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Nobel Foundation Turns To Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Nobel Foundation has plans to invest money through hedge funds to boost returns and restore awards to their previous size, which had been cut by 20 percent this year (the first cut since 1949), Bloomberg reports. “When […]
The True Story Of What An Insider Trading Informant Really Does
Business Insider – Remember David Slaine? In case you need a refresher, he’s the Galleon portfolio-turned-informant who led the Feds to Raj Rajaratnam. Today he’s the subject of a must-read Bloomberg News piece telling the inside story of being an […]
Hedge Funds Win as Europe Will Pay More for Greek Bonds
Bloomberg – Hedge funds invested in Greek debt are poised to be winners after European policy makers flinched and raised the price for how much the recession-stricken country would pay to buy back its bonds. Hedge funds drove up prices for […]
Dyal Capital raises $1.28 billion for hedge fund stakes
Reuters – Dyal Capital Partners, a private equity fund set up to take stakes in existing hedge fund firms, has closed to new money after raising $1.28 billion, showing that demand to invest in the sector persists despite recent poor […]
Survey: Investors Worried About Insider Trading And Regulatory Exams
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A new survey by Corgentum Consulting shows the majority of investors (72%) feel hedge funds are focused on achieving only the technical compliance, versus pursuing a culture of governance, when it comes to regulatory preparedness. “The post Dodd-Frank […]
Hedge Funds: Victims of the Financial Crisis, or Not?
aiCIO – How has the financial crisis impacted hedge funds and the existence of fire sales, which occurs when these investors experience outflows and sell stocks that are common across their portfolios? One newly released academic paper by Nicole Boyson […]
Hedge funds Kleinhenz Capital and Corriente Advisors to shut down
Opalesque – Hedge funds Kleinheinz Capital Partners Inc., and Corriente Advisors have respectively sent letters to their investors to inform them of their decision to close shop and return their money, media reports indicated. In a report by Bloomberg, the Fort […]
The long and the short of Aussie hedge funds
Financial Review – Generations of Australians have been conditioned to believe that the sharemarket always bounces back. But a group of Australian equity hedge funds refuses to make that assumption. “When you look at the macro-economic levels of leverage that […]
Hedge Funds? You’re Better Off Playing Powerball
Forbes – Everyone loves a winner. The massive Powerball jackpot, a record $587.5 million, is all over the news. Officials say two players, one in Missouri and one in Arizona, hit the sequence of six numbers. The odds of winning […]
Hedge Funds Increase Bullish Bets Most Since August: Commodities
Bloomberg – Hedge funds increased bullish bets on commodities by the most since August as evidence that China is accelerating outweighed concern that U.S. lawmakers have yet to resolve an impasse over automatic spending cuts and tax rises. Speculators and […]
SAC Hedge Fund Insider Trading Professor Resigns
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Neurologist linked to the Alzheimer drug tests/hedge fund insider trading case, has resigned from his position at the University of Michigan. Professor Sid Gilman is accused of leaking data to SAC hedge fund trader Mathew Martoma. Gilman was paid […]