John Paulson going retail
What to make of this? John Paulson (John Paulson news) is joining the great UCITS trend in Europe in order to make his investments available to more individual investors. That's right, now the public
Spin game: Reform to hurt JPMorgan or Goldman Sachs more?
There's a lot of worry about how the financial reform legislation will ultimately impact the top banks. Most assume that the big boys will be pressured. Many further assume that Goldman Sachs (NYSE:
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
Alternative investment spin-offs coming
Wall Street is still digesting the idea that the government seems bent on limiting their size and activity in a bid to make them less capable of sinking the system. One consequence may be that banks
JPMorgan's future in hedge funds
Not too long ago we were lamenting the trend by top investment banks to move into hedge funds and alternative investments in general. Buying hedge fund firms and launching them internally didn't work
Better times for hedge funds?
The Financial Times notes the tide may be turning back in favor of hedge funds, as some big names show some impressive increases in inflows. We should qualify this a bit: It is a big-name, big-fund
Hedge funds in October: More of the same
September proved to be very cruel for many hedge funds. October doesn't look to be much kinder. The New York Post notes that as of last week, the average hedge fund was down 8.4 percent for the
Hedge funds ratcheting down risk?
Hedge funds are still thriving overall, but the game has changed, we've noted. Which raises the question: Are funds getting more conservative in the face of heightened risks? The New York Post
Big banks still seeking hedge fund gold
The blow up of Old Lane at Citigroup highlights the trickiness involved in setting up a top hedge fund operation at a big bank. The notion has long been that
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