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Hedgetalk
on December 19, 2008
Chicago-based information company hedge fund Research (HFR), said the number of hedge funds liquidated in the third quarter rose to 344, which is more than three times the 105 liquidations in the thi...
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Hedgetalk
on December 19, 2008
Business spectator comments on how the wealthy are dealing with the psychological scarring from this downturn.
Psychologists and therapists are one way to go, but an increasingly popular option for h...
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Hedgetalk
on December 17, 2008
It looks like there may be some good news for those seeking their dream job amidst the financial turmoil of the past few months.
Investment managers saw a 22% increase in job offers as rival firms t...
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Hedgetalk
on December 15, 2008
Julie Scuderi writes about the Madoff scandal and the investors that were burned are coming forward in droves, including Spanish bank Santander, French bank BNP Paribas, Fairfield Greenwich Group, Tre...
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Hedgetalk
on December 9, 2008
hedge fund Trian Partners said that they will buy about 49.4 million shares of fast-food operator Wendy's/Arby's Group for $4.15 per share, or about $205 million.
Triarc Cos. Inc., which ope...
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Charity
on December 8, 2008
Canada's hedge fund industry gathered in November to raise $150,000 in support of Hedge Funds Care Canada (HFCC).
Also in November, leaders across the hedge fund industry raised more than $1.7 mi...
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Charity
on December 8, 2008
In BBC news, an anonymous New York hedge fund manager contacted the British cancer campaign group after hearing of the plight of Jack Rosser, 57, who could not afford a life saving cancer drug.
He wa...
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Hedgetalk
on December 2, 2008
Tudor Investment Corp's flagship portfolio, has been reported to have halted redemptions so they can segregate difficult-to-sell assets in the fund from those they can offload more easily.
Foun...
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Hedgetalk
on December 1, 2008
According to HedgeCo, the Energy Hedge Fund Center (EHFC) announced that it has added a 'green' hedge fund directory to its product inventory. EHFC's Directory of Energy Hedge Funds was la...
