Tough year for hedge funds
They way things are now, it's looking like a dismal year for hedge fund performance. The average fund fell 4.4 percent in the first 11 months of the year, according to data from Hedge Fund Research.
Man Makes New Hires in Its Continued US Business Expansion
NEW YORK, March 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Man Group plc, the world's largest publicly traded alternative asset management company, today announced that it has made three new US hires; two to its
HedgeServ Partners with Hedge Fund Research to Provide Clients Access to HFR Database
NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HedgeServ, a fund administrator recognized for providing innovative solutions to the alternative investment industry, has partnered with Hedge Fund Research,
Picard Joins Lyxor Asset Management, Further Strengthening Its U.S. Business
NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Lyxor Asset Management Inc. ("Lyxor U.S.") has hired Robert Picard as U.S. Head of Managed Account Development. Mr. Picard is based in New York and reports to
Dorchester Announces Addition of Senior Executives, Kyle McDaniel and Jay Van Ert
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Dorchester Capital Advisors, LLC, a Los Angeles, California based, SEC registered investment advisory firm whose core business is building and managing
More hedge funds to liquidate?
We've noted that hedge fund investors as of late have favored large established funds with solid track record and strong administration and compliance programs. Funds continue to flow in that
More on hedge funds faring well
The resurgence of hedge funds this year has been often noted. To put it in perspective, recall that in the 12 months following January 2008, roughly $1 trillion was withdrawn by investors. The damage
Return of the hedge fund swashbucklers?
In the golden era of macro hedge funds, names like Soros, Robertson, Bacon and Kavner inspired awe. People still talk of Soros as the man who nearly broke the Bank of England. Quietly, these funds
Asian hedge funds taking some hits
Hedge Fund Research says investors withdrew nearly $3.5 billion from funds that focus on Asia. That led to a 13 percent decline in the size of the Asian hedge fund industry. Equity hedge funds saw
Institutions rethinking hedge funds?
A few months ago, people were willing to acknowledge the pain in the hedge fund world, but they clung to the notion that demand from institutions was still strong, even in the face of a credit
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