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Goldman Sachs hedge fund tumbles again
What will Goldman Sachs do with its troubled Global Alpha hedge fund? The once-vaunted quantitative fund has fallen 12 percent in August, while other quant funds have soared. And that has prompted Goldman Sachs to shake up management. Reuters reports that Katinka Domotorffy, the head of the Go
Insider trading arrests coming?
More insider trading arrests are coming soon, CNBC reports. There are no details available, so people are left to guess and worry about who will be targeted. It's fair to say that many individuals are nervous right now, especially in the hedge fund universe.
No one really know where the bi
Some hedge funds buck trend, fare well
While the main hedge fund indexes are lagging the S&P 500 or running roughly even with it, some hedge funds have managed to differentiate themselves. A true accomplishment in a highly correlated environment. Reuters reports that Dan Loeb, Ray Dalio and Michael Hintze each have a fund that
What makes a successful hedge fund nowadays?
Quant-driven hedge funds tend to move in a pack. That's a sad reality that was underscored by the awesome events of 2008. The differences among many quant funds are pretty subtle in some areas, which suggest a lack of opportunity for above-average gains.
Goldman Sachs' ( GS ) head of quantit
Some quant funds are faring well
So how are hedge funds faring really? Well, they're on track to post their worst annual performance figures since people started keeping score. But they've held up far better than mutual funds and the Standard & Poor's 500 index. Still, it's a tough time and many expect some massive upheaval.
A winning hedge fund for Jim Simons
You probably know Jim Simons as the man, regularly described as "reclusive," who runs Renaissance Technologies, a quant shop. The firm's Medallion fund, the oldest of its three hedge funds , is on a tear right now. The New York Post reports it was up 48 percent as of the end of July. It was
