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Former Merrill Sales
Head Launches Hedge Fund Marketing Firm
Source:
FINalternatives
Donald Steinbrugge, a former head of institutional sales for
Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and a founding principal of
Andor Capital Management, has founded Agecroft Partners, a
consulting and third party marketing firm for hedge funds.
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Hedge Funds Emerge
From the Woodwork
Source:
OnWallStreet
The hedge fund industry is coming out. When hedge funds began to
tap institutional investors about 10 years ago, they had to
reveal more about their operations and trading strategies than
ever before. Today, in this era of increased transparency,
private equity and hedge fund managers have started to tap the
public markets--opening up new opportunities for financial
advisors to incorporate hedge fund plays in client portfolios.
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Hedge Fund
Heads for Borders Group
Source:
Barron's Online
BORDERS GROUP STOCK has been no page-turner, but the
bookseller's turnaround story and potential buyout candidacy has
snared the interest of one of the U.S.'s largest hedge funds. More...
Hedge funds yet to
pass stress test
Source: News.com.au
COMPLEX hedge fund products may not be able to withstand an
increase in market volatility, posing a threat to investors and
financial market stability.
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Here's What a
Hedge-Fund Code Should Be Saying: Matthew Lynn
Source:
Bloomberg
German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck knows how to ram home a
point. At a meeting of the Group of Eight finance ministers last
weekend, he pushed hard for a code of conduct to regulate the
hedge-fund industry.
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SYZ, A&G Fondos Launch
Hedge Funds of Funds
Source:
FINalternatives
Swiss banking group SYZ & CO and Madrid-based asset management
firm A&G Fondos, Asesores y Gestores Financieros Fondos today
unveiled two Spanish-regulated funds of hedge funds: AYG SYZ
Multi Strategy and AYG SYZ Low Volatility vehicles. Both
offerings should be approved in the coming weeks by the CNMV,
the Spanish regulator, according to the firms. More...
Time to Trim the Hedge
Source:
TPM Cafe
Over at the NY Times, columnist David Leonhardt provides a
really interesting look at hedge funds, focusing on their
returns and the compensation schemes (my word, not his) for
those who run the funds. More...
Worth a Lot, but Are
Hedge Funds Worth It?
Source:
HeraldTribune.com
When Institutional Investor’s Alpha magazine released its annual
list of the highest paid hedge fund managers last month, it
allowed the rest of us to play an entertaining little parlor
game: what could you buy if you made as much money as those
guys?
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