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Norwegian hedge fund manager: 2007 will be the year of the stock picker

2007 will prove to be a difficult year for investors in the stock market, according to Ragnhild Wiborg, the Norwegian manager of the Swedish...

Citigroup: Diversify hedge funds in 2007

According to Citigroup’s wealth management group, hedge fund returns may be healthy during 2007 but investors should keep their wits about them....

High profile Swedish maverick investor dismisses call for massive company pay outs

According to Sven-Olof Johansson, one of Sweden’s most prominent investors, companies risk digging their own grave by heading the call to pay out record...

Absolute return funds to grow in 2007

According to industry observers, funds targeting absolute returns will become more popular in 2007. January 5 (Reuters): Funds going after positive gains in...

AP2 CEO calls for Swedish companies to elude activist hedge funds

Eva Halvarsson, the CEO of Swedish government pension fund AP2, has urged exchange listed companies to divest themselves of excess assets in order to...

Avanza: Hedge funds saw significant trading in 2006 following mixed investor sentiment

While stock and fund share trading set new records in Sweden during 2006, hedge funds were placed both on the buy and sell side...

Distressed investing to rise in 2007

According to several industry insiders, investing in distressed companies will become a major focus of hedge funds in 2007. January 3 (Financial News): Investing...

Swedish hedge fund Graal named the 2007 hedge fund of choice

The Swedish equity hedge fund Graal, managed by Aktie Ansvar, is the hedge fund to choose during 2007 within the asset class, according to...

Amaranth implosion sparks multi-strategy hedge fund debate

While the collapse of the hedge fund Amaranth has not been a showstopper for the hedge fund industry in terms of investment flow,...

Manager Wiborg comments on negative year for hedge fund Pecunia

While the Swedish hedge fund Pecunia has ended 2006 with a -11.46% return, the fund’s manager Ragnhild Wiborg remains confident that the fund will...

2007 may be ”acquisition year” in the Swedish financial industry

According to those observing the Swedish market, a virtual acquisition boom may occur in 2007, with activist hedge funds and private equity funds as...

Top regulator questions hedge fund activism

While hedge funds make markets more efficient, they also pose a risk to them by employing shareholder activism, believes a senior member of...