hedge fund global assets fall $170bln http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Hedge-fund-global-assets-fall-170bln/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Hedge-fund-global-assets-fall-170bln/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:16:55 +0000 LONDON (Reuters) - Global hedge fund industry assets fell by $170 billion (114 billion pounds) in the third quarter as negative returns of more than 10 percent combined with heavy net outflows, research firm Lipper TASS said.
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Hedge-fund-global-assets-fall-170bln/feed/ EU states back reform of bloc’s mutual funds http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/EU-states-back-reform-of-blocs-mutual-funds/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/EU-states-back-reform-of-blocs-mutual-funds/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:53:34 +0000 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain, Germany and France on Tuesday won their battle to allow mutual funds to manage European operations centrally and save money, a move that dismayed Luxembourg and Ireland.
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/EU-states-back-reform-of-blocs-mutual-funds/feed/ Europe firms should race to lock in bond funding http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Europe-firms-should-race-to-lock-in-bond-funding/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Europe-firms-should-race-to-lock-in-bond-funding/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:42:30 +0000 LONDON (Reuters) - European companies with debt maturing soon should refinance now despite punitive rates because there is worse on the way.
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Europe-firms-should-race-to-lock-in-bond-funding/feed/ Man Group says banks more leveraged than hedge funds http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Man-Group-says-banks-more-leveraged-than-hedge-funds/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Man-Group-says-banks-more-leveraged-than-hedge-funds/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:26:31 +0000 ZURICH (Reuters) - Hedge fund Man Group said on Tuesday that banks were more highly geared than hedge funds and that bank deleveraging has been the main driver of asset-price declines.
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Man-Group-says-banks-more-leveraged-than-hedge-funds/feed/ Fresh battle over New Star http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Fresh-battle-over-New-Star/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Fresh-battle-over-New-Star/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:55:16 +0000 LONDON (Reuters) - John Duffield set up New Star Asset Management vowing to put his fund managers’ names in lights. Seven years on, his firm is in the spotlight, but for the wrong reasons.
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Fresh-battle-over-New-Star/feed/ EU executive to consult on hedge fund oversight http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/EU-executive-to-consult-on-hedge-fund-oversight/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/EU-executive-to-consult-on-hedge-fund-oversight/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:25:43 +0000 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union’s top financial regulator said on Monday he would start a wide-ranging public consultation on oversight and risks attached to hedge funds but that any new rules must not worsen the market crisis.
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/EU-executive-to-consult-on-hedge-fund-oversight/feed/ Tudor’s BVI Global Fund halts withdrawals http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Tudors-BVI-Global-Fund-halts-withdrawals/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Tudors-BVI-Global-Fund-halts-withdrawals/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:19:43 +0000 BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge fund firm Tudor Investment plans to split its $10 billion (6.7 billion pound) BVI Global Fund into two separate funds and told investors they won’t be able to get their money out until after the restructuring is completed.
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Tudors-BVI-Global-Fund-halts-withdrawals/feed/ Further Reading http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Further-Reading/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Further-Reading/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:19:18 +0000 Elsewhere on Tuesday:

- The EZ form: Get your hands on some of those bailout billions, now!

