Tag Archives: barclays
Fund admits short-selling bank shares
guardian.co.uk – A hedge fund admitted yesterday it had been speculating that shares in Barclays would fall. The admission by Lansdowne Partners that it had been shorting Barclays shares on Friday – a day when the bank lost a quarter […]
Dubai leads in Islamic finance with new Shariah hedge fund index
Mena Report – The Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Authority (DMCCA) and Shariah Capital, Inc. (SCAP.L) today announced the Dubai Shariah Hedge Fund Index, the first internationally-recognised index comprised exclusively of Shariah compliant hedge funds. The Dubai Shariah Hedge Fund Index […]
BlueGold, Clive Capital Beat Most Hedge Funds in Commodity Rout
Bloomberg – The biggest-ever decline in commodities turned Pierre Andurand and Chris Levett into this year’s heroes for investors. Andurand’s $1.1 billion BlueGold Capital Management LLP hedge fund in London almost tripled between its February debut and November by betting […]
Hedge funds return to roots as alpha claim refuted
Reuters – Hedge funds are set to return to their roots as niche products for the happy few as they have been unable to deliver the gleaming returns they were promising ever since the start of the credit crisis. Hedge […]
Stanley Fink Retires From Man Group
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- Man Group announced the retirement of hedge fund magnate Stanley Fink, who will not be seeking re-election as Chairman. He stepped down from Chief Executive in April of last year to become Deputy Chairman. Fink joined […]