Yearly Archives: 2010
Barnier opens door to London hedge fund managers
Michel Barnier, the European Commissioner designate for the Internal Market and Services, has said he wants to come to London soon to ask hedge fund and private equity managers about changing the EU’s controversial proposed Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive. […]
Man Group Shares Sink As Recovery Falters
LONDON (Dow Jones)–Earlier signs of recovery at Man Group PLC (EMG.LN), the giant hedge-fund operator that was heavily hit by the financial crisis, took a knock Friday as the company said weak sales and performance losses at its biggest fund […]
Man Group Shares Sink As Recovery Falters
WSJ – Earlier signs of recovery at Man Group PLC (EMG.LN), the giant hedge-fund operator that was heavily hit by the financial crisis, took a knock Friday as the company said weak sales and performance losses at its biggest fund […]
Hedge Funds Industry Trends Report 2009 – 2010 Outlook
New York (HedgeCo.net)Heidrick & Struggles surveyed more than 400 portfolio managers (PMs) and studied more than 100 hedge fund firms for a report providing a comprehensive view of the hedge fund industry and its talent flows. Highlights of the report […]
ETF Assets Top $1 Trillion
WSJ – Exchange-traded funds are now a trillion-dollar business, according to a report by BlackRock Inc., the largest ETF firm. BlackRock, which bought the iShares ETF business from Barclays PLC last year, on Wednesday said assets in ETFs around the […]
Soros Fund Is Said to Plan an Office in Hong Kong
BusinessWeek – Soros Fund Management LLC, the $25 billion hedge-fund firm founded by billionaire George Soros, plans to open an office in Hong Kong, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Soros Fund Management may relocate New York-based […]
Hedge Funds Could Lose Top Talent, Though Set For Bumper 2010 Inflows
Benzinga – Though hedge funds posted a strong turnaround and reached the $2 trillion mark in 2009, marking their best returns in 10 years, a number of firms are still vulnerable, which could have an impact on their ability to […]
Funds of hedge funds gang up to tackle managers
Reuters – The fund of hedge funds arm of Hermes, Britain’s largest pension scheme manager, has rallied peers with more than $15 billion in assets to get agreement on how to better handle the managers running their money. In one […]
People Moves: Arrow Hires Hedge Fund Specialist
New York – (HedgeCo.net) – The hedge fund firm founded by Alex von Furstenberg and Mal Serure in 2003, Arrow Capital Management, has appointed Ivan Wanat to Director of Business Development. Ivan joins from Atlantic-Pacific Capital (and was previously with […]
Funds Make Record Oil Bets as Freeze Spurs Prices: Chart of Day
Bloomberg – Hedge funds and other investors have made record bets on higher crude and fuel prices as freezing weather boosts consumption. The CHART OF THE DAY shows the total net number of long positions, contracts betting prices will rise, […]
Dalton launches Ucits hedge fund
Hedge Funds Review – Dalton Strategic Partnership is building on three years of strong hedge fund returns with the launch of its first Ucits III hedge fund product. The MST European Fund will open on February 1, 2010 as a […]
Gundlach Plans 3 DoubleLine Funds Similar to TCW’s
Bloomberg – Jeffrey Gundlach filed to start three bond mutual funds through DoubleLine Capital LP, the Los Angeles-based investment firm he created after being dismissed last month as chief investment officer for TCW Group Inc. The proposed funds — DoubleLine […]