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Hedge Fund Manager Fires Back At Hillary Clinton
New York (HedgeCoVest.Com) – Omega Advisors founder Leon Cooperman is tired of Hillary Clinton bashing the hedge fund industry with her populist rhetoric. Cooperman told CNN on Monday, “I don’t need anybody crapping all over what I do for a […]
Hedge Funds Shrink by $64 Billion, Eurekahedge Says
Bloomberg – The global hedge-fund industry lost $64 billion of assets in November, with an index tracking its performance declining for a sixth month as economies in Asia and Europe joined the U.S. in recession, Eurekahedge Pte said. “It’s very […]
Hedge Funds Shrink by $64 Billion, Eurekahedge Says
Bloomberg – The global hedge-fund industry lost $64 billion of assets in November, with an index tracking its performance declining for a sixth month as economies in Asia and Europe joined the U.S. in recession, Eurekahedge Pte said. “It’s very clear that there […]
Och-Ziff Funds Said to Have Eliminated at Least 10 Jobs in Asia
Bloomberg – Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC, the New York-based hedge-fund manager that went public last year, eliminated at least 10 jobs in Asia, including partner Raaj Shah, said two people familiar with the matter. The cuts made last week, out […]
Short Selling Outperforms FOHFs as Investors Withdraw Over $40 Billion from Hedge Funds
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – According to data released by Hedge Fund Research (HFR), the global financial and economic crises accelerated in October, contributing to continued losses in the hedge fund industry, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index falling […]
Hedge Funds Lost $100 Billion on Investor Withdrawals
Bloomberg – The global hedge fund industry lost $100 billion of assets in October, according to an estimate from Eurekahedge Pte, as firms including Sparx Group Co. and Man Group Plc were hammered by investor redemptions. Funds fell an average […]
The Hedge Fund Meltdown: Another Reason Wealth Needs Spreading
AlterNet – Jack Nash, a key pioneer of the global hedge fund industry, passed away this past summer. Much of the rest of the industry may soon join him six feet under. The industry, one insider told the Financial Times […]
Hedge Funds Outperform Equity in September
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge funds measured by both the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index ("GGHFI") and the Greenwich Composite Investable Index ("GI2") significantly outperformed equity indices despite posting their greatest losses since August 1998 during September. "It was […]
Mooring Hedge Fund Gains Amid Losses
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Mooring Financial Corp., a private investment firm specializing in the management of alternative assets, has seen its hedge fund, the Mooring Intrepid Opportunity Fund gain 37% year-to-date, while global hedge fund returns have declined almost […]
OS alternative funds receive local support
Money Management – HSBC will soon provide local services to its global hedge fund and private equity clients as they chase “the superannuation dollar”. HSBC plans to increase its footprint in the Australian market with the introduction of local alternative […]
