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Investments in Asia hedge funds halved in Q2
Reuters – Investors almost halved the money they put into Asia-focused hedge funds in the second quarter compared to the first three months of the year as a selloff in stocks hurt appetite for risky assets, data showed. Asia-focused hedge […]
AIG Earnings Slump on Private Equity, Hedge Funds
Bloomberg – Just when American International Group Inc. shareholders figured things couldn’t get worse at the world’s largest insurer, profit from the company’s private equity and hedge fund investments is evaporating. Earnings from so-called alternative holdings were probably close to […]
Hedge funds caught in short squeeze
Globe and Mail- Hedge funds may post their worst month in at least five years after bets on financial stocks falling and on crude oil rising backfired. Hedge Fund Research Inc.’s Global Hedge Fund Index of more than 55 funds […]
Perella Weinberg Hedge Fund Gains 24% on Distressed Investments
Bloomberg- Perella Weinberg Partners’ Xerion hedge fund rose 24 percent this year, helped by wagers that the value of investment-grade bonds of financial-services firms would fall, according to a letter sent to investors. The $837 million fund, which invests in […]
Hedge funds turn in their worst record for nearly 20 years because of credit crunch
Independent- Hedge funds turned in their worst first-half performance in almost two decades because of the credit crunch and the onset of a bear market in stocks. Hedge funds declined by an average 0.7pc in June, bringing the year-to-date loss […]
US hedge funds lose in 1st half, mutual funds worse
U.S. hedge funds, which often promise to make money in all markets, were in the red during the first half of the year but did not lose nearly as much as mutual funds, according to data released on Tuesday. Hedge […]
Force of credit crunch made plain as 170 hedge funds crash in three months
Times Online- Hedge funds are continuing to feel the full force of the credit crunch, with 170 funds forced into liquidation during the first quarter, a Chicago research firm reported yesterday. The bleak figures published by Hedge Fund Research (HFR) […]
Asian Hedge Fund Assets Drop 10%
BusinessWeek- Assets invested in Asia-focused hedge-fund strategies fell about 10% in the first quarter of 2008, with industry assets under management plummeting from $110 billion to $100 billion, according to Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research. Net allocations to Asia-only strategies also […]
Macro hedge funds post double-digit returns
Wealth Bulletin- Macro hedge funds that place bets based on views of the global economic outlook have shown returns of more than 12% this year, outperforming the S&P 500 index by about 17%, data from Hedge Fund Research revealed, according […]
