Reuters- Tiberius has launched a new commodity fund to reap returns from price discrepancies created by volatile commodity markets next year, the Swiss-based firm told Reuters on Monday. The fund manager thinks the time is ripe right for a new […]

InvestmentNews- Despite the market’s current volatility, the love affair between ultrawealthy investors and hedge funds is still torrid, according to a new survey by the Institute for Private Investors, a New York-based association for very wealthy families and their advisers. […]

Reuters- U.S. hedge funds Jana Partners LLC and D.E. Shaw Group said they plan to talk to Philips Electronics on its performance and capital structure, lifting its shares to a month high. The two hedge funds own 1.6 percent of […]

Reuters- Precious metals could rally in 2008 as the U.S. dollar falls and supply flattens, JPMorgan said on Friday, ranking the sector the strongest among all commodities for next year. JPMorgan said its favorite precious metals continued to be gold […]

Salt Lake Tribune- U.S. investigators, after posing as management of a phony hedge fund dubbed ”Fillmore Capital,” indicted six insiders and promoters of publicly traded companies for allegedly paying kickbacks to ensure stock purchases.  The hedge-fund manager was actually an […]

DutchNews.nl- The American hedge funds Jana Partners and the D.E. Shaw Group have joined forces to keep an eye on the financial results and capital surplus of Dutch electronics giant Philips, reports the Financieele Dagblad on Monday. The investors claim […]

Zawya.com – DUBAI — Man Investments said yesterday that uncertainty over the US economy was likely to create substantial trading opportunities for hedge funds in 2008 but possible market disruptions couldaffect some strategies.       In its annual review […]

Asian Investor – Whilst reports of their impending extinction are over-blown, it has been a year of famine for Japanese hedge funds. Finding indigenous Japanese hedge fund managers in the wild is incredibly taxing. In their natural habitat, they are […]

Reuters UK- Traders are already betting on a new global climate deal to succeed the Kyoto Protocol, as talks in Bali on Friday inched towards a two-year negotiating agenda for an expanded globalclimate pact. Financiers are buying rights to emit […]

Baltimore Sun – Fund sponsors disclose in the statement of additional information whether the manager runs additional investments, including other funds, hedge funds, private accounts and the like.That’s important, but management should disclose how much money the …Read Complete Article

Thomson Financial- Swedish hedge funds were hit hard by November’s market turbulence, with 47 of 75 falling in the month, of which 13 dropped by 5 pct or more, reported the online edition of DagensIndustri, citing its survey of hedge […]

Reuters- The first of a new round of investor claims was filed against Bear Stearns Cos. on Wednesday for its role in managing two mortgage hedge funds that collapsed earlier this year, securitieslawyers said. The claims, which will be submitted […]