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Enlightening stories on the hedge fund industry from Reuters and elsewhere.
Macro hedge funds, stockpickers tipped for 2010 – Reuters
U.K. Tax Makes Hedge Funds Mull Swiss Move, Ernst & Young Says - Bloomberg
Why This Hedge Fund Analyst Owns Fannie and Freddie - SeekingAlpha
David Yarrow: founder of the ‘celebrity’ hedge fund - Telegraph
Einhorn: Moody’s broadside lacks usual punch
David Einhorn again sent markets scurrying last week when he told investors he was shorting Moody’s Corp, but the Greenlight Capital manager’s latest thumbs down packed a weaker punch than his past, celebrated broadsides.
To be fair, Einhorn had a tough act to follow. A year ago, he boldly said Lehman Brothers was in much worse shape than its management would admit. Four months later — the bank went bankrupt and the shares were wiped out. It took more than six years, but his warnings about business lender Allied Capital also proved accurate and ultimately very profitable.
