Jay B. Howard, Portfolio Manager & Chief Investment Officer of hedge fund Leonard Asset Management (LAM), has been elected to serve on the 2008 Board of Directors for the Hedge Fund Association...
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© Ricardo (Kadinho) Villela John Paulson $3.7 billion George Soros $2.9 billion James Simons $2.8 billion Philip Falcone $1.7 billion Ken Griffin $1.5 billion......
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© mikelens From HedgeCo;The Midwest Chapter of Hedge Funds Care (HFC) announced its sixth annual benefit, "Open Your Heart to the Children". Organizers of the black tie gala hope to top the...
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My CW blog came in at number 13 on Richard Wilson's top hedge fund blogs and HedgeCo at number 7. There are now over 15,000 hedge funds and well over 200 distinct investment strategies among...
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© Tjeerd UBS issued a Shareholder Report detailing the key facts relating to the firm's positions and losses through December 31, 2007. In the summary the Swiss bank says thats it's massive...
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© Dan Zen HedgeFund Intelligence says that global hedge fund industry assets have risen to $2.65 trillion (1.34 trillion pounds) at the start of 2008. London is the dominant hedge fund centre in...
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© yomanimus 1 $3.7 billion, John Paulson, Paulson & Co. 2 $2.9 billion, George Soros, Soros Fund Management 3 $2.8 billion, James Simons, Renaissance Technologies Corp. 4 $1.7 billion, Philip...
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© decade_null U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon has now sentenced the founder of hedge fund Bayou Group, Samuel Israel, to 20 years in prison. Daniel Marino, the former finance chief was also...
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© Aislinn Ritchie The Carbon Footprint Exchange announced the launch of its website, www.retractimpact.com, a site designed to inform, educate, engage, and contribute to the fight against global...
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© teadrinker The Family Office Organisation has just released the 3rd Edition of "The 3300 Global Family Office Database 2008", with 1800 entries from the USA and 1240 from Europe. The...
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UK hedge fund Headstart Advisers Ltd. is facing a SEC suit alleging the hedge fund earned $198m in profits by manipulating U.S. mutual funds through late-trading and deceptive market-timing practices...
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© phault Hedge fund Falcon Strategies Two B LLC, is suing a business unit of Citigroup, accusing the financial giant of failing to disclose a change in risk, causing the West Palm Beach hedge fund to...
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Wednesday's Lipper Awards were; "Based on our quantitative fund rating methodology, the Lipper Hedge Fund Awards recognize the combined return and risk achievements of hedge fund...
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Former hedge fund manager Marvin Friedman has been sentenced to 6 years in prison two years after pleading guilty to defrauding investors out of more than $100 million dollars. Friedman, who ran the...
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Here are some of the top quotes from speakers attending the Reuters Hedge Funds and Private Equity Summit; CHAN CHIA LIN, CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, FULLERTON ASSET MANAGEMENT "The recent turmoil...
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European hedge fund advisor Carne Global Financial Services Group has announced the launch of alternative investment and wealth management technology and operational consultancy divisions in London....
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Asia's 10 largest hedge fund managers based on reported or estimated assets under management (AUM) as of March 31, 2007, according to a ranking by Alpha Magazine. 1. Sparx Group Co Ltd $6.7...
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Triple point is hosting a series of webinars for those interested in current market trends. Peter Fusaro analyzes renewable market trends and discusses opportunities available to businesses. He uses...
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© EdTarwinski A high-level panel of hedge fund experts are planing a forum to discuss and debate the state of hedge fund advertising and marketing in the alternative investment management community....
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Hedge fund Blackstone Group L.P. announced the closing of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI (BREP VI) with capital commitments totaling $10.9 billion, creating the largest real estate opportunity...
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