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- Citi Unloads Phibro
- FINalternatives submits: Citigroup C unloaded its controversial proprietary commodities trading desk on Friday for about $250 million, less than the unit makes in a year. Citi sold Phibro to Occidental Petroleum Corp. OXY mainly to part ways with the unit’s head, Andrew Hall. The recipient of nearly $50 billion...
- External links 2009-10-12
- Hinde Gold Fund Shines on Bullion Bet
- FINalternatives submits: For one gold hedge fund, indirect bets on the precious metal weren't good enough. It wanted the real thing. And it’s paying off. Hinde Capital sold off much of its equity portfolio—comprised primarily of mining companies—last year and moved into gold. Gold has soared this...
- External links 2009-11-18
- Hedge Funds Down in October - Hennessee Group
- FINalternatives submits: October proved tough for hedgies, with funds having their first down month in seven months. The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index declined -0.50% during the month (+20.12% YTD), while the S&P 500 fell -1.98% (+14.72% YTD), the Dow Jones Industrial Average was unchanged (+10.67% YTD), and the NASDAQ...
- External links 2009-11-09
- Bank of America and Merrill Lynch: Hedge Fund Winning Streak Comes to an End
- FINalternatives submits: Hedge funds had been on a roll. But that sweet run ended last week when hedge funds fell by 1.43%, erasing any gains for the month of October. According to analysts at Merrill Lynch, those losses were led by equity long/short hedge funds (-3.0%), macro hedge funds...
- External links 2009-11-06
- Hedge Fund Winning Streak Comes to an End
- FINalternatives submits: Hedge funds had been on a roll. But that sweet run ended last week when hedge funds fell by 1.43%, erasing any gains for the month of October. According to analysts at Merrill Lynch BAC, those losses were led by equity long/short hedge funds (-3.0%), macro hedge...
- External links 2009-11-06
- Icahn Finances CIT Bankruptcy
- FINalternatives submits: Bailed out this summer by $3 billion in hedge fund money, embattled lender CIT Group CIT enters bankruptcy with $1 billion more. The New York-based firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday, a move financed by famed corporate raider and activist hedge fund manager...
- External links 2009-11-02
- Pershing Square Looks at Prison...as a Real Estate Play
- FINalternatives submits: With the jails filling up with his colleagues, William Ackman has decided to invest in incarceration. Ackman’s activist hedge fund shop, Pershing Square Asset Management, has taken a 9.5% stake in private prison company Corrections Corp. of America CXW. While Ackman joked that it's a...
- External links 2009-10-25
- Leverage Limits in EU Hedge Fund Rules Garner Strong Opposition
- FINalternatives submits: The European Union’s much-criticized hedge fund regulation proposal is now drawing fire from two powerful places. In response from a request from the Council of the EU, the European Central Bank warned that the current proposals for hedge fund and alternative investment regulation could drive the industries...
- External links 2009-10-23
- Ousted Morgan Stanley President Starts Hedge Fund
- FINalternatives submits: After a year of thinking it over—and two years after she was ousted from her perch high atop Wall Street—former Morgan Stanley MS co-president Zoe Cruz is starting her own hedge fund. Cruz’s new fund will focus on distressed assets and macro bets, according to...
- External links 2009-10-13
- Bloomberg Hedge Fund Indices: Emerging Markets Top
- FINalternatives submits: The Bloomberg Emerging Market Equities Strategy was the best performer in September, up 4.4% from the previous month. Managers have posted their best month since May as profits have increased from shorting the dollar and holding long positions in emerging market stocks. Managers with this strategy are...
- External links 2009-10-13
- Paulson Plans Gold-Only Hedge Fund
- FINalternatives submits: Paulson & Co. poured billions into gold-related investments this year. Next year, he’s taking his newfound love of the precious metal to a whole new level. by FINalternatives
- External links 2009-11-18
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- Government Funds Ready for Alternative Investment Products
- Brighton House Associates, LLC submits: The number of government funds seeking alternative investment products has been increasing in the past two weeks. In the past week alone, 10 government institutions have indicated their interest in alternatives. This number is an increase from an average of two to three government...
- External links 2009-07-17
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