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John Paulson, the billionaire hedge fund manager, cut his holdings in a gold ETF during the third quarter.

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.

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.

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.

Ted Alexander and Robin Geffen have revealed potential positions for their global long/short fund, to be launched on 1 November.

Crispin Odey has admitted his flagship European hedge fund lost 8.3% last month.

Peter Meany, manager of the First State Global Listed Infrastructure fund, reveals the positive drivers for the sector in the months ahead.

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.

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.

One of legendary hedge fund manager John Paulson's flagship portfolios is down almost 50% in 2011.