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Money managers under the microscope
Morning Line-Up: ‘Pay complexity’, New Media fund, CD&R deal
News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:
City urges end of ‘pay complexity’- FT
JP Morgan eye new-media fund – WSJ
Morning Line-Up: trading probe, euro, Diamondback
News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:
Ex-SAC Capital employees charged in trading probe – Reuters
Euro’s volatility catches bearish hedge funds 0ff guard – WSJ
Diamondback investors ask for $534 mln back – Reuters
Charter Hall plays down rift with hedge fund – Sydney Morning Herald
Morning Line-Up: January performance, Laxey, Mentor
News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:
Hedge funds rose in January – WSJ
Hedge fund Laxey seeks change at Alliance Trust – Reuters
Value of global pension funds hits record high at 16 trn stg – Guardian
Activist fund threatens proxy fight at Mentor Graphics – New York Times DealBook
Review of hedge fund launches, closures, trends – Opalesque
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: Bill Miller bullish; Picard pursues banks
News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:
Madoff trustee goes after banks for more than $1 billion - Reuters
Legg Mason’s Miller sees tax cuts boosting stocks - Reuters
Equity hedge leads hedge fund gains in November - HedgeWeek
Aegon’s Phil Milburn hands over Ethical Bond fund - Fund Strategy
Morning Line-Up: Nikko buys DBS AM; US funds eye eurozone debt
News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:
US funds boost holdings in shaky European debt - Reuters
Hedge funds up 1.8 percent in October - HedgeWeek
Nikko AM to acquire DBS Asset Management - HedgeWeek
Cavendish fund inflows soar - Fund Strategy
2011 pivotal year for asset management industry says Skandia - Fund Strategy
Morning Line-Up: Barclays private equity, F&C, shorted Gartmore
News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere
Barclays to sell private equity arm to management - FT
F&C clients advised to vote against firm’s remuneration - Daily Telegraph
Hedge funds eye Gartmore short-selling – Reuters
Morning Line-Up: Fundies flock to risk assets
News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:
Global fund managers embrace risk after QEII - Morningstar
VAM launches commodity equity fund - Fund Strategy
PIMCO Total Return Fund ups mortgage assets in Oct - Reuters
Hedge fund index up 1.92 percent in October - HedgeWeek
Morning Line-Up: EM fundies make hay as buyers flock to Madoff sale
EM asset flows could lead to capital controls - FTfm
Cantab Capital Partners to launch quant-based UCITS fund - HedgeWeek
Index link switch puts pensions in limbo - FTfm
Auction of Madoff effects raises $2 mln - Reuters
New research finds big hedge funds more vulnerable - Reuters
INSIDER-Hedgie client targets modest returns
Hedge fund returns of 4-5 percent over money market rates is pretty good going, APG’s Gerlof de Vrij tells Reuters Insider.
