Hedge Funds
Inflation Protection Hedge Fund
Inflation Protection Hedge Fund R.G. Niederhoffer Launches Inflation Protection Hedge Fund Many investors are worried about how inflation will affect their portfolios and how they can insulate themselves from inflation. R.G. Niederhoffer is now proposing a solution in the form of an inflation protection hedge fund. The fund aims to limit exposure to inflation by [...]
Continue reading...Asian Hedge Fund Performance 2011
25 September 2011 – 12:33 am PDT
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Asian Hedge Fund Performance 2011 Asian Hedge Funds Look to Outperform Global Rivals Asian hedge funds appear set to outperform their global counterparts, according to preliminary data. Asian hedge funds have made pretty steady gains since this year began and have showed no signs of a major backslide. This is, of course, good news for [...]
Continue reading...Hedge Fund Investor Confidence
22 September 2011 – 3:04 am PDT
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Hedge Fund Investor Confidence Investors Still Confident in Hedge Fund Managers Although investors are still withdrawing money from hedge funds at a modest rate, it is less than in past months. According to data from the GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator, September 2011 was the lowest September in the indicator’s history showing that despite a very [...]
Continue reading...Convertible Arbitrage Hedge Fund Strategy
22 September 2011 – 3:04 am PDT
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Convertible Arbitrage Strategy Convertible Arbitrage Strategy Hit Hardest in August Turmoil Many hedge funds are still reeling from last month’s market turmoil. Some strategies were typically hit harder than others during the volatility. Convertible arbitrage was the strategy punished most in August according to recent data. Hedge funds were impacted by a severe downward swing [...]
Continue reading...SEC CDO
22 September 2011 – 3:01 am PDT
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SEC CDO SEC Approves New Rule Regulating Hedge Funds & CDOs Hedge funds can expect a new wave of regulations associated with the Dodd-Frank Act as the SEC just voted to regulate CDOs more strictly. The Securities and Exchange Commission voted unanimously to enforce new rules that will regulate the way that hedge funds use [...]
Continue reading...Boston Capital Raising Workshop
16 September 2011 – 1:30 am PDT
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Full Day Capital Raising Workshop Capital Raising Workshop in Boston, MA on September 22nd Only 37 Seats Left for Next Thursday’s Full Day Capital Raising Workshop in Boston Less than one week from today we are hosting a full day workshop on how to raise capital from ultra affluent investors and family offices. By attending [...]
Continue reading...Hedge Fund Industry Growth Rate
16 September 2011 – 1:30 am PDT
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Hedge Fund Industry Growth Rate Hedge Fund Industry Growth Rate Slows, 18 Less New Funds The growth rate of the hedge fund industry has slowed, although there continue to be hedge fund startups. In the second quarter of 2011, 280 new hedge funds opened their doors. However, that number is 18 less than the previous [...]
Continue reading...Bruce Kovner Caxton
16 September 2011 – 1:30 am PDT
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Bruce Kovner Caxton Bruce Kovner Hopes for Smooth Transition to Andrew Law A recent trend in the hedge fund industry is high-profile hedge fund managers stepping down and handing off control to a successor. However, in the case of managers Stanley Druckenmiller and Julian Robertson, the transition has been less than smooth and led to [...]
Continue reading...High-Frequency Trading: Alpha Discovery and the New Arms Race
14 September 2011 – 12:32 am PDT
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High Frequency Trading Market Data High-Frequency Trading: Alpha Discovery & the New Arms Race Perhaps nowhere more in the diverse world of hedge fund strategies is the prospect of alpha decay more unsettling than at high-frequency trading firms. In many ways high-frequency trading firms are now facing a reality that other hedge funds with more [...]
Continue reading...World Bank Hedge Fund
13 September 2011 – 12:33 am PDT
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World Bank Hedge Fund World Bank Arm Invests $100 Million in NY Hedge Fund The World Bank has made an interesting investment: $100 million to a young hedge fund. International Finance Corp, a part of the World Bank, has a history of investing in private equity funds but this is the first attempt to invest [...]
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25 September 2011 – 12:34 am PDT
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