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Liongate Seeks $500 Million for Commodity Fund of Hedge Funds

March 2, 2009 : Permalink

Bloomberg – Liongate Capital Management LLP, a London-based firm managing $2.2 billion, plans to raise $500 million for a fund of commodity hedge funds. The Liongate Commodities Fund returned about 0.1 percent last year and 0.3 percent in January, when […]

Hedge-Fund Firms Pressed to Consolidate After Losses Erode Fees

February 18, 2009 : Permalink

Bloomberg – Mohammed Syed has spent the past seven years scouting out the best hedge-fund investments for clients of his Axiom Fund Manager Ltd. Now, he’s seeking to expand the $100 million he oversees by acquiring rivals. “I am looking […]

U.S. accuses three in insider trading scheme

February 6, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – A hedge fund manager, a brokerage trader and a financial adviser were charged on Thursday with insider trading in the stock of supermarket chain Albertsons Inc, reaping total profits of about $7.5 million, according to court documents. The […]

BlueGold, Clive Capital Beat Most Hedge Funds in Commodity Rout

December 30, 2008 : Permalink

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 […]