- Advice to banks: How to avoid a death spiral

- Krugman on video: It’s freefall right now

- California nightmares

- Meredith Whitney sounds like Nouriel Roubini

- So what IS a “super-senior tranche”,……
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Further-Reading/feed/ Redemptions Halted by One of the Worlds Largest Hedge Funds http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Redemptions-Halted-by-One-of-the-Worlds-Largest-Hedge-Funds/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Redemptions-Halted-by-One-of-the-Worlds-Largest-Hedge-Funds/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:15:35 +0000 One of the world’s largest hedge funds has temporarily halted redemptions according to reports. Tudor Investment Corp’s flagship portfolio, has been reported to have halted redemptions so they can segregate difficult-to-sell assets in the fund from those they can offload more easily. Bloomberg reports that the move was made by the the fund to avoid having to raise cash in falling markets to pay out withdrawing investors. Tudor Investment Corp, the hedge fund manager established by Paul Tudor Jones, was also reported by Bloomberg as having temporarily suspended redemptions from the portfolio….
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/02/Redemptions-Halted-by-One-of-the-Worlds-Largest-Hedge-Funds/feed/ New Star shares plunge amid bank talks http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/New-Star-shares-plunge-amid-bank-talks/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/New-Star-shares-plunge-amid-bank-talks/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:49:59 +0000 Shares in New Star Asset Management, one of the UK’s best-known fund managers, plunged nearly 43% on Monday as analysts warned it had just days to agree a deal with its banks to avoid potentially devastating outflows of its funds. The FTSE-listed group announced before the market opened that it was in talks with UK banks HBOS,……
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/New-Star-shares-plunge-amid-bank-talks/feed/ Tudor fund halts redemptions http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Tudor-fund-halts-redemptions/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Tudor-fund-halts-redemptions/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:47:01 +0000 Paul Tudor Jones, who made a fortune when he predicted the 1987 stock market crash, plans to split toxic assets out of his $10bn flagship hedge fund and has suspended redemptions until the restructuring is complete. In a letter sent to clients on Friday, Jones said investors were trying to redeem 14% of the Tudor BVI fund at the end of the year…….
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Tudor-fund-halts-redemptions/feed/ Back-of-the-envelope analysis shows hedge fund indexes not lining up with each other this fall http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Back-of-the-envelope-analysis-shows-hedge-fund-indexes-not-lining-up-with-each-other-this-fall/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Back-of-the-envelope-analysis-shows-hedge-fund-indexes-not-lining-up-with-each-other-this-fall/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:07:15 +0000 Investors, academics and media outlets rely on a bevy of hedge fund indexes each month to get a big picture view of the global hedge fund industry. But our analysis of October’s index results shows little agreement in the data….
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Back-of-the-envelope-analysis-shows-hedge-fund-indexes-not-lining-up-with-each-other-this-fall/feed/ Tax Senior Manager / Cinci Engineering / Newark, NJ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Tax-Senior-Manager-Cinci-Engineering-Newark-NJ/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Tax-Senior-Manager-Cinci-Engineering-Newark-NJ/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:22:38 +0000 Cinci Engineering/Newark, NJBase Compensation: $150K

Required: CPA & current experience in a professional services firm
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As a Tax Manager, you will be called upon to deliver professional services to clients, including consulting, tax planning, compliance, and research. This will involve performing management activities on engagements, and will require the ability to manage numerous projects independently. You will be developing high level relationships with clients, prospects, and referral sources, and performing detailed tasks on engagements while delegating and supervising others.
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Tax-Senior-Manager-Cinci-Engineering-Newark-NJ/feed/ Tax Senior Manager / Cinci Engineering / Ft. Lauderdale, FL http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Tax-Senior-Manager-Cinci-Engineering-Ft-Lauderdale-FL/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Tax-Senior-Manager-Cinci-Engineering-Ft-Lauderdale-FL/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:21:45 +0000 Cinci Engineering/Ft. Lauderdale, FLBase Compensation: $150K

Required: CPA & current experience in a professional services firm
Position Summary:
As a Tax Manager, you will be called upon to deliver professional services to clients, including consulting, tax planning, compliance, and research. This will involve performing management activities on engagements, and will require the ability to manage numerous projects independently. You will be developing high level relationships with clients, prospects, and referral sources, and performing detailed tasks on engagements while delegating and supervising others.
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Tax-Senior-Manager-Cinci-Engineering-Ft-Lauderdale-FL/feed/ Hong Kong Hedge Fund Suspends Redemptions On Credit Offering http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Hong-Kong-Hedge-Fund-Suspends-Redemptions-On-Credit-Offering/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Hong-Kong-Hedge-Fund-Suspends-Redemptions-On-Credit-Offering/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:23:00 +0000 Hong Kong-based Income Partners has suspended redemptions on its Asian Credit hedge fund, citing “extreme volatility in the financial markets."
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Hong-Kong-Hedge-Fund-Suspends-Redemptions-On-Credit-Offering/feed/ Institutional Investors Still Interested In Hedge Funds http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Institutional-Investors-Still-Interested-In-Hedge-Funds/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Institutional-Investors-Still-Interested-In-Hedge-Funds/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:22:24 +0000 Turbulent market conditions have taken a heavy toll on the hedge fund industry, but a select group of investors is still optimistic about the long-term success of the industry.
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Institutional-Investors-Still-Interested-In-Hedge-Funds/feed/ Louisiana Interviews FoHFs Finalists http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Louisiana-Interviews-FoHFs-Finalists/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Louisiana-Interviews-FoHFs-Finalists/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:29:22 +0000 The Board of Trustees of the $1.4 billion Louisiana Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement is nearing the end of its search for a hedge fund of funds shop.
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]]> http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Louisiana-Interviews-FoHFs-Finalists/feed/ Russian-Focused Pharos Funds Fall (Again) In Oct. http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Russian-Focused-Pharos-Funds-Fall-Again-In-Oct/ http://www.webalalza.com/hedgefunds/2008/12/01/Russian-Focused-Pharos-Funds-Fall-Again-In-Oct/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:22:20 +0000 Pharos Financial Group???s tri of hedge funds fell again last month amid the continuing sell-off in the Russian equity market.
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