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Doric shuts flagship hedge fund to focus on small cap strategy
Reuters – Doric Capital Corp, one of Hong Kong’s oldest hedge fund firms founded by former Man Group Plc executive Michael Nock, has shut its decade-old Asia ex-Japan long/short equity fund and plans to focus on managing its small-cap strategy. Launched […]
US 2011 new fund launches strong on equity strategies and locking in investors
Hedge Funds Review – New-launch US-based hedge funds are asking for lock-ups while a good proportion of start-ups have seed or strategic capital prior to opening. Equity and equity-related strategies were most popular. A good majority of new start-up hedge funds […]
Hedge Funds Re-Enter Market As M&A Activity Picks Up
Dow Jones – Hedge funds look set to take center stage as European merger-and-acquisition activity starts to pick up after a long drought and as bets on winning prices and bidders trigger dramatic rises in the stock price of target […]
Florida Investor Sues Paulson’s Hedge Fund
DealBook – There was a time, not long ago, when the hedge fund manager John A. Paulson seemed to be practically untouchable. Shuttled from meeting to meeting in a caravan of black S.U.V.’s, Mr. Paulson was living the hedge fund […]
Hedge Fund Forward Redemptions at 3.14% up from 1.85% in January
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund administrator GlobeOp Financial Services announced that its Forward Redemption Indicator for February shows notifications at 3.14%, up from 1.85% in January. In line with seasonal adjustment the data continues to reflect the trend of very low […]
Be wary of hedge funds seeking information, watchdog warns
The Australian – Companies and investment advisers should be wary of hedge funds trying to cultivate staff for inside information on takeover deals, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission warned yesterday. Speaking at a press conference in Sydney at the […]
Gas prices head higher as Iran cuts exports
The Enquirer – Oil rose to a nine-month high in New York after Iran said it halted some crude exports and investors bet that fuel demand will increase as Europe moves closer to bailing out Greece. Meanwhile, gasoline prices continued to […]
Gold bulls expand as billionaire Paulson says buy
Investment News – Gold traders are getting more bullish after billionaire hedge-fund manager John Paulson told investors it’s time to buy the metal as protection against inflation caused by government spending. Twelve of 22 surveyed by Bloomberg expect prices to […]
Bullish Hedge Funds Hike Their Bets in 2012 Rally
CNBC – Hedge funds are cranking up their bets in equities and credit in 2012’s buoyant markets in the belief that the euro zone, U.S. and Chinese economies will fare better than many were fearing last year. Many funds think […]
European institutional investors to lean more on hedge funds
Pensions & Investments – European institutions — led by the U.K. — are expected to raise or change their hedge fund allocations in a bid to improve funding levels while better controlling portfolio volatility, industry observers say. Hedge fund allocations […]
Closures, losses push back Asia hedge fund industry
Reuters – A rough year for Asian hedge funds in 2011 exposed the long-only bias of many managers’ portfolios, leaving the industry fighting a tough battle to retain clients as assets shrink and fund closures accelerate. The setback puts at […]
Hedge funds bullish on commodities
Vancouver Sun – Hedge funds increased commodity bets to the highest in al-most five months on signs that a rescue plan for Greece and faster U.S. growth will buoy demand as supplies shrink for everything from soybeans to copper. Money […]