Reuters Italia – After taking huge bets on industrial commodities, hedge funds are now angling to reap returns on Malaysia’s newly trendy palm oil market. As the world’s appetite for green fuels grows, the volatility in palm oil prices is […]

Reuters – Resolution Asset Management said on Friday it has launched a hedge fund, the first product of its newly-minted emerging markets boutique, Hexam Capital Partners. The portfolio is called the Resolution Hexam Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Absolute […]

Washington Post – EIGHT YEARS AGO the collapse of a hedge fund named Long-Term Capital Management triggered fears of international financial instability. Since then, hedge funds have quadrupled thevolume of money they manage and account for perhaps 30 percent of […]

Interfax Russia – The Russian government will pass a decree on the establishment of the Russian venture capital company at the next governmental meeting, Economic Development and Trade MinisterGerman Gref said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on […]

ChronicleHerald – With an already tight copper market pushing prices to record highs, a possible strike at BHP Billiton’s massive Escondida mine in Chile and problems at several others could mean “very big things on the price side,” observers say, […]

Money Management – The growing number of hedge fund managers globally, and the plethora of investment styles, makes it hard for advisers and investment consultants to pick managers for the sector. RCG Capital Partners managing principal Ken Phillips said the […]

Resolution Asset Management said on Friday it has launched a hedge fund, the first product of its newly-minted emerging markets boutique, Hexam Capital Partners. The portfolio is called the Resolution Hexam Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Absolute Return Fund. […]

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – A fierce battle is going on both in Washington and on Wall Street over hedge funds. Certain groups are clamoring for more regulation, while others are pressuring to keepthe status quo of little oversight. While the controversy […]

Forbes – Hong Kong’s worsening air pollution is prompting a number of hedge funds to move to Singapore, reflecting a trend that could undermine the territory’s financialsector, the Financial Times reported on its website. Citing senior executives at Morgan Stanley […]

HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) – Hong Kong’s worsening air pollution is prompting a number of hedge funds to move to Singapore, reflecting a trend that could undermine the territory’s financial sector, the Financial Times reported on its website. Citing senior executives […]

Wall Street and Technology – Citigroup Deploys Linedata Hedge Fund Solution Linedata Services recently announced the licensing of its Beauchamp Hedge Fund Solution to Citigroup’s GlobalTransaction Services and Prime Brokerage divisions. Branded as OpenPrimeSM, the new Citigroup operating platform developed […]

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — New York energy hedge fund MotherRock L.P. is closing down after suffering major losses in the natural gas market, according to a report published Friday. MotherRock was one of the biggest hedge funds in New York […]