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Wed, 02/22/2012 - 07:18
(Reuters) - From classic to Chinese or even Texan, hedge funds are deploying a variety of trading strategies this year to make the most of sizeable deals, including Glencore and Roche, after a freeze...
Wed, 02/22/2012 - 06:25
LONDON (Reuters) - Lansdowne Partners, one of Europe's biggest hedge fund firms, is to rename its flagship $7.5 billion UK Equity fund, reflecting its overseas investments and allowing it to invest...
Tue, 02/21/2012 - 08:25
LONDON (Reuters) - Investor demands to pull out of hedge funds rose from an all-time low last month but remain at a historically subdued level, data from hedge fund services firm GlobeOp shows, in a...
Tue, 02/21/2012 - 06:52
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A rough year for Asian hedge funds in 2011 exposed the long-only bias of many managers' portfolios, leaving the industry fighting a tough battle to retain clients as assets...
Mon, 02/20/2012 - 08:19
LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge funds are cranking up their bets in equities and credit in 2012's buoyant markets in the belief that the euro zone, U.S. and Chinese economies will fare better than many were...
Fri, 02/17/2012 - 04:34
LONDON (Reuters) - Used to criticism for caring only about short-term profit, hedge funds are now being faulted for a failure to think short-term enough after losing out badly in last year's volatile...
Thu, 02/16/2012 - 08:03
LONDON (Reuters) - The Financial Services Authority has fined a former Merrill Lynch managing director 350,000 pounds for market abuse, after the broker told hedge fund boss David Einhorn about an...
Thu, 02/16/2012 - 06:11
LONDON (Reuters) - Event-driven hedge fund Tyrus Capital has made a strong start to 2012, one of several managers to benefit from this year's revival in European corporate deal making.
Wed, 02/15/2012 - 03:50
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager and long-time gold bull John Paulson cut his gold ETF bullion holdings by about $600 million (382 million pounds) in the fourth quarter, a second straight...
Fri, 02/10/2012 - 09:03
LONDON (Reuters) - Client exits from hedge funds fell to a record low after performance bounced back in January, industry data showed on Thursday, as investors were encouraged to stick with their...
Thu, 02/09/2012 - 11:23
BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge funds started the new year with gains thanks to rallying stock markets that gave them their best monthly performances in more than a year, new data released on Tuesday show.
Thu, 02/09/2012 - 11:21
GENEVA (Reuters) - Galena, the fund arm of trading house Trafigura, aims to grow by almost 50 percent this year to around $3 billion (1.9 billion pounds) as opportunities abound in a choppy market...
Thu, 02/09/2012 - 11:20
LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge funds are buzzing around Glencore's bumper $41 billion (26 billion pounds) takeover of miner Xstrata after a lean year for European M&A, but are finding their usual bets...
Mon, 02/06/2012 - 05:27
LONDON (Reuters) - Star European hedge fund managers including Crispin Odey and Pierre Lagrange were among the top performers in an upbeat January for the industry, as the European Central Bank's...
Mon, 02/06/2012 - 05:21
LONDON (Reuters) - Lansdowne Partners, one of Europe's biggest hedge fund managers, saw its flagship UK fund return 5.7 percent in January, in a sign the industry is benefiting from a rebound in...
Thu, 02/02/2012 - 09:44
LONDON (Reuters) - Shrinking bonus pools in the City of London will reduce bankers' clout in the capital's buoyant prime housing market this year, with hedge fund managers set to outspend them for...
Wed, 02/01/2012 - 08:40
LONDON (Reuters) - Shrinking bonus pools in the City of London will reduce bankers' clout in the capital's buoyant prime housing market this year, with hedge fund managers set to outspend them for...
Wed, 02/01/2012 - 06:11
LONDON (Reuters) - Nervous hedge funds managers are stress-testing their portfolios and searching for ways of protecting themselves against their worst nightmare -- a potential break-up of the euro...
Tue, 01/31/2012 - 04:36
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss fund of hedge funds manager Gottex said it would slash running costs by 15 percent in 2012 after assets fell by some $1 billion (637 million pounds) from a year earlier as...
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 05:42
LONDON (Reuters) - BlueCrest Capital Management, one of Europe's biggest hedge fund firms, is looking to raise more than 150 million pounds for a new listed feeder fund into its computer-driven...
