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Filed in archive Best of on February 28, 2010

Hedge fund facts from the morning Paper The Hedge Funds Weblog

The hedge-fund industry manages nearly $1 trillion -- a scary-sounding number, to be sure -- that's chump change compared to the $12.74 trillion managed by mutual funds (excluding money market funds), according to the latest ICI data. Over the last five years, the world's hedge-fund population has boomed more than 33%, according to Van Hedge Fund estimates, There are more than 3,300 such funds now, compared with 1,900 in [...] Read More


Hedge Fund Journal’s Funds of Hedge Funds/ Newedge Release Top 50 Research The Hedge Funds Weblog

The top 50 funds are certainly managing less, but they are not out of the game. Smaller funds, of course, are facing an even tougher time. Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research (HFR) has reported that over 200 funds of hedge funds liquidated in 2009. This is a significant increase on the last quarter and represents an annual attrition rate of over 8%; nearly double the previous record set in Q4 2008. [...] Read More


NY Hedge Fund Manger Joins With Canadian Giant The Hedge Funds Weblog

In HedgeCo news, two established management firms have formed a mutually supportive relationship to provide Canadian alternative investors with access to the best alternative asset products globally. New York-based Fairfield Greenwich Group ("FGG"), a $16.6 billion global hedge fund and fund of hedge funds management firm has formed a cooperative venture with sceptre Investment Counsel Limited, one of Canada's leading independent money management firms. Richard L. Knowles, Sceptre's President and CEO said, [...] Read More


Hedge Funds Weblog Re-Launched Creative Weblogging

Well lookie here -- our Hedge Funds Weblog has been re-launched. It is a financial blog, but one that looks at big picture issues such as markets and events that impact the financial markets. Under the editorial direction of Daniel Harrison, the re-launched site will focus on four areas:Op-Ed (opinion) Dealtalk (covering deals and equity issues) Hedgetalk (covering hedge fund industry-specific news) Companies and Markets (which speaks for itself) Ventureline defines HEDGE FUND as a [...] Read More


Hedge fund implosion Sox First

JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon summed it up well: "If you are not fearful, you're crazy."And that sound you hear, with the Dow Jones suffering its biggest drop since 1987, is hedge funds going down the drain. Way too much leverage and the whole thing has the whiff of forced selling. As the New York Times points out, hedge funds are already down 17% and investors are withdrawing billions of [...] Read More