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Investors Begin Opening Their Wallets to Hedge Funds Again

August 20, 2009 : Permalink

Wall Street Journal Blogs – Are hedge-fund managers making a comeback with investors?  The great recession hammered the hedge-fund industry in 2008. Returns tumbled, redemptions soared and investors began questioning the very underpinnings of the industry. Active managers promise to […]

Hedge Fund BlackRock Buys Barclays, $2.8 Billion In Commitments From Investors

June 12, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – BlackRock, Inc. announced the purchase agreement to acquire Barclays Global Investors, including its market-leading ETF platform, iShares, from Barclays PLC. “We are incredibly excited about the potential to significantly expand the scale and scope of […]