Tag Archives: economic trends


Abax to Open Tudor-Backed Macro Hedge Fund to Outside Investors

May 19, 2009 : Permalink

Bloomberg – Abax Global Capital Ltd., a Hong Kong-based asset manager part-owned by Morgan Stanley, plans to open a hedge fund backed by Tudor Investment Corp. to outside investors for the first time. The Abax Dymon Asia Macro Fund, which […]

Octagon, Run by Ex-GIC Staff, to Start Hedge Fund

April 23, 2009 : Permalink

Bloomberg – Octagon Capital Management Pte, run by former managers of the Government of Singapore Investment Corp.’s quantitative-investment group, plans to start a fund that seeks to profit from broad economic trends. Octagon, which uses computer models to pick trades, […]

BlackRocks Global Macro Hedge Fund Bets on More Stock Declines

March 24, 2009 : Permalink

Bloomberg – BlackRock Inc.’s global macro fund, the world’s second-best performer over two years among hedge funds that invest based on economic trends, is betting against this month’s equities rally and buying bonds as a recovery from the worst credit […]

Citadel marketing new fund with lower fees

March 6, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters –  U.S. hedge fund Citadel Investment Group LLC plans to roll out several new funds, including one with lower fees that will aim to make money on currencies, interest rates and other trades based on broad economic trends, the […]

Soros Imitators Reap Riches On Macro Funds

February 9, 2009 : Permalink

The Bulletin – Hedge fund managers on average lost 18.7 percent of their clients’ money in 2008, for the worst performance since at least 1990, according to Hedge Fund Research Inc. Combine the losses with investor redemptions, and total hedge […]

Soros imitators reap riches in financial crisis

February 5, 2009 : Permalink

The Age – Hedge fund managers on average lost 18.7% of their clients’ money in 2008, for the worst performance since at least 1990, according to Hedge Fund Research Inc. Combine the losses with investor redemptions, and total hedge fund […]