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Hedge Funds’ Long-Awaited Deal Feast

WSJ – Like a watched pot that never boils, hedge-fund consolidation has been a long time coming. But for anxious hedgies, the wait may soon be over. A tide of recent deals has seen alternative managers, including U.S.-listed GLG Partners […]

`Must Have’ Hedge Funds Attract Fifth of New Cash for Och, O’Shea, Singer

Bloomberg – Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC, Elliott Management Corp. and Comac Capital LLP pulled in almost a fifth of the money going into the $1.7 trillion hedge- fund industry this year, showing how selective the richest investors have become […]

2010 Lipper Hedge Fund Awards

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Thomson Reuters announced the winners of the 2010 Lipper Hedge Fund Awards, recognizing the hedge funds and funds of hedge funds that have returned exceptional and consistent performances relative to their peers. The top 5 in […]

UK’s Bluecrest to shut $630 mln Ucits hedge fund

Reuters – Bluecrest Capital, one of Europe’s biggest hedge fund companies, said on Wednesday it would close a $630 million EU-regulated fund, dealing a blow to the recent boom in onshore hedge fund portfolios. The company will close the Bluetrend […]

China’s hedge fund industry offers strong potential, but regulatory conditions make development slow

Opalesque – The hedge fund industry in mainland China has come a long way and is discarding its image as a grey market. But while regulatory conditions have somewhat improved to allow foreign and new players to come in, the communist […]

Warren Buffett Emphasizes Investment Risk Management With Successor Pick Todd Combs

Money Morning – Warren Buffett’s announcement Monday that a little-known hedge fund manager, Todd Combs, will help oversee his $100 billion investment portfolio at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.  surprised investors and highlighted Buffett’s emphasis on risk management for investment success. Adding […]

Update: London Broker Dealer Trades $2.75 Billion In First Year

New York (HedgeCo.net) – London based distressed debt firm, Yorvik Partners LLP., has completed its first 12 months of operations having successfully traded $2.75 billion of distressed and esoteric credit products since its inception. “Whilst we thought there was a real […]

Man Group to cut as many as 200 jobs

Reuters – British hedge fund firm Man Group Plc  is planning to cut as many as 200 jobs over the next six months, the Wall Street Journal said, citing a person familiar with the matter. The job cuts, which include […]

EU agrees ‘imperfect’ deal to regulate hedge funds

EurActiv – EU legislators breathed a sigh of relief yesterday (26 October) as they closed year-long talks on regulating hedge funds and private equity, ending up with a deal which both politicians and industry have dubbed imperfect. Officials representing all […]

Hedge fund Tiger Asia gets SEC subpoena

Reuters – Tiger Asia Management LLC has received a subpoena from the U.S. securities regulator following allegations of insider dealing in Hong Kong, news agency Bloomberg cited a letter by the fund as saying. Tiger Asia, which got started with […]

Hedge Fund Mergers & Acquisitions: Highbridge/Gavea

New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund owned by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Highbridge Capital Management, has purchased a majority interest in Gávea Investimentos, a $6 billion Brazil hedge fund manager. Gávea was co-founded in 2003 by Chairman and Chief Investment […]

Hedge Fund Fraud Alleged in Connecticut

Courthouse New Services – Hedge fund manager Stephen Hicks used his two unregistered hedge fund advisory companies to defraud investors “in three different ways,” after taking millions of dollars from them, the SEC says. The agency sued Hicks, 52, of […]