Reuters – Hedge funds have been quietly building up stakes in the fledgling oil explorers operating off the Falklands, betting that companies will ignore the threats made by Argentina to disrupt the activity. Lansdowne Partners, one of Europe’s most powerful hedge funds, […]

Zacks – With markets clearly entering a ‘muddle through’ phase in which low growth and uncertainty are the norm, many investors are reevaluating some of their portfolio choices. This is especially true as a variety of U.S.-centric firms warn or […]

Insider Monkey – The Reserve Bank of Australia risks provoking market speculators to raise their bets that it will intervene to lower the strong Aussie dollar after it allowed its foreign currency holdings to grow, according to an influential former […]

NYT – The sales pitch for the fund was simple: a chance for individual investors to get in on the same high-octane private equity and hedge funds that have fueled successful returns for large university endowments for years But now investors in […]

(Reuters) – Computer-driven hedge funds are headed for their worst monthly performance since the start of the credit crunch after making losing bets in dozens of markets including bonds, currencies and commodities. Many of the funds, known as managed futures […]

(Reuters) – Tetragon Financial Group has bought Polygon Management, once one of the world’s biggest hedge funds and a high-profile casualty of the financial crisis, for $98.5 million, to expand its asset management business. Tetragon said in a statement on […]

Bond buyers are vying with insurers to strike deals with Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac as their regulator seeks to draw private capital to the government- dominated mortgage market. The taxpayer-supported companies, which own or guarantee $5 trillion of […]

Hedge funds are siding with analysts predicting decade-high palladium prices even as investors cut holdings in exchange-traded products backed by this year’s worst-performing precious metal. The funds’ wagers on a rally more than doubled since August as ETP holdings slumped […]

Reuters – Dymon Asia Capital is branching out to the private equity world, launching a fund with backing from a unit of Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings, a company email obtained by Reuters shows, indicating an uncommon move by a […]

The Irish Times – The central bank is set to begin consultations from tomorrow on new proposals to regulate hedge and private equity funds. The bank is planning to implement the EU’s alternative investment fund managers’ directive, which aims to centralise non-retail […]

Bloomberg – Credit Suisse Group AG equities chief Bob Jain will move to a job overseeing a unit that includes in-house hedge funds and be replaced by Timothy O’Hara, two people with knowledge of the decision said. Jain will run […]

BR – Rich private investors are turning their backs on hedge funds because moves to attract more conservative pension fund clients mean managers no longer deliver the big returns they crave. The fastest growing source of new money for hedge […]