Making money from hedge funds
InvestorDaily- While Australian superannuation funds and institutional investors have discovered hedge funds, their participation is not to the extent of most of their developed market peers. But the...
View ArticleA New World For Hedge Funds
Forbes – In December, Forbes was a media partner to Markets Media, host of the Global Markets Summit inNew York City. Forbes Intelligent Investing Editor Michael Maiello moderated a hedge fund industry...
View ArticleUBS sees 35 percent drop in hedge fund assets
Reuters – Global assets of hedge funds may drop to $1.2 trillion by the end of the first quarter, down 35 percent from 2007 as the number of managers decline and funds rely less on strategies that use...
View ArticleSingapore hedge fund Artradis hires RBS
HedgeCo.net – Artradis Fund Management, Singapore’s largest hedge fund manager, said on Monday it has hired David Dredge from Royal Bank of Scotland as managing director for portfolio management....
View ArticleHedge fund Artradis hires RBS’s Dredge
Reuters – Artradis Fund Management, Singapore’s largest hedge fund manager, said on Monday it has hired David Dredge from Royal Bank of Scotland as managing director for portfolio management. Dredge...
View ArticleUBS sees hedge fund assets shrinking
Reuters – Hedge fund assets will continue to shrink this year, falling as much as two-thirds from their 2007 peak, but investors will return and assets will rebound when the economy revives, Alex...
View ArticleHedge Fund Assets to Fall 11% in 2009, Study Says
Bloomberg – The global hedge fund industry may shrink by 11 percent this year as funds liquidate and investor withdrawals persist, a Deutsche Bank AG survey said. Industry assets may fall to $1.33...
View ArticleHedge Fund Manager Names Former Citi Exec Andrew Smith Head of Global Sales
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Coinciding with the launch of new services aimed at increasing hedge fund transparency, independent alternative fund manager Butterfield Fulcrum appointed T. Andrew...
View ArticleHSBC to Stop Structured Financing for Fund Investors
Bloomberg – HSBC Holdings Plc’s U.S. securities division will no longer extend structured financing to hedge- fund investors to leverage their investments, according to people familiar with the...
View ArticlePension fund rethink may buoy hedge funds-Lipper
ZURICH, June 9 (Reuters) – Hedge fund outflows of $116 billion in the first quarter of 2009 were the second highest since 1994, Lipper data show, yet hedgies may yet receive a boost from some pension...
View ArticleSEB fund arm plans credit hedge fund
Reuters – The fund management arm of Swedish banking group SEB is planning to launch a global credit hedge fund in the autumn to take advantage of mis-pricing opportunities in the credit markets. Peter...
View ArticleState Street Report Examines Hedge Fund Industry Challenges – Preview
HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – State Street Corporation released two papers on alternative investments as part of its Vision series of thought-leadership reports. The papers examine two key components...
View ArticleCredit Suisse Said to Hire BNP’s Randolph for Fund-Linked Sales
Bloomberg – Credit Suisse Group AG, the largest Swiss bank by market value, hired Trevor Randolph from BNP Paribas Securities as a senior sales executive for its fund- linked products unit, a person...
View ArticleHSBC to launch first ETF in Europe
Reuters – HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe’s biggest bank, is to unveil plans to enter into the European exchange traded fund (ETF) market with its first launch, the Financial Times said on Monday. ”We...
View ArticleAxa seeks flexible hedge funds in tricky markets
Reuters – Opportunities abound for equity and credit-focused hedge funds, according to Axa Investment Managers, but the firm is favouring nimble players able to adjust strategies quickly in still...
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