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Money managers under the microscope
Morning Line-up: FandC’s errant investor and SEC muscle flexing
News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:
SEC sues ex Trivium fund manager – Reuters
F&C hit by rebel shareholder concerns - Independent
Morning Line-up: Call to rein in hedgies and more Goldman vets go it alone
News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:
More Goldman traders leave to start fund – Financial Times
Carlesberg chief calls for hedge fund crackdown – Daily Telegraph
Profitability at asset managers rises - Fund Strategy
Man and AHL
Rightly or wrongly, the short-term performance of Man Group’s largest fund, AHL, has been closely watched by Man investors as an indicator of the firm’s fortunes.
However, according to a Numis note this week, the fact that AHL is so close to its high-water mark (the point above which a fund can earn performance fees) at the moment gives it extra weight.
Morning Line-Up: FrontPoint, Kotak, Paulson
News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:
FrontPoint raises $1 bln for new fund – FT
Kotak launches India long/short hedge fund – Reuters
Prime Cap doubles China fund, closes to new investors – Reuters
Morning Line-Up: Thoroughbred, fees, fixed-income funds
News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:
Investors in Thoroughbred fund granted early exit – NY Times
Yes, you can lose money in fixed-income funds – WSJ
Who’s who in the latest insider trading arrests – Reuters
The incredible shrinking fee – WSJ
Smaller hedge funds to enjoy inflows – Financial News
How to make money in 2011 – Daily Mail
Morning Line-Up: 2010 returns, expert networks, ETFs
News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:
Hedge funds offered weak returns in 2010 – Reuters
Hedge fund scandal shakes expert network industry – International Business Times
Morning Line-Up: insider trading, BP, 2011 outlook
News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:
Insider trading defendants in prime time to deal – Reuters
U.S. pension funds prepare to sue BP over oil spill – Telegraph
Year-end planning: the 2011 fund outlook – Reuters
ICI: Long-term mutual funds rose $1.8bln in latest week – WSJ
Morning Line-Up: BlackRock bullish, IPOs, Tower Australia
News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:
BlackRock founder upbeat on growth potential – FT
Morning Line-Up: Crest Nicholson, Credit Suisse/Apollo, Christmas online
News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:
Crest Nicholson lenders eye debt/equity swap – FT
Credit Suisse sells soured property loan to Apollo – Reuters
INSIDER-Bullish Outlook for Stocks for 2011
Investors lifted their exposure to stocks to a 10-month high in December, according to a Reuters poll. Nordea’s Asbjorn Trolle Hansen says they are right to be bullish about 2011.
