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Oriel hires UBS listed funds team
UK broker Oriel Securities has continued to expand ... The UBS investment funds team has had conversations ... Simon Bragg, chief executive at Oriel Securities, said: ... “The individuals wanted to stick together and join ... He added that every new starter at Oriel ... Iain Scouller has been appointed a partner in...
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Funds of funds take drastic steps to cope with Madoff
Funds of hedge funds entangled in products managed ... Nicola Horlick, manager of fund of funds Bramdean ... Bramdean had about 9.5% of its assets in ... Separately another feeder fund into Madoff, Fairfield Sentry, ... Investors have initiated a class action in New ... Another US fund which invested money with Madoff...
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Swiss bank UBP takes US hedge funds to task
Swiss bank Union Bancaire Privée, which faces hefty ... The effort by Union Bancaire Privée, or UBP, ... The list of managers UBP plans to withdraw ... The Madoff case has rattled many investors, and ... Administrators perform day-to-day duties associated with running a...
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Pellegrini to leave Paulson & Co to start own fund
The man who helped John Paulson pull off ... Paolo Pellegrini, who played a crucial role in ... While Paulson is the visionary within the firm ... Pellegrini put together data showing that even stabilizing ... Pellegrini, who had a background in derivatives before ... The move paid off when the housing market...
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Highlights of '08: Hedge fund myths blown apart in a turbulent year
When Alfred Jones launched the first hedge fund ... “We hold these truths about hedge funds to ... From 1980 to the start of this year ... Hedge funds make money regardless of market direction ... Hedge funds lost between 7.3% and 16.3% on ... Eamon Heavey, head of capital introduction for the...
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A 10-point checklist for avoiding a Ponzi fund
Some of the world's largest and most sophisticated ... (1) Does the fund have an independent agency ... Christopher Miller, chief executive of hedge fund ratings ... "When returns are good there is a tendency ... (2) Are other service providers to the ... John Godden, founder of investment consultant IGS Group,...
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Aima reshuffles top team for fresh policy focus
The Alternative Investment Management Association, the hedge fund ... Aima, which in October announced plans to focus ... The trade body said Lombard’s new role will ... Lombard will retain her Asia-Pacific regional responsibilities, while ... Aima chairman Christopher Fawcett is stepping down from...
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Rising Stars: Supernovas outshine their predecessors
To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, the markets may be ... This year’s Rising Stars are the most multi-talented ... They include James Peterson, a 30-year-old partner at ... Those on the fourth list of young aspirants ... Notable absences from last year’s list include David ... André Esteves, the former global head of fixed...
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The strong will survive the hedge fund crisis
With the credit crisis ravaging the investment banking ... Returns were down by 23% in the 10 ... While the headline figures look damning from the ... Second, the total number of hedge funds in ... Furthermore, participants say many redemptions this year have ... There is no doubt some changes will have...
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Anthony Brooke takes his bow
Veteran investment banker turned asset manager Anthony Brooke ... Brooke sent a brief email to his clients ... A science graduate of Cambridge University who went ... Among his clients in the 1980s was retailer ... He joined Barclays' investment banking arm BZW in ... He drew attention in 2000 when he became...
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Top-performing Swiss hedge fund drops 95%
One of last year's best-performing hedge funds has ... Switzerland's 788 China fund has recorded a loss ... Investors said that, apart from those that short-sold ... The loss of 94.52% for the year to ... The fund's monthly losses were 36% in August, ... Its marketing literature, on its website, says the...
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Hedge fund assets to fall below $1 trillion
Hedge fund assets under management could fall to ... According to research by Morgan Stanley, hedge fund's ... The report said: "We estimate 25-30% redemptions from ... "We think Europe will be higher due to ... The prediction comes as global hedge fund returns ... The industry’s total assets under management dropped 9%,...
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Och-Ziff adds four to Asia real estate team
Och-Ziff, the US hedge fund manager that has ... Och-Ziff Asia Real Estate has appointed four senior ... Zain Fancy, Roy Kwok, Bharat Khanna and Anand ... The four all covered similar regions at Morgan ... Och-Ziff Asia Real Estate will make investments in ... Dan Och, chairman and chief executive of Och-Ziff...
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Man Group downgraded on long-term concerns
Man Group has become the second prominent hedge ... Ratings agency Standard & Poor's said yesterday that ... Giles Edwards, credit analyst at S&P, said that ... "The negative outlook primarily reflects Man's difficult operating ... Man's MGS product range, one of its core...
