Monthly Archives: September 2012
Hedge funds shun risk-taking practice, as do their investors
Investment Europe – The stereotype of a hedge fund manager is of a gambler on markets, a high risk taker. At the moment, however, the reality is flying in the face of that archetype. Then you read industry biographies of […]
Hedge Funds Lifted Wagers to 16-Month High Before Rally
BusinessWeek -Hedge funds raised bullish commodity bets to the highest in 16 months before speculation that policy makers in the U.S., China and Europe will revive global growth pushed prices higher for a sixth week. Money managers increased their net-long […]
UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy Index up +0.39% in August 2012
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – After four consecutive negative months, the UCITS Hedge Fund Strategy (HFS) Index posted a gain of +0.39% for August 2012. A few days into the month the UCITS HFS Index started to gain momentum and cumulated gains of +0.44% […]
TIME “Most Influential Person” Dambisa Moyo to Address 2013 Mining Indaba
Hedge fund philanthropist and author Dr. Dambisa Moyo will be delivering a speech at the 19th edition of the Investing in African Mining Indaba on 4-7 February 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa. Dr. Moyo was named by TIME Magazine as one of the […]
Reinsurance Hedge Funds Flourish Amid Flexible Regulations
ValueWalk – New York Times published an article on September 4th that observes how risky trades are flourishing in hedge funds, amid flexible regulations. In places like Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, hedge funds can generate millions in permanent capital […]
Hedge Fund Ads: Coming Soon to a Newspaper Near You
US News – Hedge funds are one step closer to officially being permitted to advertise to the general public. The burning question, though, is whether that’s cause for celebration or trepidation. The Securities and Exchange Commission has recently put forth […]
Maturing hedge fund industry seeks ways to support growing talent pool
Hedge Funds Review – As the hedge fund industry continues to mature and more institutional money flows into it, managers need to find ways to promote and support smaller, start up funds in order to support overall growth. Enlightenment is […]
Hedge Funds Are Having Another Terrible Year
iStockAnalyst – Two reports released last week indicate that hedge funds in aggregate are performing very poorly so far in 2012, on the heels of 2011’s ‘year of horrors’ for the hedge fund industry. The latest reading from Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s […]
Why Wall Street Needs More Women Traders – A Conversation With Hedge Fund Boss Lex van Dam
Forbes – Apparently married men make better traders than single men. But do you know which group trumps them both in trading? It’s women. According to one of London’s top traders, encouraging more women into the profession would be good […]
Nagaswami Departs New York Pension To Join Bridgewater
Bloomberg – Ranji H. Nagaswami, who was appointed the city’s first chief investment officer for pensions by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg two years ago, has left to join Bridgewater Associates LP, the world’s biggest hedge fund. Nagaswami, 48, whose last day […]
‘Bomb’ Strapped to Manager in LA Bank Robbery
Newser – Two masked men kidnapped a Bank of America manager, strapped what they said was a bomb to her, and threatened to detonate it if she didn’t rob her bank for them yesterday. She was driven to the bank […]