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December 05, 2006
The London-based asset management firm will launch a long/short European small-cap equity fund next month.
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December 01, 2006
--Maple Leaf Partners, in a letter to investors, referring to its -6.4% return last quarter which was due mainly to losses in its short book.
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December 01, 2006
3A, the alternatives arm of $18 billion Swiss banking concern Syz & Co., has launched a multi-strategy fund of hedge funds focused on commodities and natural resources.
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December 01, 2006
Aramid Capital Partners, which manages an asset-based lending fund focused on the film industry, will launch a new share class Dec. 1 listed on the Cayman Island Stock Exchange.
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December 01, 2006
European investors are losing interest in global macro hedge fund strategies, according to the latest quarterly survey from Geneva-based Tara Capital.
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December 01, 2006
Atticus Capital, the activist hedge fund firm run by Timothy Barakett, has purchased total return equity swaps for pharmaceutical company AtheroGenics.
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December 01, 2006
Phil Goldstein's activist hedge fund firm Bulldog Investors is opening its doors to non-U.S. investors for the first time.
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December 01, 2006
Huntington Bancshares will consider entering the hedge fund administration business once its acquisition of Unified Fund Services closes, reports AIN sister publication Operations Management.
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December 01, 2006
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December 01, 2006
New York's Stadia Capital turned in a banner October thanks in large part to long positions in financial and consumer names.
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December 01, 2006
The $53 million Ocala (Fla.) General Employees Retirement System is considering investing in hedge funds.
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December 01, 2006
GLG Partners has sought to reassure investors about several of its underperforming funds.
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December 01, 2006
Gottex Fund Management, the Lausanne, Switzerland-based fund of funds firm, expects to cut its exposure to convertible arbitrage and quantitative equity market neutral strategies.
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December 01, 2006
Eden Capital Management, a Houston-based long/short equities firm, has profited from long bets it took on U.S. retail names earlier this year.
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December 01, 2006
A cadre of officials with deep backgrounds in Japanese market have formed Abbot Kinney Advisors and are preparing the Abbot Kinney Japan Real Estate Fund, a long/short equity fund focused on the real estate sector.
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December 01, 2006
Liongate Capital Management, the London-based fund of funds firm, has rolled out its second offering.
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December 01, 2006
An occasional column by Logan Short, an astute industry observer.
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December 01, 2006
Noble Asset Management, a London-based hedge fund incubation firm set up earlier this year, has partnered with a long/short equity start-up.
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December 01, 2006
Baton Rouge, La.-based Maple Leaf Partners' long/short equity fund returned -6.4% in the third quarter due mainly to losses in its short book.
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December 01, 2006
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December 01, 2006
The $660 million Plymouth County (Mass.) Retirement System is exploring a first foray into hedge funds of funds, according to AIN sister publication Money Management Letter.
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December 01, 2006
James Breiding's Zurich-based hedge fund firm, Naissance Capital, has hired Markus Christen as a research analyst.
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December 01, 2006
The £566 million London Borough of Newham Pension Fund is seeking to appoint one or more infrastructure managers to run approximately £30 million, reports AIN sister publication Global Money Management.
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December 01, 2006
Owl Creek Asset Management, the New York hedge fund firm run by Jeff Altman, is calling for a shareholders committee to be formed in Northwest Airlines' bankruptcy case.
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December 01, 2006
Pirate Capital, the activist hedge fund firm run by Thomas Hudson, has made additional cuts to its exposure to James River Coal Co.
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December 01, 2006
The $5.2 billion Sacramento County Employees Retirement System will consider investing in private equity and commodities when it conducts an asset/liability study in the first quarter.
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December 01, 2006
Steel Partners, the activist hedge fund firm run by Warren Lichtenstein, has made little progress with its tender offer to acquire shares of Bairnco Corporation, a company that sells specialty materials and saw blades.
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December 01, 2006
Stenham Asset Management, the $1.6 billion fund of funds and wealth management firm, is growing its team as it pursues more institutional money.
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December 01, 2006
Thames River Capital's newest hedge fund, the long/short European equity Thames River Tybourne Fund, had its strongest month so far in October, when it returned 1.53% thanks in part to long and short plays in energy utility companies.
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December 01, 2006
Matthew Diserio, previously a portfolio manager at Schafer Cullen Capital Management, has teamed with water industry veteran Disque Deane to form Reservoir Capital.