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Hedge Fund Inflows Slow in August
Source: FINalternatives
All hedge funds, with an estimated $1.9 trillion in assets,
posted an inflow of $8.9 billion in August, according to figured
released today by TrimTabs Investment Research and BarclayHedge.
The August inflow was less than a quarter of the $39.1 billion
inflow in July, the lowest since January’s $7 billion inflow.
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Hedge-fund realities
Source:
The Washington Times
Could a financial H-bomb be ticking? If so, the "h" is for
hedge, as in hedge funds. And the explosive ingredients include:
an absence of regulation; large amounts of debt with relatively
little cash leveraged into securing many multiples of assets;
the demand for returns and profits well above market averages;
and the size of the securitization market in which mortgages,
credit-card and other derivative forms of debt are bought and
sold in the form of asset-backed collateral paper in part as a
means of reducing risk.
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John Paulson to attend Hedge Funds Review annual summit in
Bahrain
Source: MENAFN.com
John Paulson, the founder and president of Paulson & Co. Inc. ("PCI"),
and the fund manager for the Paulson funds specializing in
merger and event arbitrage announced that he will be attending
their 3rd Annual Middle East Summit, sponsored by Investcorp,
and held in Bahrain between 5 - 7th November. More...
Court Says Hedge Fund Insider Trading Requires Jail Time
Source:
FINalternatives
The Securities and Exchange Commission has made prosecuting
insider trading among hedge funds a priority. Now, a federal
appeals court is giving that effort some teeth.
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Hedge funds are down but not out
Source:
MarketWatch
Even though hedge funds got slapped in August with the
triple-digit drop in the equity markets, their force is not
diminished. Indeed, the only question about hedge funds these
days is where they will take aim next. And smart money should
follow.
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Time to Invest
Source:
The Motley Fool
Months ago, I came across a stock with some unbelievable
numbers. Sales looked good. Income had doubled. Return on equity
was out of control. And it was a player in the growing body
armor industry. Its name? DHB Industries. More...
New hedge fund firm hires CIO
Source:
Pensions & Investments
Ivan Feinseth joined startup hedge fund manager AlphaWorks as
CIO and portfolio manager. Ron Resnick, AlphaWorks CEO, said Mr.
Feinseth will manage the firm’s first fund, being launched later
this year. Mr. Feinseth was director of research and a portfolio
manager at Matrix Investment Research. Daniel T. Scalzi, Matrix
CEO, assumed Mr. Feinseth’s duties after his departure in April.
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Webber to lead HSBC hedge fund-of-funds unit
Source:
Pensions & Investments
Nigel Webber was appointed CEO of HSBC Alternative
Investments, the investment bank’s hedge fund-of-funds division,
which has about $5.9 billion in assets under management. Mr.
Webber will also retain his current role as CIO of HSBC Private
Bank. He replaced Barbara Rupf Bee, who was named global head of
institutional sales at HSBC Investments, a new position.
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