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Navigating the Hedge Fund Maze – October 2009
October was a strong month for hedge fund news, overall. There were some notable changes among the ranks of hedge fund personalities. James Simons prepared to exit the hedge fund stage; meanwhile, Zoe Cruz stepped into the spotlight by launching a hedge fund of her own. Read the report...
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Rock star hedge fund managers doomed to fail?
When big name executives leave big banks to form hedge funds (hedge fund news), they generate big headlines and huge expectations. The latest example is Pierre-Henri Flamand, the 39-year-old star... Read more...
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan require more collateral from funds
When the financial crisis started to clear, it was clear that the tolerance by many dealers to assume risk had fallen (credit crisis news). Into that void stepped Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), which... Read more...
Financial crisis, the movie version
Tom Hanks as Madoff (Bernard Madoff news) whistleblower Harry Markopolos (Harry Markopolos news)? It could happen. Markopolos, who just published his book "No One Would Listen" about the Madoff saga... Read more...
Must Bank of America shrink?
There's a been a lot talk about too-big-to-fail banks, risk management (risk management news), systemic threats and what the Fed and other regulators ought to do. But there's apparently a simpler... Read more...
Private equity funds struggle with dry powder
We've been lamenting the iffy state of fund raising for hedge funds and private equity firms as of late (private equity news). For private equity firms anyway, the other side of the shop, the... Read more...
Fund raising woes for alternatives
There are some nuanced views when it comes to fund raising by private equity firms and hedge funds (hedge fund news). But most would agree that as a whole investors have wrested away a lot of power.... Read more...
Big shake-up in the hedge fund universe
Pensions & Investments annual ranking of the world's largest hedge fund (hedge fund news) firms reveals that while the industry is healing from the financial crisis, it is healing in ways that... Read more...
Big hedge funds love NYC
Not too long ago, London was quite sure it had muscled out New York City (New York City news) for the title of the world's financial capital. The city had reason to crow, IPOs (IPO news) seemed to be... Read more...
Greeks ban hedge funds from auction
The Greek government has escalated its war against speculators by seeking to ban hedge funds (hedge fund news) and their proxies from buying bonds offered last week. It has the support of Germany... Read more...
Return of the hedge fund vigilantes?
Are we seeing a return to those wild days of currency trading that vexed smaller nations 10 years ago? Who can forget the public spat featuring the then prime minister of Malaysia calling currency... Read more...
