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Profiles: Hedge Fund Managers

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  Out of the shadows

  King Street has kept a famously low profile since its launch, but after its posting lackluster returns for two years and building up a large pile of cash, investors may want the firm’s founders to start talking.

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  William Browder’s war

  Reeling from the death of his lawyer in Russia, Hermitage founder William Browder is campaigning for justice — while working to reinvent himself as a global investor.

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  Medicine man

  Oncologist-turned-fund manager Patrick Welton tweaked his methods to win institutional clients and now expects the changes to see him through a rough patch.

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  Decoding BlackRock’s Black Box

  After a string of acquisitions created a $113 billion alternatives powerhouse, the intensely secretive firm is emerging from the shadows

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  Mike Masters: The making of a maverick

  Mike Masters operates outside the hedge fund establishment, but his idiosyncratic style suits his investors just fine.

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  Kentucky Waltz

  The state retirement system’s new CIO, T.J. Carlson, is out to jump-start his predecessor’s hedge fund allocation.

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  Custom fit

  With Citigroup’s private bank focusing on ultrawealthy investors, consultationis in and one-size-fits-all is out.

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  Flying Dutchman

  An Amsterdam pension services outfit is blazing a trail with its innovative investments in U.S. hedge funds.

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  Small is Beautiful

  CIO Peter Gilbert finds a $1 billion endowment can exploit opportunities denied to bigger funds, such as his former employer, the Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System.

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  Where the money is

  J.P. Morgan’s private bankers court hedge fund managers

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  HCA’s stock price seesaw can’t deter funds

  It’s bloated with debt and faces other hurdles, but hedge funds say it has value.

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  European Gamble

  The Continent’s troubles could prove fertile ground for distressed investors, but timing will be tricky.

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  Focusing on Kodak

  The company’s fate is in the hands of investors, who are at odds about its future.

Latest news

• Ackman offers “risk free” Justice, while Boaz Weinstein likes CDS on the safer sovereigns
• Robertson, Singer, Shumway among major donors to Romney super PAC
• Saba hires Talpion attorney
• Third Point gains 3.8% in January
• New hedge funds update: January 2012
• As billions flow in, Pine River launches two new funds
• Harvard Management veterans prepare Emeth Partners
• Tepper protégé forges new fund
• Einhorn: $11.3 million U.K. market abuse fine is “unjust and inconsistent”
• Diamondback Capital: In a harsh light
• Teetering on the brink, mostly
• Brand Names: December 2011
• Eton Park partner Omar Saeed leaves for Hutchin Hill
• Eton Park: “We are very disappointed”

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  More money, more problems

  New hedge funds that launched in 2011 pulled in $19.96 billion, a big jump over the previous year. But getting off the ground is tougher than ever.

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  Five to watch

  Flexibility and a focus on niche strategies have powered these five young funds to stellar returns despite the market’s volatility

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  Billion Dollar Club

  The largest 241 American hedge fund firms gain $102 billion in the first half of 2011, for a total of $1.399 trillion. Bridgewater Associates maintains its number one spot with $70.30 billion

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  Hedge fund report card

  Investors now prize performance over liquidity and transparency—and managers who made the big bucks have shot up in the rankings

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  Putting Children First

  David Spungen’s financial know-how — and fatherly instincts — help the Child Center of NY.

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  Standing up for disabled kids

  Octagon’s Mead Welles helps children with missing limbs live normal lives.

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  A tragedy spawns a search for answers

  Marathon’s Andrew Rabinowitz founded R Baby in honor of his late daughter.

Absolute Return Indices December 2011

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