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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 14, 2007
Red Kite hedge fund comes a copper

The hedge fund run by RK Capital Management of London lost 22% in November as copper prices fell.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 12, 2007
Greenwich November hedge index off 1.61%

Greenwich reported significantly smaller losses than the S&P 500, Dow Jones and Nasdaq indexes.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 10, 2007
Hennessee index falls in November

The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index fell by 1.58% in November, but remains up 11.94% year-to-date.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 10, 2007
Ultrawealthy group to increase hedge fund investments

Despite the market's current volatility, the love affair between ultrawealthy investors and hedge funds is still torrid, according to a new survey by the Institute for Private Investors, a New York-based association for very wealthy families and their advisers.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 07, 2007
Hedge fund assets reach $4 trillion

Hedge fund assets have increased by 11% in the past six months, according to HFM.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 07, 2007
HFR: Hedge funds fell 1.4% in November

Hedge fund returns fell November, reflecting declines in the major stock markets, the credit crunch and concerns about business slowdowns.

By Bloomberg
SEC probes info sharing in hedge funds
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 06, 2007
SEC probes info sharing in hedge funds

The regulator is investigating whether financial entities are investing in hedge funds in order to share inside information.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 06, 2007
Bear hid dire state of funds, say investors

Investors in Bear Stearns' two collapsed hedge funds have filed arbitration claims against firm, according to Reuters.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 26, 2007
Citadel said to book 27% return

Last year, returns at the fund topped 30% after it took over some assets from Amaranth Advisors.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 26, 2007
Goldman plans new hedge fund

Goldman Sachs is aiming to raise up to $6 billion in an effort to patch up the tattered reputation of its hedge fund business.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 14, 2007
Amaranth sues JPMorgan for $1 billion

The now-defunct hedge fund claims that JPMorgan Chase & Co. hindered its efforts to avoid collapse.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 14, 2007
Greenwich hedge index climbs in October

And the index has increased 12.75% year-to-date, marking the best performance for the first ten months of the year since 2003.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 13, 2007
Fortress dips on IPO costs

The Chicago-based private-equity and hedge fund firm posted a net loss of $37.6 million, or 52 cents a share.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 12, 2007
Wunderkind is back

Timothy Sykes, the boy wonder investor, who turned $12,415 in bar mitzvah money into $1.65 million by trading stocks, started and folded his own hedge fund. Then he wrote a book about his experiences. Now he is embarking on a new venture.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 09, 2007
Global REIT market cap rises 25% in year

Global REIT market capitalization was $764 billion as of June 30, up about 25% from the year before, according to a report by Ernst & Young.

By D Hampton
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 08, 2007
AMG buys stake in Frisco hedge fund

Affiliated Managers Group today announced that it had purchased a stake in ValueAct Capital Partners.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 06, 2007
Hedge fund inflows $18.6B in September

Emerging markets took the lion’s share of the new money, as investors poured in $11.4 billion – 61% of the total.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 05, 2007
Hedge funds next target of plaintiff's bar?

The collapse of some hedge funds may be turning into the next cause celebre for plaintiff's attorneys who file arbitration claims on behalf of investors looking to recoup losses.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 05, 2007
CFTC asks Congress to give it more clout

Federal commodities regulators want new powers to police energy derivative trades of the sort that contributed to the collapse of Greenwich, Conn.-based Amaranth Advisors LLC last year.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 05, 2007
SEC looks to allow tombstone ads for private offerings

A Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to modernize regulation of private securities offerings has generated concerns from state regulators and some industry interests that it would blur the line between public and private deals.

By Bloomberg