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Some investors rethinking stakes in hedge funds
Boston Globe – Is the hedge fund, as we know it, dead? Fifteen years ago, they were the hottest investments around. Every pension fund, endowment, and foundation clamored to get into this elite club, willing to pay hefty fees for […]
Hedge funds boost P&G holdings to over 4%
USA Today – Six months after hedge fund manager Bill Ackman purchased a $2 billion stake in Procter & Gamble, the lineup of major investors at the consumer products giant has taken a subtle, but noteworthy shift. Hedge funds such […]
Hedge Fund News: Bill Ackman, Cliff Asness, Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Insider Monkey – Hedge funds up Ackman’s P&G bet (Cincinnati) Six months after hedge-fund manager Bill Ackmanpurchased a $2 billion stake in The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), the lineup of major investors at the consumer products giant has taken a subtle but […]
TOP Oil Market News: Crude Falls; Hedge Funds Cut Bullish Bets
Bloomberg – Hedge funds cut bullish oil bets by the most since May as U.S. production reached the highest level in almost 19 years and a looming budget stalemate in Washington raised the specter of an economic slowdown. Oil’s negative drag on the […]
TPH Asset Management launches $100M hedge fund
TPH Asset Management LLC, an affiliate of Houston investment banking firm Tudor Pickering Holt & Co., is launching a new $100 million hedge fund. The Houston energy-focused asset manager said in a statement Thursday it garnered $100 million in seed […]
Hedge fund manager orders gold bullion to fill Christmas crackers
If you thought the days of corporate excess were over, you’re crackers. According to Bullion By Post boss Hailliday-Stein, whose online bullion company delivers gold bars and coins through the mail, a hedge fund manager ‘for a well known City bank’ recently […]
Asian Hedge Funds Reverse Slow Start to Beat World
Bloomberg – Asian hedge funds are set to outperform the world in 2012, gaining for the fourth straight month in November as the U.S. Federal Reserve’s low-rate policies boosted credit and stock investments. Top performers in 2012 include Income Partners […]
Gold set for dramatic correction: hedge fund manager
MarketWatch – Long-term and perhaps even short-term investors of gold could be forgiven for getting rattled on Thursday as the precious metal dropped below $1,700 an ounce GCG3 -0.01%, down over $26 in the early hours of U.S. trading. Get used to it, says […]
What It Takes To Start A Hedge Fund Has Completely Changed Over The Last Decade
Business Insider – If you think you’re going to be like Ray Dalio or Dan Loeb, starting an incredible hedge fund from your apartment, it’s time to let go of that dream. Over the last ten years, starting your own fund has gotten […]
UK’s SFO charges Weavering hedge fund founder with fraud
Reuters – Britain’s Serious Fraud Office has charged Magnus Peterson, the founder of Weavering Capital, with fraud and forgery, just months after reopening its investigation into the collapsed hedge fund. The SFO said in a statement that Peterson is charged […]
Budget Talks: Obama Adviser to Meet With Hedge Fund Managers
New York (Hedge Co.Net) – The White House is reaching out to hedge fund managers in an effort to resolve the budget dispute, Bloomberg reports. According to an administration official, senior Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett is meeting with executives including Daniel […]
Legg Mason Acquires EU Fund Of Hedge Fund Manager Fauchier Partners
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – $648 billion global asset management firm Legg Mason, Inc., and hedge fund manager affiliate Permal have acquired Fauchier Partners, a $6 billion European based funds of hedge funds manager, from BNP Paribas Investment Partners. Fauchier Partners will be combined […]