Monthly Archives: January 2012
Hedge fund strategies need to cope with volatility and uncertainty in 2012 markets
Hedge Funds Review – There will be a few value opportunities in 2012. The structured and corporate credit spaces will be extremely interesting going forward. While structured markets have sold off dramatically recently, one can lock in good returns if one […]
Hedge Funds Resume Bullish Bets as Oil Tops $103: Energy Markets
Bloomberg – Hedge funds that exited oil markets late last year have begun boosting bullish bets as tensions with Iran and reports of U.S. economic growth sent crude to the highest price since May. The funds increased bullish positions 4.1 […]
Gold Price Hits Six Months Lowest-Hedge Funds Unloading Gold
Technorati – Gregory Meyer reported on FT.com that spot gold prices in London fell to $1,523 per troy ounce down $400 from a nominal record made last year. Gold prices are at the lowest in almost half a year. Investors are exchanging […]
Investors To Sue Hartline For Endorsing “Crony Capitalism” Hedge Fund Scam
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hartline Investment Corp is under fire for recommending a $550 million Florida hedge fund that is now subject to lawsuit filed by the SEC. Five investors followed the advisers advice and put $11.6 million into the […]
Russian investors allege $20m hedge fund fraud
BVI – A group of more than 470 Russian and Eastern European investors sued a family of hedge funds last week, alleging a $20 million “massive fraud.” Three Russian lawyers filed the lawsuit in United States federal court against the […]
Deutsche Bank and FRM partner to launch first hedge fund seeding managed account platform
The Financial – Deutsche Bank and Financial Risk Management announced a partnership to launch the industry’s first hedge fund seeding managed account platform, according to Deutsche Bank. The dbalternatives Discovery platform, based on Deutsche Bank’s established and award winning dbalternatives […]
Hedge Funds Down 0.41% in December
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index was down 0.41% in December as the component strategies reported mixed results. The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index provides daily published index values which […]
Paulson trio share £12m payday despite profit falls
Investment Week – Three directors at Paulson Europe, the London-based arm of one of the world’s best known hedge funds, have scooped a near £12m payday. The business, controlled by US hedge fund star John Paulson, made a profit of £26.5m […]
Hedge funds scammed by Madoff won’t get payments
AP – A federal judge has affirmed a bankruptcy court ruling that thousands of clients of funds that invested money with jailed financier Bernard Madoff do not qualify for payouts that reimburse Madoff customers. The decision made public Thursday by Judge […]
At ASSA: Higher Returns for Activist Hedge Funds
Forbes – Do (high-frequency) activist hedge funds have higher returns? At the 2012 Allied Social Science Associations (ASSA) conference in Chicago, Nicole Boyson (Northeastern University) and Robert Mooradian (Northeastern University) presented the paper, “The Skill of Frequent Hedge Fund Activists”. […]
Retirement funds in Kentucky lose big with hedge fund failure
Christian Science Monitor – A Connecticut-based hedge fund that included $100 million in investments by the Kentucky Retirement Systems has failed and will shut down. T.J. Carlson is chief investment officer for the Kentucky Retirement Systems. Carlson told the Lexington Herald-Leader that […]
APG-Backed Hedge Fund Seeder IMQubator to Team Up With Synergy
Bloomberg – IMQubator, backed by APG, asset manager for the biggest Dutch pension fund, has teamed up with Hong Kong-based Synergy Fund Management to provide capital to hedge funds in Asia to start up or accelerate fundraising. Synergy, led by Eliza Lau, […]