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Explore the World of Hedge Funds With Bloomberg TV This Week
Source: EarthTimes.org
Hedge fund managers oversee $1.8 trillion and their impact on
the financial world has deepened .... yet the workings of their
profitable circle remain a mystery to those outside of it. A
three-part BLOOMBERG TELEVISION(R) series, that starts tomorrow,
will explore this tumultuous industry.
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Should hedge funds outsource
risk management?
Source:
AsianInvestor.net
A local firm, established by Mizuho market risk execs, tries to
convince hedge funds that outsourced risk management is an
inexpensive and safe alternative.
For new hedge fund managers, most might say that their
investment know-how is their leading skill-set. Then they find
that they have the drudge of employing electricians, fixing
computers and getting the carpets cleaned. Risk management
however, is more of a grey area. Many might see that as part and
parcel of the investment monitoring process, and an activity
they want to handle personally, others can see as something that
can be logistically useful to get outsourced to a specialist.
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Canadian Hedge Fund Industry Rallies to Support the Prevention
and Treatment of Child Abuse at Upcoming 4th Annual Hedge Funds
Care Canada Gala
Source: CNW Group
More than 250 of Canada's top hedge fund industry professionals
will be gathering once again in support of Hedge Funds Care
Canada, the only philanthropy exclusively dedicated to the
treatment and prevention of child abuse.' More...
Dutch Fund of Hedge Funds Shop Launches Multi-Strat Vehicle
Source:
FINalternatives
Finles Capital Management has launched its sixth fund of hedge
funds with US $15 million in seed capital. The firm’s latest
offering, which debuted last month, is a multi-strategy vehicle
designed to beat the JPMorgan Government Bond Index.
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Hedge Fund Group Spent $300,000 Lobbying
Source:
Yahoo! Finance
A trade group representing hedge funds spent $300,000 to
lobby the federal government in the first half of 2007 as
Congress debated whether to raise taxes on the industry.
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Gibraltar To Launch $300 Million Fund Of Mining Hedge Funds
Source:
FINalternatives
Hedge fund Sirius Investment Management is set to launch its
second natural resources product of 2007 later this week.
The Sirius Investment Fund II, a fund of hedge funds focused on
early-stage mining investments, is set to debut on Nov. 1. The
fund, which will also invest in other natural resources plays,
will specialize in hedge funds investing in companies moving
from exploration to production—a time when their returns show
less correlation to commodities prices—according to Hedge Fund
Review.
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Living on the Hedge: Young investor made $3 million, but all is
not roses
Source:
The Republican-American
Timothy Sykes wants to take the mystery out of hedge funds.
Sykes, who grew up in Orange and now lives in Hamden, is a
former hedge fund manager who has learned the ups and downs of
investing in a relatively short time. He's only 26 and in just a
year's time, the value of his hedge fund, Cilantro Fund
Management LLC, fell from $3 million to $1.2 million.
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Move to register hedge funds could spur relocations
Source:
InvestmentNews
California's proposal to register hedge funds could drive
much of the industry out of the state, experts say.
As proposed, hedge fund advisers that have fewer than 15 hedge
fund clients and more than $25 million under management would be
required to register with the state if they are not already
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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