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Hedge funds find silver lining in crisis

Norwalk Advocate - Crisis can create opportunity, and for the smart hedge fund operator, the downturn gripping the global investment community is a chance to build a respected reputation in the industry.
While the financial crisis has been unprecedented, so will be the opportunities for firms that have superior compliance and risk management capabilities, […]

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Hedge fund fighters deal with market pounding in the boxing ring

AFP - Is it more painful to see the value of your fund disappear as the global economy crumbles, or for another man to punch you as hard as he can in the face?
For Elliot "The Machine Gun" Odell, a 32-year-old Briton working in the hedge fund industry in Hong Kong, the chance to find […]

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TPG’s Bonderman eyes debt assets sold by hedge funds

Reuters HK - David Bonderman, one of the the most influential figures in the U.S. private equity industry, said on Thursday his firm, buyout giant TPG Capital TPG.UL, wanted to buy debt assets offloaded by troubled hedge funds.
Bonderman, speaking at the Asian Venture Capital Journal (AVCJ) conference, also said a global recession would be deep […]

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Witnesses Call for Tighter Hedge Fund Restrictions

New York Times - Several leading hedge fund managers told Congress on Thursday they support some new regulation of hedge funds and the complex derivative securities that are partly blamed for the global financial crisis.
But they advocated only the lightest supervision of their industry, and said they would be willing to disclose their […]

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TPG’s Bonderman eyes debt assets sold by hedge funds

Reuters - David Bonderman, one of the the most influential figures in the U.S. private equity industry, said on Thursday his firm, buyout giant TPG Capital , wanted to buy debt assets offloaded by troubled hedge funds.

Bonderman, speaking at the Asian Venture Capital Journal (AVCJ) conference, also said a global recession would be deep […]

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Long-only turmoil pushes investors to hedge funds -

Financial Standard - As the GFC batters confidence in long-only equities, sentiment is turning to hedge funds, provided you partner with groups that are reputable and well run, said Spencer Young, chief executive officer of HFA Holdings.
The result is institutional investors are looking to steer money towards hedge funds as they seek a safe haven […]

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Hedge funds make £18bn loss on VW

BBC Business - Hedge funds have lost £18bn in two days of trading in Volkswagen (VW) shares that briefly saw the carmaker become the world’s most valuable company.
VW shares rose 348% over Monday and Tuesday after it emerged that only about 5% of its shares were available.
Funds that had bet on the shares […]

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Dow Jones Suspends 2 Hedge Fund Benchmarks Amid Deleveraging

CNNMoney.com - Dow Jones & Co. has suspended the publication of two hedge-fund benchmarks and the Dow Jones Hedge Fund Balanced Portfolio Index that incorporates them, saying that the underlying hedge funds have been deleveraging in an effort to reduce the risk to their investors.
Suspended are the Dow Jones Hedge Fund […]

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Hedge Funds Looking to Revamp Dillard’s Management

New York (HedgeCo.Net) - Two hedge funds are looking to oust William Dillard II, CEO of Dillard’s Inc., after poor performance and lagging stock prices. 
Barington Capital Group LP and Clinton Group Inc sent a letter to the SEC that was released yesterday, which asked the company to start to an immediate search for a […]

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Swiss hedge fund industry to grow as crisis bites

Reuters UK - Switzerland’s fledgling hedge fund industry is set for strong growth in the coming years as the credit crisis forces the industry to focus on lower-cost centres and the country aims to lure managers back from London.
Lower living costs, as well as better personal tax rates than London in some cantons, improving tax […]

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Hedge funds weigh future as investors pull money out

The Australian - David Gray, UBS’s head of prime services in the Asia-Pacific, says:  "In the next three months, people will make decisions about whether they want to continue their business that may prove uneconomic for them," Hong Kong-based Mr Gray said. "Fund managers are quite a hardy lot who don’t give up easily; they’ve […]

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Hedge funds add to markets’ pain

USA Today - The great unwind in the secretive hedge fund world caused by steep losses has contributed to the megapain in the stock market.
Wealthy folks and big investors yanked a record $31 billion to $43 billion out of hedge funds in the third quarter, according to estimates from tracking firms Hedge Fund Research (HFR) […]

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