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Money managers under the microscope
Morning Line-up
Hedge fund stories from the past 24 hours from Reuters and elsewhere:
Paulson gives his on own biog a kicking - Business Week
Ex-Dreier broker pleads guilty to fraud – Reuters
The Treasury hedge fund - Robert Peston
The $100 bln FX hustle - FT Alphaville
Morning Line-Up
Hedge fund stories from the past 24 hours from Reuters and elsewhere:
Ex-Bear trial jury chosen, some ousted for bias – Reuters
Massachusetts state fund drops 4 hedge fund firms - Reuters
Hedge funds extend gains with upbeat economic data - Hedgeweek
Watson Wyatt names global head of hedge fund research - Hedgeweek
Paulson & Co buys 9.9 pct of insurer Conseco - Indianapolis Star
Morning line-up
Hedge fund stories from the past 24 hours from Reuters and elsewhere:
SocGen bankers quit to start hedge fund – FT
Millionaire numbers dwindle – Reuters
Speculators and the oil price: Data drilling – Economist
Paulson’s Lehman hangover – NY Post
Morning line-up
Hedge fund stories from the past 24 hours from Reuters and elsewhere:
Fortress’s Adam Levinson on the financial earthquake – BBC World Service
Lehman headache for Paulson – New York Post
Hedge funds’ low-arb diet is at an end – WSJ
Many truths about convertible arbitrage have been forgotten – Opalesque
Liquidity key in new Ucits III funds – Citywire
Watchdogs spell out hedge fund investor protection – Reuters
Morning line-up
Hedge fund stories from the past 24 hours from Reuters and elsewhere:
Paulson’s AngloGold stake looks like inflation hedge – Reuters
Betting on a CF takeover – Reuters
London Mayor codemns EU hedge fund plans – BBC
Och-Ziff, Bain Capital to resume perf fees in 2010 – Bloomberg
Soros hedge fund buys into Marengo – The Age
Morning line-up
Hedge fund stories from the past 24 hours from Reuters and elsewhere:
Hedge fund boss accuses PM of ignoring crunch alarm bell – London Evening Standard
Citadel to oversee Lehman assets – FT Alphaville
Hedgie Paulson mad about Citi – New York Post
Hedge funds hiring again after downturn – Reuters
Blackstone gem – buyout leader excels in hedge sector – New York Post
John Paulson gains Buffett’s Midas touch
Hedge fund manager John Paulson, who made a fortune currectly betting on the U.S. housing market collapse in 2007 and then the broader financial crisis last year, is starting to wield a Midas touch long associated with Warren Buffett.
Thanks to its bearish views, Paulson & Co over the past few years vaulted to the top ranks of the world’s largest hedge fund, multiplying its assets and earning Paulson a king’s ransom.
