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MENA Multistrategy Hedge Fund Launch

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Alternative asset manager, Duet Group, has launched the first Middle East and North Africa (MENA) multistrategy hedge fund "Duet MENA Opportunities Fund". The new fund will target both equity and fixed income markets in the […]

Hedge fund AUM below $1 trillion: New Finance Capital

Reuters – Hedge fund assets under management around the world have probably fallen below $1 trillion, a top executive at hedge fund New Finance Capital LLP (NFC) said on Thursday. "There has been an enormous contraction in this industry. The […]

Gottex says buys SJC Capital Partners

Forbes – Gottex Fund Management Holdings Ltd has bought a controlling interest in SJC Capital Partners, a U.S.-based investment management firm. The fund of hedge funds provider said SJC founder and Chief Investment Officer Stephen Czech and his team would […]

Hedge fund firm Cheyne Capital to buy Altedge

Reuters – Hedge fund firm Cheyne Capital Management is to buy fund of hedge funds manager Altedge Capital, the firms said on Tuesday, as the once-booming industry consolidates in the face of client outflows. Under the deal, Altedge Chief Executive […]

Offshore Emerging Market Firm Hires Hedge Fund Manager

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – FSA regulated specialist asset management firm, Silk Invest Ltd, has hired John Bates, former Head of Credit Research Africa at investment bank Renaissance Capital, to spearhead its move into Frontier Fixed Income, an emergent hedge […]

Hedge Fund Manager Silk Invest Launches Two Equity Funds

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) –  FSA regulated asset manager, Silk Invest Ltd, successfully launched the African Lions Fund and the Arab Falcons Fund, which helped the hedge fund manager achieve its goals in becoming a specialist in Arab and African […]

Obama’s toxic assets plan greeted with skepticism

Associated Press – The Obama administration’s latest plan to help banks get credit flowing again is drawing a tepid reaction from investors and academics, who say the proposal comes with too many strings attached and is unlikely to stimulate lending […]

Cornell’s Walsh Cuts Hedge Funds to Reduce Endowment’s Costs

Bloomberg – Cornell University is cutting its hedge-fund holdings by as much as 25 percent to save on fees after its endowment tumbled last year, Chief Investment Officer James Walsh said. “We are de-emphasizing the hedge funds and more emphasizing […]

UK Pension Fund Takes a Chance on Hedge Funds

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Although confidence in the hedge fund industry has taken a hit, a large and notable UK pension fund has begun to place their trust into alternative investments.  The West Midlands Local Authority Pension Fund, which manages […]

Chief investment officer for pension fund resigns

San Diego Union Tribune – The county pension board’s chief investment officer has resigned a week after a second hedge fund collapse in which employee retirement investments could lose as much as $78 million. David Deutsch, who held the job […]

Penjing Asset Says It May Not Get Performance Fees Until 2010

Bloomberg – Penjing Asset Management, a Hong Kong-based hedge fund of funds manager overseeing about $520 million, said it may not get any performance fees until next year, and declining income will restrict staff bonuses. The company, which ran the […]

Rival Launches RRSP Fund

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net) – Cayman Island based hedge fund manager Rival Capital Management Inc., announced the launch of the Rival North American RRSP Growth Fund, an RRSP eligible fund that will invest in the current Rival North American Growth […]