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The New Hedge Fund Bucket List: Sojourn to the Middle Kingdom

Wall Street Journal Blogs – From its 17th-floor offices in the New Beijing Poly Plaza building, the monolithic landmark commissioned by the state-owned conglomerate China Poly Group Corp., China’s massive sovereign-wealth fund has established itself as a prime destination for […]

Tollgrade posts loss as proxy vote looms

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – In a conference call with analysts yesterday, Joseph A. Ferrara, president, chief executive officer and board chairman of Tollgrade Communications, highlighted the company’s ”transformational activities” during the past quarter, including selling off its cable product line for […]

The Dust Hasn’t Settled on Wall Street, but History’s Already Repeating Itself

The Washington Post – The Wall Street herd is at it again. Even as the cleanup crew is carting away the debris left by the last financial crisis, the investment banks, hedge funds and exchanges are busy working on the […]

Deleveraging boosts bond fund managers

Marketwatch – Mutual-fund shareholders are seeing at least one benefit from the credit freeze: bond managers are back in the trading action after years of playing second fiddle to hedge funds. Bond-fund managers say the exodus of leveraged hedge funds […]

Changing Attitudes Towards Risk

HedgeCo.net (New York) – "Attitudes towards hedge fund risk are poised to change," Sara Grillo, Founder of the Coalition for Safer Hedge Funds said in a paper examining proposed improvements in risk measurement, "The evolution will have positive results for […]

Deleveraging boosts bond fund managers

Marketwatch – Mutual-fund shareholders are seeing at least one benefit from the credit freeze: bond managers are back in the trading action after years of playing second fiddle to hedge funds. Bond-fund managers say the exodus of leveraged hedge funds […]

Madoff victims sue his family for $45m

CityWire.co.uk – Bernard Madoff’s wife Ruth is being sued for $44.8 million (€31.9 million) by the trustee for the victims of his $50 billion Ponzi scheme. Court-appointed trustee Irving Picard is the first person to take action against Madoff’s family members, […]

Rein In Energy Speculation: Hedge Fund Manager

CNBC – The Commodities Futures Trading Commission will seriously consider imposing strict position limits on traders placing bets on energy contracts, and that’s just fine with hedge fund manager Mike Masters. The head of Masters Capital Management blew the whistle […]

BTIG Launches Fixed Income Prime Brokerage

HedgeCo.net (West Palm Beach) – BTIG LLC. announced that it has expanded its Prime Brokerage group to offer fixed income services, including trading and portfolio financing. The expansion into fixed income is in conjunction with the launch of BTIG’s Global […]

Hedge Fund “2 And 20” Fees Come Under Pressure – Report

NASDAQ – Hedge funds’ traditional "2 and 20" fee structure is being eroded by demanding investors who want a better deal. According to a survey by research firm Preqin released Wednesday, the average hedge fund collects 1.63% for management fees […]

These 5 Underdogs Are No Dogs

The Money Times – Short-sellers and hedge funds, though sometimes shadowy, are also sometimes seen as the smartest guys in the room. They did their homework and will bet their capital against the crowd. It’s not the most popular way […]

Regional stock markets outperform hedge funds

Business24-7 – Six months after their worst drawdown on record, regional stock markets are outperforming the Middle East and North Africa (Mena)-focused hedge funds, suggesting markets are once again warming up to equity participation. According to Emirates Business research, Mena […]