Category Archives: Syndicated

Hedge Fund Manager Efrosman Pleads Guilty to Forex Fraud

Bloomberg – Aleksander Efrosman, the fund manager who fled the U.S. after being accused of swindling clients, admitted to running a scheme to cheat investors out of $5 million, including $3 million he spent at a casino. Efrosman, 50, pleaded […]

BlueCrest overhauls $620 million “black box” hedge fund

Reuters – BlueCrest Capital, one of the world’s biggest hedge fund firms, has overhauled the way it trades in one of its computer funds, a source said, sending a powerful signal that some ‘black box’ programs controlling billions of assets […]

Hedge funds reach record size thanks to recent strong returns

Reuters – Strong returns during the third quarter have boosted the hedge-fund industry to its largest size ever, offsetting a more muted appetite among investors for these types of funds, research data shows. Global hedge funds now oversee $2.2 trillion in […]

Hedge funds reach record size thanks to recent strong returns

Reuters – Strong returns during the third quarter have boosted the hedge-fund industry to its largest size ever, offsetting a more muted appetite among investors for these types of funds, research data shows. Global hedge funds now oversee $2.2 trillion […]

Man Group Outflows Rise to $2.2 Billion Amid ‘Subdued’ Sales

Bloomberg – Man Group Plc (EMG), the world’s biggest publicly traded hedge-fund manager, said outflows increased 57 percent in the third quarter amid an environment for sales Chief Executive Officer Peter Clarke called “subdued.” Clients pulled a net $2.2 billion […]

New Hedge Fund Software Expands into the South African Market

PRNewswire – Canadian software vendor SGGG Portfolio Systems, SynOps Investment Operations and Deutsche Securities Johannesburg today announced the successful implementation of the SGGG Portfolio System across Deutsche’s hedge fund client base in South Africa. Graeme Lappin Director of SynOps commented, “The SGGG system is […]

Flamand’s Hedge Fund Said to Suffer Partner Exits as Assets Fall

Bloomberg – Two partners at former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. trader Pierre-Henri Flamand’s hedge fund will leave the firm after it lost money and assets shrank, two people with knowledge of the decision said. Oliver Haslam and Casper Lund will […]

Nephila Capital joins Hedge Funds Standards Board as signatory member

HedgeWeek – Natural catastrophe and weather risk reinsurance specialist Nephila Capital has joined the Hedge Funds Standards Board (HFSB) as a signatory member. HFSB brings together managers, investors, regulators and consultants from around the world to help determine how the […]

One-year-old ETF beats hedge funds, stock market in first year

Reuters – A one-year-old actively managed exchange-traded stock fund has beaten a number of market benchmarks in its first year, including most hedge funds, the ETF sponsor AdvisorShares said on Tuesday. Through September 30, the TrimTabs Float Shrink ETF gained […]

Scaramucci to Raise Hedge-Fund Bets in Asia With SALT

Bloomberg – SkyBridge Capital LLC, the $6.7 billion fund of hedge funds that organizes the biggest industry event in the U.S., plans to increase investments in Asia as it kicks off its first conference in the region. SkyBridge will seek […]

Australia’s Nine reaches debt deal, owner CVC loses $1.8 billion

Reuters – Lenders of Nine Entertainment television network, owned by CVC Capital Partners Ltd, agreed to swap more than $3 billion in debt for equity, giving U.S. hedge funds control of one of Australia’s best-known media firms. The deal will […]

The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index Finished Up 1.04% in September

PRNewswire – The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index (the “Broad Index”) finished up 1.04% for the month of September. Performance for the Broad Index and its 10 sub-strategies is calculated monthly. September, August and YTD 2012 performance numbers […]