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Money managers under the microscope
Morning line-up: Galleon, Och-Ziff, prop trading
News and views on the hedge fund sector from Reuters and elsewhere:
Rajaratnam wins ruling, wiretap turnover on hold – Reuters
Och-Ziff pulls in $650 mln in six weeks - FT
U.S. Sen Warner uneasy on proprietary trading ban – Reuters
China hedge fund launched – Hedge Funds Review
‘Black box’ groups join hedge fund standards scheme – Reuters
U.S. hedge funds move towards united front – Hedge Week
Fewer arbs to iron out the bumps
The decline in the hedge fund industry is starting to impact some markets in which these free-wheeling vehicles once played, as Jane Baird’s article “CDS price quirks abound as arbitrage withers” demonstates.
She points out that the $45 trillion credit derivatives market is now full of pricing quirks because many hedge funds, once big arbitrageurs in the sector, no longer play here.
