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Worlds Largest Hedge Fund Manager BGI Opens Dubai Office

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Barclays Global Investors (BGI) has opened an office in the United Arab Emirates’ Dubai International Finance Centre. BGI has been active in the region since 1998 and currently has assets under management of US$ 28 billion […]

Ashmore “special situations” fund goes private equity

Reuters- Distressed debt in emerging markets is now harder to find than in developed economies, asset manager Ashmore says, but its "special situations" funds see good growth in emerging private equity. Ashmore’s Global Special Situations Funds started a decade ago […]

Toscafund ups Aberdeen stake

Reuters) – Activist hedge fund Toscafund has raised its stake in Aberdeen Asset Management by around another 50 million pounds to more than 25 percent, continuing its rapid stake-building of recent months. Toscafund, which is run by Martin Hughes, increased […]