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• Man Group Profit Beats Forecast

  ReutersUK - 2009-11-05

  LONDON (Reuters UK) - Hedge fund firm Man Group Plc EMG reported higher than expected profits, helped by an uptick in fund performance and a rebound in assets, confirming it is recovering from the industry's toughest period on record.The world's largest listed hedge fund manager said pretax profit more than...

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• Man Group Profit Beats Forecast

  ReutersUK - 2009-11-04

  LONDON (Reuters UK) - Hedge fund firm Man Group EMG reported higher than expected profits and a rebound in assets, helped by a slowdown in withdrawals by clients, confirming it is recovering from the industry's toughest period on record.Pretax profit fell to $302 million (183 million pounds) from $622 million...

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• Man Group to sue over losses from exposure in Madoff case

  - 2009-01-15

  Funds under management down by a third in the last quarter of the year Man Group, the world's biggest hedge fund manager, is considering legal action to recover its losses from the Madoff scandal, following a bruising three months in which its funds under management tumbled...

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• Europe's banks reveal $8bn of exposure to alleged fraud

  - 2008-12-16

  * RBS, HSBC and Man Group among institutions detailing dealings with Madoff EUROPEAN banks including Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC have so far revealed more than $8bn (5.2bn) of exposures to Wall Street trader Bernard Madoff's alleged $50bn investment fraud. RBS said it...

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• Man shares plummet as global turmoil hits profits

  - 2008-11-07

  Assets under management fall from $70bn to $61bn THE HEDGE fund Man Group was the biggest faller in the FTSE 100 yesterday after it revealed global financial turmoil had knocked nearly a quarter off interim profits and caused assets under management to decline by $6.6bn (4.2bn)...

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• MF Global's chief executive exits after value of derivatives broker

  - 2008-10-30

  MF GLOBAL, the derivatives broker spun off from FTSE 100 hedge fund giant Man Group last year, has ousted its long-time chief executive and issued another set of disappointing results. Kevin Davis, who has been with the company for 17 years, bowed to calls from shareholders and is...

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• Hedge funds suffer worst first half in nearly two decades

  - 2008-07-11

  Hedge funds suffered their worst start to the year for almost two decades in 2008, although there was some good news as Man Group, the giant UK alternative asset manager, posted solid results for the last quarter. As the markets have weakened, hedge fund performance has suffered more...

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• THE HEDGE FUND GODFATHER

  - 2008-05-30

  After making Man the largest listed hedge fund in the world, Stanley Fink is stepping down to dedicate his time to philanthropy. By Nick Clark Business Analysis Stanley Fink, known as "The Godfather" of UK hedge funds, has called time on his career at Man...

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• Man Group to beat $1.82bn profit forecast

  - 2008-03-28

  Man Group, the largest quoted hedge fund group in the world, has shrugged off the turbulent market conditions that have seen rivals wind up funds or close down altogether, as it revealed it would beat profit expectations for the year. The FTSE 100-listed group's shares rose almost 4...

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• Area's Largest Student Robotics Competition Invades Boston This Week

  - 2008-03-26

  Blue Man Group to perform Saturday; Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak judging competition BOSTON -- Over 1,000 area high school students will be competing in Boston's largest robotics competition this week. The Boston FIRST For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Robotics Competition will take place at Boston University's...

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