Independent – Dozens of hedge funds saw millions of pounds wiped off their portfolios yesterday after shares in MFI recorded their biggest-ever one-day gain. They leapt 17 per cent on the news that the furniture retailer had sold its French […]

Reuters – Stock tracker Majestic Research doesn’t talk to company executives or visit malls to get a handle on retail trends. Nor does it make stock recommendations. But the New York-based research firm is winning converts among hedge funds who […]

Investors Business Daily – Are hedge funds now investments for the masses? Not so fast. Long reserved for the ultra-rich and the institutional investor, these private and risky investments have grown explosively in the past few years, in part because […]

Investors Business Daily -EFG International said on Monday that it agreed to buy hedge-fund firm Capital Management Advisors as the Swiss private bank responds to increased client demand foralternative investments. The price of the deal wasn’t disclosed, but EFG said […]

Orlando Sentinel – A panel of top Wall Street analysts gave some advice last week to some of Orlando’s leading finance experts: Prepare your clients for bad news. A number of potential warning signs have cropped up that could spell […]

Bloomberg – As hedge funds from across the world shower riches on Indian stock markets, all that the country’s central bank can worry about is how to stop them. Without hedge funds the benchmark Mumbai Sensex probably wouldn’t have scaled […]

Cayman Net News – Along with the phenomenal growth of hedge funds, there has also been a steady rise in funds collapsing as well. The Head of the Insolvency and Recovery at local legal firm Walkers, Guy Locke, said that […]

Reuters – Commodity prices tumbled across Asia on Monday, extending last week’s sell-off in copper, gold and other markets by once big-spending hedge funds in North America and Europe. Gold, zinc and copper — all big gainers in recent months […]

Reuters – Swiss private bank EFG International (EFGN.S: Quote, Profile, Research) has acquired 100 percent ofthe share capital of hedge fund manager Capital Management Advisors from its founders, the bank said on Monday. No price was given for the deal […]

The Sunday Times – PENDRAGON’s £506m bid for rival car dealer Reg Vardy could be frustrated by a number of hedge funds and proprietary trading desks that have built a big stake in the group,writes Richard Fletcher. Despite having triumphed […]

Arizona Republic – If you had a chance to look under the hood of your pension fund, you just might find a hedge fund or two inside. Public pension funds, like other investors, have been struggling to boost returns amid […]

A revolution is expected, but can hedge funds take over the world? Gemma Westacott reports: Hedge funds are encroaching on what has traditionally been the hunting ground of private equity funds. Merrill Lynch chairman for Europe, the Middle East and Asia […]