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Brazil's Luis Stuhlberger captains HG Green with contrarian views

"I have been in the markets for 30 years and I have seen some really wild times. At times, we had to be like street dogs to survive." - Luis Stuhlberger READ FULL STORY

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Deerfield Partners' Jeffrey Kaplan helps Ugandan health
Doing good by building wells
Orbis' Adam Karr gives back to Toigo.
Now that Karr is a success in the financial industry, his connection to the foundation is stronger than ever.
Citigroup tries again to build a hedge fund business
For the third time, the big bank makes a push into hedge funds.

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San Joaquin County preps hedge fund portfolio
The new 7% portfolio is the pension fund's first formal allocation to hedge funds.
South Carolina goes the direct route
CIO Borden says trimming funds of funds should boost returns, cut costs.
Portable Alpha Pothole: Colorado Fire and Police moves into absolute return vehicles
Instead of controlling risk, portable alpha added to it, largely because of the leverage involved.

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People in the news : Davos remains largely a hedge-free zone
Unhedged Commentary : Lewitt lambasts toxic financial products, calls Volcker plan weak
People in the news : Texas prime brokerage pro seeks support for children's shelter
From the editor : Give a little; get a lot
People in the news : Bill Ackman donates $1 million to Haiti relief efforts

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New funds meltdown
Assets garnered by new funds declined 36% to $14.89 billion in 2009 —the worst showing in years.
Rewarding the best in 2009
Fifth annual Absolute Return Awards dinner honors the year's outstanding performers.
EuroHedge billion dollar firms shrink 12% in first half
With assets down 12% since January to $350 billion, only 12 firms have $5 billion plus.
Fund of funds assets decline 13.4% in the first half
The fund of funds industry, down 38.9% from its $1 trillion peak, shrinks 13.4% in the first half.
Bridgewater tops Hedge Fund Report Card
Alignment of interests is more important than alpha generation these days — according to investors in the industry's top hedge funds.
Billion Dollar Club: An industry in a painful transition
Assets continue to fall, though pace slackens markedly.

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Yield curve traders fasten their seat belts
The spread between two- and 10-year Treasuries has soared.
CIT distressed play pays off
Big funds take over the middle market lender, but many profit.
Savvy Plays in MBS
The market is a wreck, but those who know the ropes in mortgage-backeds are finding ways to profit.

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Hey, you, get on my cloud!
Leasing remote computer capacity, once viewed as risky, is becoming more viable.
Looking for trouble
Sophisticated software is a first line of defense on the insider trading front.

The Hedge Fund Hall of Fame
Fourteen men whose power and influence have helped to create a $2 trillion industry.

Absolute Return Indices January 2010

Composite

Composite

AR	Jan 10	YTD	%
Composite	-0.11%*	-0.11%*	32%
Commodities	-0.95%*	-0.95%*	38%
Convertible & Equity Arbitrage	0.46%*	0.46%*	33%
Credit	1.12%*	1.12%*	21%
Distressed	2.87%*	2.87%*	16%
Event Driven	0.37%*	0.37%*	36%
Fixed Income	1.55%*	1.55%*	25%
Global Equity	0.44%*	0.44%*	21%
Latin American Debt	0.22%*	0.22%*	31%
Latin American Equity	0.62%*	0.62%*	36%
Macro	0.13%*	0.13%*	42%
Managed Futures	-2.54%*	-2.54%*	43%
Mixed Arbitrage	0.55%*	0.55%*	25%
Mortgage Backed Securities	2.50%*	2.50%*	32%
Multi-Strategy	0.81%*	0.81%*	33%
Technology	-0.18%*	-0.18%*	32%
U.S. Equity	-1.81%*	-1.81%*	26%