hedge funds

In the latest Conjecture debate, our panelists from Bern Square, Fund Catalyst and PiRho Consulting discussed Hedge Funds.

Reports that China is eyeing a fresh round of stimulus to boost growth in the country helped lift European stocks out of the doldrums Monday.

Man Group is to acquire hedge fund research and investment group FRM Holdings, rebranding its multi-manager business with the FRM tag.

Shares in JPMorgan Chase slid even further today with a 8.5% drop in early trading on Wall Street, following a surprise $2bn derivatives trading loss.

Illusive trader Alan Howard has been ranked the wealthiest hedge fund manager as part of the Sunday Times Rich List, after his fund managed to outperform through the eurozone crisis last year.

SWIP multi-manager head Mark Harries is moving back into equities, after halving his exposure following last August's sell-off.

Hedge funds posted their best opening quarter performance since 2006, despite seeing flat returns in March.

Jemma Jackson of the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) looks at the rise of the specialist sectors and explains why closed-ended structures lend themselves to the space.

Hedge fund star George Soros has been expanding positions in a number of his technology favourities, increasing his overall exposure to the sector by 15%.

Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson sold out of Bank of America and Citigroup in the fourth quarter of 2011, missing the sharp rally enjoyed by bank shares year-to-date.