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Money managers under the microscope
from Global Investing:
What fund managers think
Bank of America-Merrill Lynch's monthly poll of around 200 fund managers had a few nuggets in the June version, aside from the usual mood-taking.
Gold is too expensive. A net 27 percent of respondent thought it overvalued, up from 13 percent in May. Then again, the respondents to this poll have reckoned gold is too pricey since September 2009.
The fall in the euro should be tailing off. A net 14 percent reckon the single currency is still overvalued, but that is way down from the net 45 percent who thought so in the May poll.
BP is good for pharma. The net percentage of fund managers who remain overweight in energy stocks plunged to 7 percent in June from 37 percent in May as oil has continued to spill into the Gulf of Mexico. The stock beneficiaries have been "dividend friendly" utilities, telecoms and pharmaceuticals.
Morning Line-Up: Hedgies attack euro, cling to fees
News and views on the hedge fund industry from Reuters and elsewhere:
Big hedge funds shorting the euro - Wall Street Journal
Hedgies seek clarity on new Singapore regulations - BusinessWeek
Ex-director of ops for Madoff charged - Reuters
Hedge funds resist cutting fees - Financial Times
IOSCO publishes systemic risk data requirements - Hedgeweek
