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January 14, 2010
George Soros’ flagship company, Soros Fund Management, is reportedly planning to open an office in Hong Kong.
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January 14, 2010
Hermes BPK Partners, the fund of hedge funds unit of Hermes, held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss issues facing the industry, such as better money management and transparency.
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January 14, 2010
Centerbridge Partners and Paulson & Company will commit $400 million to bankrupt hotel group, Extended Stay.
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January 14, 2010
Hedge funds have begun hiring, but are largely doing it via recruitment firms, according hedge fund talent expert, Edwin Ostrand.
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January 14, 2010
Nexar Capital Group has appointed Russell O’Brien as managing director and head of North American institutional sales and consultant relations. O’Brien will help the hedge fund and fund of funds manager expand its business.
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January 14, 2010
Former Fortress Investment Group Managing Director Sri Wijegoonaratna is reportedly planning to start a new global macro hedge fund firm called Galle Global Macro Partners.
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January 14, 2010
Savvy credit bets last year pushed the performance at Leon Black's Apollo Global Management beyond the stratosphere.
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January 14, 2010
Nascent hedge fund consultancy firm FletcherBennett Group is looking to make a business development hire before adding more hedge fund clients to its roster.
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January 13, 2010
Cayman Islands-based Tiresias Capital is planning its first Asian fund, with an anticipated launch this quarter.
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January 13, 2010
Dalton Strategic Partnership plans to launch its first Ucits III hedge fund product on Feb. 1, using the strategy it has employed for its Cayman-domiciled Melchior European Fund.
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January 13, 2010
Heidrick & Struggles International released a new report entitled Hedge Funds Industry Trends revealing that while the hedge fund sector crossed the $2 trillion mark, funds are still working on inflows.
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January 13, 2010
The latest report from consultancy Hennessee Group reveals that most hedge funds continued their rebound last year, into December, with the Hennessee Hedge fund Index up 2.27% in December, and 24.85% year-to-date.
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January 13, 2010
Stuart Weisbrod, founder of the now-closed Merlin BioMed Group, recently formed Iguana Healthcare Partners and launched a long/short fund on Jan. 1.
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January 13, 2010
MM Capital, a New York-based volatility arbitrage manager, is going after European money and plans to launch a Ucits-authorised fund.
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January 12, 2010
Citibank has unveiled a full service end-to-end integrated servicing solution for European Union domiciled hedge funds.
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January 12, 2010
French alternative investment incubation specialist NewAlpha Asset Management announced its thirteenth seeding agreement, a $40 million commitment to the Armored Wolf Alpha Fund managed by Armored Wolf.
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January 12, 2010
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accused two Sarasota-based investment advisers for their role in a hedge fund fraud, according to an SEC announcement.
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January 12, 2010
Galleon Group employees have reportedly been recruited by Soros Fund Management and Citadel Investment Group.
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January 12, 2010
DnB NOR Asset Management, Norway's largest investment management firm, has decided to make its first single-manager hedge funds comply with the Ucits directive.
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January 12, 2010
Managed futures shop Clearbrook Investments, looking to significantly increase its domestic investor base, is planning to launch an onshore version of its flagship Pan Am Fund and accept more capital via managed accounts.
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January 11, 2010
Tano Capital, the $250 million hedge fund and private equity firm founded by Charles Johnson, former co-president of Franklin Templeton Investments, has launched the Tano Global Hard Assets Fund.
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January 11, 2010
Arrow Capital Management, a $425 million event-driven shop in New York, has tapped Ivan Wanat as director of business development, a newly created position.
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January 11, 2010
Fund managers, Raymond Lahaut and Martijn Laak, have launched hedge fund, Almega Capital Management.
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January 11, 2010
BlueCrest Capital Management’s senior executive, Steve Ilott, has resigned from the firm, according to sources and the FSA register.
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January 11, 2010
Britain’s oldest private equity firm, 3i, may raise a £1 billion fund to buy minority stakes in small businesses.
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January 11, 2010
Candover will limit new investments in its €3 billion 2008 fund.
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January 11, 2010
Hedge funds reportedly had their best year in a decade last year, according to Hedge Fund Research data.
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January 11, 2010
Benchmark Plus Management has awarded Prime Fund Solutions a funds of hedge funds mandate.
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January 08, 2010
Due to inflows from institutional investors, RAB Capital saw funds under management rise 9% year-on-year during the second half of 2009 to $1.37 billion.
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January 08, 2010
UK hedge fund Prana Capital is considering opening an office in Singapore, where its founder, Peregrine Cust is set to relocate.
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January 08, 2010
Boston-based hedge fund manager Northern Pines Capital has collected $16.7 million from six investors.
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January 08, 2010
BNY Mellon has been hired by GLG MMI, the fund of hedge fund unit at GLG Partners, as custodian and fund administrator for its fund of hedge fund business.
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January 08, 2010
Hedge fund firm, AQR Capital Management, is prepping the launch of a new mutual fund called AQR Managed Futures Strategy Fund.
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January 08, 2010
IGS Alternative Investment Solutions, the London advisory firm led by John Godden, is looking to grow its distribution business.
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January 08, 2010
Grand Haven Capital, a Zurich boutique that returned an estimated 101.5% last year with its long-biased small- and mid-cap European strategy, is looking to hire an internal marketer or possibly a third-party marketing shop, and use its recent success as a selling point while actively marketing its funds for the first time.
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January 08, 2010
--Bill Kaye of Hong Kong-based The Pacific Group predicts that the U.S. deficit, low interest rates and gold's price sky rocketing will lead to inflation.
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