Funds Hub
Money managers under the microscope
Morning line-up: Soros, Ponzi, and steamrollers
News and views on the fund industry from Reuters and elsewhere:
Guilty plea in Ponzi case – WSJ
Newcits over-rated? – FTAdviser
Morning Line up: Soros, flash crash and potash
News and views on the fund management industry from Reuters and elsewhere
Soros gives away $100 mln - Guardian
There’s potash in them thar hills… – Reuters
Flash crash sparks dash – USA Today
Divs ain’t that bad – Bloomberg
Morning Line-Up
News and views on the hedge fund industry from Reuters and elsewhere:
Paulson and Centerbridge to invest $400m in Extended Stay - FT.com
Soros to open Hong Kong office – source - Reuters
Ex-Fortress manager prepping new macro firm - MarketWatch
And the award for best hedge fund goes to….
Take a bow George Soros, Trafalgar Capital, King Street, Credit Agricole and a host of others.
Those lovely people at Lipper (wholly-owned by Thomson Reuters, I should note) have handed out the gongs for the top hedge funds in 2009. The awards pick out the managers delivering the best consistent returns over three years among participants the Lipper TASS database, divvying up the goodwill between strategies and regions to give a global snapshot of the leading performers.
Morning Line-up
Hedge fund stories from the past 24 hours from Reuters and elsewhere:
Hedge funds bet big on BofA – Reuters
Top plays by hedge funds in Q2 - Reuters
Edinburgh hedge funds feel Madoff effect – Bloomberg
London Mayor ‘encouraged’ as he takes hedge fund fight to Brussels – Telegraph
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
