Eclectica's hedge fund star Hugh Hendry has been using put options on the so-called 'fear index' to play market volatility.
Investment Week |
30 Nov 2011
Around 42% of hedge fund managers see the potential for a default or restructure by Italy and Spain, according to a survey.
Investment Week |
29 Nov 2011
The FSA has banned a hedge fund manager and fined him £14,000 for failing to spot attempts by an employee to hide huge losses caused by the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
Investment Week |
22 Nov 2011
John Paulson, the billionaire hedge fund manager, cut his holdings in a gold ETF during the third quarter.
Investment Week |
16 Nov 2011
Millionaires favour hedge fund manager Paul Singer, CEO of Elliott Management, as the manager they trust most with their cash, according to an investment club survey.
Investment Week |
09 Nov 2011
The disparity of returns between hedge funds in September was the highest ever seen by Luke Ellis, head of Man’s multi-manager unit and a veteran of the fund of hedge funds business.
Investment Week |
25 Oct 2011
RWC Partners is converting its UK hedge fund Pilgrim into a UCITS product to compete with the likes of BlackRock’s UK Absolute Alpha fund in the retail market.
Investment Week |
24 Oct 2011
Ted Alexander and Robin Geffen have revealed potential positions for their global long/short fund, to be launched on 1 November.
Investment Week |
20 Oct 2011
Crispin Odey has admitted his flagship European hedge fund lost 8.3% last month.
Investment Week |
20 Oct 2011
Global macro funds outperformed most other hedge fund strategies in the third quarter of 2011 as bearish bets on commodities, equities and the euro started to pay off.
Investment Week |
14 Oct 2011
Paulson & Co, the giant US hedge fund, has warned in a "worst case" scenario it could suffer redemptions equivalent to between a fifth and a quarter of its assets by the end of the year.
Investment Week |
12 Oct 2011
One of legendary hedge fund manager John Paulson's flagship portfolios is down almost 50% in 2011.
Investment Week |
10 Oct 2011
