Forbes – The Greenwich-Van Global Hedge Fund Index returned -0.51% in May according to a preliminary report released today by Greenwich-Van Advisors, LLC, a leading hedge fund index provider. In comparison, the S&P 500, NASDAQ, Dow Jones Europe Stoxx Index, […]

New York Post – A hedge fund highflier has been brought to ground by a bet gone bad in copper. Dwight Anderson is closing one of his hedge funds – the $250 million Ospraie Point fund – after a series […]

MarketWatch – London’s West End district remains the most expensive place in the world for office space, with rents in this area of the U.K. capital now averaging $185.60 a square foot, up 10% in a year. The West End […]

TheStreet.com – Hedge fund Atticus Management is shifting its attention to credit cards and airplanes. The $12 billion fund led by Timothy Barakett disclosed Monday that it has acquired 5.1% equity stakes in both MasterCard (MA:NYSE – commentary – research […]

Boston Herald – Federal regulators yesterday moved to freeze the assets of a Wakefield hedge-fund manager who allegedly engaged in a Ponzi-like scheme that included diverting $11.5 million in client funds to a firm he co-founded with a college pal. […]

Institutional investors need to focus more on operational risk processes when choosing hedge fund managers, according to new research. The full report commissioned by The Bank of New York in conjunction with Amber Partners: Hedge Fund Operational Risk: Meeting the […]

Forbes – Italy’s unit trust funds had a net outflow of 5.2 bln eur in May, against a net outflow of 1.24 bln in April, said Assogestioni fund managers association in a preliminary estimate. Equity funds had a net outflow […]

Reuters – The hedge fund industry may promise top returns in all market conditions, but often a well balanced portfolio of international and U.S. stocks and bonds can deliver similar results for lessmoney, a study released on Tuesday shows. Over […]

Bloomberg – We’ve been down this road before. That’s the strong sensation that comes over me just about every time I happen upon some new status report on the growth and evolution of hedge funds. Don’t get me wrong — […]

Reuters – Funds using a hedge fund banner to charge higher fees while only betting on India’s rising stock market are likely to come under the spotlight at a conference in Geneva later this month. About 20 hedge funds focus […]

Motley Fool UK – Hedge funds are supposed to make money for their investors regardless of market conditions, right? But all is not well at the moment. In May, hedge fund managers reportedly gave up about half of this year’s […]

Greenwich Time – In the buttoned-up world of Wall Street, some of the most entertaining reading emerges from the regulatory filings of hedge fund activists. Take the recent musings of Stamford-based Dolphin Limited Partnership in its unsuccessful quest to oust […]