Monthly Archives: November 2011

Barrons – Hedge funds generated gains of 2.5% in October, their best month of the year so far, says the Hennessee Group. That was still less than the 10.8% advance by the S&P 500. But it was also less than the typical […]

Forbes – Citi seems intent on continuing to invest in private equity and hedge funds despite restrictions from the implementation of the Volcker Rule in July of next year. The bank announced that it will invest $800 million of shareholder […]

Reuters – AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is planning to launch a series of funds of hedge funds that it hopes can protect investors from shock market events and longer-term market trends, after a volatile summer in which such funds […]

Dow Jones – Hedge funds posted the strongest monthly gains so far this year in October, riding on the equities market’s strong rebound. However, the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index’s 2.43% gains in October were less than the S&P 500’s […]

Huffington Post – A minuscule tax on financial transactions proposed by congressional Democrats would raise more than $350 billion over the next nine years, according to an analysis by the Joint Tax Committee, a nonpartisan congressional scorekeeping panel. The analysis […]

The Chronicle – Hedge funds raised bearish bets on natural gas to the highest level in five weeks as increased output sent stockpiles toward a record. The funds and other large speculators more than doubled wagers on falling prices in […]

Bloomberg – Citigroup Inc., the third-biggest U.S. lender, invested about $800 million of shareholders’ money in its own private-equity and hedge funds during the third quarter as regulators seek to curtail the practice. The bank invested the money in “Citi-advised” […]

Bloomberg – California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the largest U.S. public pension fund, is likely to increase or maintain hedge fund investments next year after a review, Chief Investment Officer Joseph Dear said. Calpers staff is scheduled to make recommendations […]

eFinancial News – Hedge funds are having a lousy sovereign-debt crisis. The average fund has failed to protect investors’ capital, losing more than 5% of its value this year, according to Hedge Fund Research. Event-driven, macro and market-neutral strategies are […]

Dow Jones – Roger Gray became chief investment officer of the Universities Superannuation Scheme, the UK pensions fund for employees in higher education, two years ago. Here, he talks about the scheme’s strategy. Financial News: What are your scheme’s statistics? […]