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Jean-Pierre Aguilar, Head of French Fund, Dies

New York Times – Jean-Pierre Aguilar, a pioneer in hedge fund investing in Europe and chief executive and co-founder of Capital Fund Management, died in a gliding accident over the weekend, the company said in a letter to investors Sunday. […]

FACTBOX-Companies exposed to Madoff

Forbes – Following are some of the companies exposed to the alleged $50 billion securities fraud by Wall Street pioneer Bernard Madoff:   * AUSTIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT – The company managed money for the Massachusetts state pension fund, which lost […]

Burning hedges blow smoke on Busson

The Australian – ARPAD Busson is angry. He has just looked at the returns of a hedge fund he used to invest in and they’re down more than 60 per cent in the past nine months. "That a-hole!" Busson says […]