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September 25, 2006
Fund of funds firm Pine Grove Associates has more money invested in Amaranth Advisors than with any other hedge fund.
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September 22, 2006
Nicholas White, founder of Fitrol Investment Management, on Amaranth Advisors' enormous losses and the potential impact for managed futures firms.
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September 22, 2006
Philippe Bonnefoy's firm, Cedar Partners, will launch its first single-manager hedge fund for outside investors at the end of October.
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September 22, 2006
Brevan Howard Asset Management, the London-based hedge fund giant, has expanded its range of hedge funds by adding an Asia-focused offering.
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September 22, 2006
Chapman Capital, the activist hedge fund firm run by well-known manager Robert Chapman, has pared back its exposure to Sunterra Corporation.
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September 22, 2006
Knowledge Investment Partners, a Cleveland-based hedge fund and private equity shop, is preparing its second hedge fund, a long/short strategy focused on the education sector.
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September 22, 2006
George Zivic is the latest member of Jim Vos' former hedge fund of funds team to depart Credit Suisse.
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September 22, 2006
Dallas-based YX Funds is seeking to raise additional capital for its short-only fund.
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September 22, 2006
If the recent natural gas debacle forces Amaranth Advisors to scale back or shut down, it should have no trouble unloading its office space.
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September 22, 2006
Energy specialists First Reserve Corp. is looking to stay ahead of future regulation of carbon dioxide emissions, reports AIN sister publication Corporate Financing Week.
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September 22, 2006
Gottex Fund Management, Paris-based HDF Finance and KGR Capital are just some fund of funds firms taking a proactive approach to distance themselves from the latest hedge fund hiccup.
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September 22, 2006
Following the sale of its energy portfolio last week, Amaranth Advisors' month-to-date performance through Sept. 19 was -65%, worse than had been earlier reported.
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September 22, 2006
Hedge funds managed by GLG Partners had a strong showing last month, with all but one of its 17 offerings posting positive returns.
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September 22, 2006
Three main hedge fund indices reported positive returns for the first time in months, with Morgan Stanley's MSCI Barra Index, RBC Capital Markets' RBC Hedge 250 Index and Credit Suisse/Tremont's Hedge Index posting black figures for August.
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September 22, 2006
Horizon21 Alternative Investments, the Swiss firm led by well-known manager Rainer-Marc Frey, is seeking an investment analyst focused on commodities.
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September 22, 2006
London-based fund of funds firm Liongate Capital Management has lined up an analyst who will join the firm within the next couple of weeks.
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September 22, 2006
Managed futures players fear the fallout from Amaranth Advisors' huge losses.
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September 22, 2006
Hedge fund firms are trying to anticipate what impact Amaranth Advisors' massive losses will have on their industry.
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September 22, 2006
Fredrik Juntti, who departed Citadel Investment Group earlier this summer, has resurfaced at Montrica Investment Management.
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September 22, 2006
Hedge fund giant Pequot Capital Management is planning to roll out a long/short global equity fund.
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September 22, 2006
Louis Gargour, former director of fixed income at RAB Capital and ex-portfolio manager of RAB's European credit long/short fund, has set up LNG Capital and will launch a multi-strategy European special situations fund Nov. 1.
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September 22, 2006
Craig Reeves, well-known managing director at London-based hedge fund shop Platinum Capital Management, has left the firm following an internal disciplinary hearing.
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September 22, 2006
The San Diego County Employees Retirement Association has been concerned that Amaranth Advisors' risk management wasn't up to par since April and had been planning to pull $60 million from the manager, reports AIN sister publication Money Management Letter.
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September 22, 2006
Hedgebay Trading Corporation, which acts as an agent for secondary market hedge fund sales, has enhanced the valuation process for trading illiquid investments on its platform.
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September 22, 2006
Rick Abeyta, founding partner of New York's Stadia Capital, has departed the firm to take some time off, according to a letter to investors obtained by AIN.
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September 22, 2006
The Taylor Companies, the fund of funds shop founded by the late Tommy Taylor, has hired Merrill Heddy as its director of quantitative research and risk management.
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September 22, 2006
London's Thames River Capital has made a pair of hires, according to the firm's latest investor letter.
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September 22, 2006
Going Short: Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox.
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September 21, 2006
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September 21, 2006
This week, we revisit multi-strategy hedge funds.
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September 21, 2006
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September 21, 2006