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Hedging back in vogue among lucrative convertibles
Reuters – Hedge funds stand to make gains from convertible bonds arbitrage again after last year’s huge losses decimated the sector, though improving markets have made the job more complicated. Managers have been using a simple "buy and hold" strategy […]
From Hudge Fund Lord To Part-Time Reporter
Gawker – Ron Insana left CNBC three years ago to run a hedge fund. Like Lou Dobbs and Steven Rattner before him, he learned that actually succeeding in business is not as easy as covering success in business. So now […]
Man Up! Hedge-Fund Man’s Advice for Wall Street
Bloomberg – Before I quit my job trading bonds for my former Wall Street employer and set up my first hedge fund, I thought long and hard. I stared at the ceiling every night, unable to sleep, and asked myself, […]
Clarke loses hedge fund job as credit crunch hits politicians
guardian.co.uk – The shadow business secretary, Kenneth Clarke, has become the latest victim of the credit crunch after losing his job on the board of a hedge fund, the Guardian has learned. Clarke, who was parachuted back on to the […]
Outsourcing at hedge funds on the march
International Herald Tribune – It used to be that if you wanted a job done properly, you did it yourself. That no longer holds for the administration of hedge funds. The practice of doing middle- and back-office administrative work in-house, especially […]
