hedge funds
Economics
Hedge funds faced a mixed year in 2011 as markets took a sharp turn for the worse, but a number of multi-billlion dollar portfolios still shone, according to the latest annual release from Bloomberg Markets Magazine.
10 January 2012
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Alternatives
Three directors at Paulson Europe, the London-based arm of one of the world's best known hedge funds, have scooped a near £12m payday.
09 January 2012
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Economics
Madrid-based hedge fund Vega Asset Management has threatened to take legal action against officials negotiating Greece's debt restructuring if its bond losses turn out to be too deep.
22 December 2011
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Investment
Hugh Hendry's Eclectica Asset Management has reported a 41% upswing in operating profits over its last financial year.
20 December 2011
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Investment
The hedge fund industry is in line to post its second worst year since 1990, with returns only lower during 2008, according to data from Hedge Fund Research.
09 December 2011
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Investment
Hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam has began serving his eleven year term for insider trading after he was found guilty in October of exchanging illegal stock tips.
06 December 2011
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Alternatives
Eclectica's hedge fund star Hugh Hendry has been using put options on the so-called 'fear index' to play market volatility.
30 November 2011
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Alternatives
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.
22 November 2011
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Alternatives
John Paulson, the billionaire hedge fund manager, cut his holdings in a gold ETF during the third quarter.
16 November 2011
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