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For hedge funds, can 2008 repeat itself?

Hedge funds on average were down 18.5 percent for 2008 (as of November), and assets under management, which peaked at almost $2 trillion last June, shrank by almost one-fifth (as of October), according to Hedge Fund Research data. The Washington Post says assets under management could shrink b

Hedge fund marketers face obstacles in U.S.

AllAboutAlpha.com noted recently that, despite the conventional wisdom, the U.S. actually has one of the more restrictive regulatory regimes of hedge funds compared to the likes of Australia, China, Japan and other nations. As of now, there is no likely relief for marketers, not that the indus

Hedge funds performance holding up

Hedge Fund Research's composite Index rose 2.11 percent in May; it's now up 0.13 percent for the year. That's better than the Standard & Poor's 500, which rose 1.3 percent in May; it's down 3.8 percent for the year. Article (Hedge Funds, performance)