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Money managers under the microscope
Morning line-up: Banks find love in the hedgies, and heroes in our midst
News and views on the hedge fund industry from Reuters and elsewhere:
Big league hedgies buy banks – Reuters
Saving the world, one trade at a time – Economist
The quant fund in need of a renaissance – FT
Message to FoHFs: Work harder; cut fees – Reuters
Gulf cash set to flow? – Bloomberg
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Hedge fund stories from the past 24 hours from Reuters and elsewhere:
EU steered to strict hedge fund rules – Reuters
High fees, or no fees? – WSJ
Hedge fund bear throws in towel – FT
Hedge funds, brokers turn to poker – Sox First
From Reuters TV: PB’s fishing, but are Hedgies biting?
In a desperate attempt to win market share, prime brokers are courting blue-chip hedge funds with offers of cheap credit. But are hedge funds biting?
Fight Fight Fight!
For those tiring of the squabbling over the European Union’s AIFM directive, at least the rhetoric continues to impress.
The EU threat has certainly made pension funds more bullish, and this week they were threatening to gang up on “arrogant” hedgies to force through far stricter terms on performance fees. “Institutional investors are totally disillusioned with funds not delivering what was on the tin,” Philip Read, chairman of the British Coal scheme, told chastened managers at the Hedge 2009 conference.
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Hedge fund stories from the past 24 hours from Reuters and elsewhere:
Hedge funds face investor war on fees – Reuters
Och-Ziff third quarter income falls – Reuters
Mark Kary to resign from Polar Capital - FT Adviser
Hedge fund adviser to lead SEC policing body – WSJ
Asian hedge fund asset on the rise – Bloomberg
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Hedge fund stories from the past 24 hours from Reuters and elsewhere:
High water marks still haunt hedge funds - Reuters
Hermitage attacks Russian corruption - Irish Sun
Trial to begin for ex-Bear Stearns hedge fund managers - Los Angeles Times
Aros Capital Partners offers onshore fund - Hedge Funds Review
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Hedge fund stories from Reuters and elsewhere:
New players spur hedge fund secondary market – MarketWatch
Hedge funds got it right – Washington Post
Arbs say Cadbury price hopes overblown – Reuters
Hedge funds remain defensive – Seeking Alpha
Pessimists pay the price – WSJ
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Hedge fund stories from the past 24 hours from Reuters and elsewhere:
Spain favours strict hedge fund rules – Guardian
UK hedge funds to launch onshore vehicles – FT
Fund of hedge funds rethinks fee structure – WSJ
What’s powering the Asian hedge fund rollercoaster – Seeking Alpha
Canadians move back into hedge funds – Reuters
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Hedge fund stories from the past 24 hours from Reuters and elsewhere:
Hedge fund investor goal: An exit plan -WSJ
Hedge fund compensation; New funds, new tricks – Seeking Alpha
Hedge funds gain in August – Reuters
Alpha advertising - FT Alphaville
From the ashes: Can listed hedge funds rise again? – CityWire
