P&I – A hedge fund manager’s refusal to provide adequate transparency is the top reason an investor will veto an investment, Deutsche Bank’s global prime finance group’s third annual Operational Due Diligence survey said. Twenty-two percent of respondents said managers’ […]

Bloomberg – Swiss-Asia Financial Services Pte started a hedge-fund platform in Hong Kong, adding to one in Singapore, to meet rising demand from smaller funds seeking to cut costs amid tighter regulations. Two funds with assets under management of between […]

Bloomberg – Michael Trotsky, like many other investors in hedge funds, is tired of paying superstar fees for mediocre returns. As chief investment officer of the $59.1 billion Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board, he’s in a position to do […]

The Independent – Outlook Time is running out for Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. While the Argentinian President has been talking tough about defying the hedge fund “vultures” carrying out “extortion” on her country, in reality her options are rapidly disappearing. The […]

The Hollywood Reporter – Aramid Entertainment, a hedge fund based out of the Cayman Islands specializing in financing movies, has declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The move comes after years of loan-collecting and litigation have left Aramid in a cash-strapped position. […]

Bloomberg – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden is pressing the Obama administration over why the U.S. has failed to end a tax-avoidance strategy used by hedge funds, including John Paulson’s Paulson & Co. Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, asked the […]

International Business Times – According to the Wall Street Journal, the justices on Monday rejected Argentina’s appeal of a lower-court ruling that said the country can’t make bond payments until it compensates hedge funds that refused to accept restructured debt […]

Guardian – The International Monetary Fund slashed its forecast for US economic growth on Monday, citing a harsh winter, problems in the housing market and weak international demand for the country’s products. In its annual review of the US economy, […]

Bloomberg – Swiss-Asia Financial Services Pte started a hedge-fund platform in Hong Kong, adding to one in Singapore, to meet rising demand from smaller funds seeking to cut costs amid tighter regulations. Two funds with assets under management of between […]

Business Insider – Shorting the Australian dollar is one of the most popular trades in the world right now. But the co-founder and chief executive of hedge fund PAAMCO, Jane Buchan, thinks it’s a waste. Read Complete Article

WSJ – A veteran of hedge fund Asian Century Quest Capital LLC plans to launch a fund later this year, the first spinout from what was once one of the largest hedge-fund firms focused on Asia. ACQ, which managed almost […]

Investment Week – 36 South, the hedge fund whose ‘Black Swan’ vehicle returned 200% in 2008, plans to launch a UCITS version of its long-volatility structure for investors concerned with the current market environment. 36 South CEO and CIO Jerry […]