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Hedge fund manager Hendry warns of market correction
Reuters – The current rebound in stock markets is a bear rally and could turn by September, according to hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry, who has recently cut exposure to agricultural stocks. Hendry, who is partner and chief investment officer […]
CIC Said to Invest $500 Million in Hedge Funds, Blackstone
Bloomberg – China Investment Corp., the nation’s $200 billion sovereign wealth fund, may invest as much as $500 million in hedge funds including those run by Blackstone Group LP, said two people familiar with the matter. CIC aims to allocate […]
Hedge Fund Investors Regain ‘Whip Hand’ After 2008’s Losses
Bloomberg – Hedge fund managers gathering in Monaco this week said they have work to do to regain investors’ confidence after the industry’s record losses last year. “We have to prove as an industry that we can provide absolute returns […]
China’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Aims to Invest in Hedge Funds
Bloomberg – Felix Chee, an adviser to China’s $200 billion sovereign wealth fund, said it aims to make investments in hedge funds. “We will have a preference for managed accounts,” he said in an interview today at the GAIM International […]
Hedge fund firm GLG says industry flows stabilised
MONACO, June 17 (Reuters) – Investor flows out of the hedge fund industry have stabilised and the health of the industry has improved, GLG senior managing director Pierre Lagrange told Reuters on Wednesday. ‘Industry-wide they (flows) have stabilised,’ Lagrange said […]
QUOTEBOX: Hedge funds ponder rough year at Monaco meeting
Reuters – Hedge fund managers, administrators and investors have gathered in Monaco for the annual GAIM industry conference following a tough year marked by poor performance and client outflows. Below are selected quotes from the first day of the conference: […]
China?s Sovereign Wealth Fund Aims to Invest in Hedge Funds
June 17 (Bloomberg) — Felix Chee, an adviser to China’s $200 billion sovereign wealth fund, said it aims to make investments in hedge funds. “We will have a preference for managed accounts,” he said in an interview today at the […]
Ex-Insight managers launch multi-asset firm
MONACO (Reuters) – Former Insight Investment fund managers Patrick Armstrong and Ana Cukic-Armstrong have launched a new fund management business that will invest in a broad range of assets and seek to beat inflation. The firm, Armstrong Investment Managers, will […]
Hope for hedge funds
Stuff – Hedge funds meeting for their annual get-together in Monaco this week are hoping recovering profits will help placate clients, after the industry was heavily culled and suffered its worst year on record. An exodus of investors followed a […]
Battered hedgies see cause for hope at Monaco summit
Reuters – Hedge funds meeting for their annual get-together in Monaco next week are hoping recovering profits will help placate clients, after the industry was heavily culled and suffered its worst year on record. An exodus of investors followed a […]
Switzerland Beats London as Home for Mobile Rich, Says Scorpio
Bloomberg – Switzerland is the world’s most attractive financial center for the “mobile wealthy,” beating London, Singapore and New York, according to a new survey by Scorpio Partnership. The Alpine nation ranks highest for economic and political stability, legal issues, […]
UK’s biz tycoons to flee high-taxed Britain
Indopia – Britain’s leading entrepreneurs are considering to leave the country as a mark of protest against UK Chancellor Alistair Darling’s new 50 per cent tax rate, a media report says. " Hugh Osmond, the pubs to insurance entrepreneur, is […]
