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Paul Tudor Jones, join the club. The famed hedge fund manager has been forced to suspend redemptions, like so many of his peers, in the face of what has been a debilitating rush to the exits. The... Read more...
We knew that July and August were tough. But just how tough for hedge funds? The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index has fallen 4.1 percent year-to-date. In August alone, it fell .72 percent. The index has... Read more...
As if Bear Stearns didn't have enough problems: The company's Emerging Markets Macro Fund returned more than 25 percent last year; now, it's down 15.2 percent in the first quarter, alone. The... Read more...
The problem for some premiere buyout funds: too much money. To some, it sounds like a good problem to have. But the issues are real. Consider Kohlberg... Read more...
Not surprising here: Worldwide volume of mergers has fallen to a four-year low. There are a few bright spots: commodities and emerging markets for example. Hopefully, we'll see more strategic deals.... Read more...