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Hennessee group sued again over Bayou management investment advice

A Denver investment firm has sued hedge fund consultant Hennessee Group LLC over advice regarding investments in Bayou Management LLC's hedge funds. April...

Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Is Up 1.82% in March; YTD 5.46%

April 17: The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index is up 1.82% in March and 5.46% in the first quarter ending March 2006, according to...

Diversifying risk gets harder as assets move in sync: Merrill says hedge funds 95% correlated to S&P500

According to a new Merill Lynch report, hedge funds’ diversifying power has severely diminished. April 10 (MarketWatch): Stocks, real estate, gold, commodities and other...

Finnish pension fund aims for diversification with alternative investments, allocates 10%

The Finnish State Pension Fund is to invest 10% of its portfolio in alternative asset classes over the coming four to five years March...

Hedge Funds Record Third Consecutive Month of Positive Gains, Says S&P, S&P Hedge Fund Index up 1.16% in March, YTD 4.03%

April 10, 2006 – Standard & Poor’s, the world’s leading index provider, announced today that hedge fund returns, as measured by the S&P Hedge...

Europe’s financial regulators fear hedge fund role as destabilising factor

After having simulated a breakdown in the financial sector in true WarGames style, Europe’s financial regulators fear the impact on financial stability by the...

Hedge funds Libra and Scorpio have joined the Nordic hedge fund index

The two Swedish equity hedge funds Libra and Scorpio, managed by Adeos Fondförvaltning AB, have joined the Nordic hedge fund index (NHX) The two...

Brummer enters the carbon dioxide emissions market

With its hedge fund Zenit, Brummer and Partners enters the EU carbon dioxide emissions market, where the pricing development has been spectacular during last...

New study: Are commodities futures too risky for your portfolio? Hogwash!

According to new data, commodity returns match those of equity and are less risky. April 5 (knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu): Most investors know that speculating on commodities...

Hedge Funds up 5.62% During 1Q06 – Biggest Quarterly Gain since 2Q03; Greenwich-Van Global Hedge Fund Index Returned 1.88% in March

April 6 (BusinessWire): The Greenwich-Van Global Hedge Fund Index returned 1.88% in March according to a preliminary report released today by Greenwich-Van Advisors, LLC,...

Swedish FSA sharpens demands on performance fees in hedge fund companies

In an investigation of 47 Swedish hedge fund companies, the Swedish FSA has found serious flaws in the way some hedge fund companies calculate...

HSBC: Inflows not weakening hedge fund returns

Hedge funds cannot blame a mass inflow of money from institutions for causing weak performance, according to a senior HSBC executive April 5 (Reuters):...