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Carnegie fund manager leaves to start his own hedge fund

The Carnegie Asset Management fund manager Andreas Tholstrup has decided to leave the hedge fund he helped make one of Scandinavia’s best performers in...

Hedge fund assets rise to $1.5 trillion

The total assets of the hedge fund industry has risen to $1.5 trillion, with the share of European hedge funds rising almost 18% during...

Fixed income investors turn picky as hybrids weaken

The novelty of hybrids is wearing off among investment-grade investors. March 15 (MarketWatch): The novelty of hybrids, securities that carry both equity and debt...

Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Is Up 0.34% in February

March 15: The Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index is up 0.34% for February 2006, according to Oliver Schupp, President of the Credit Suisse/ Tremont...

Hedgenordic NHX index preliminary est. up 0.63% in February; 92% of the funds reporting

Based on preliminary figures, the Hedgenordic index (NHX) is up 0.63% in February with 92% of the funds reporting, echoing the worldwide hedge fund...

Convertible hedge funds rebound from terrible year

Hedge funds that specialize in convertible arbitrage made a comeback in the first two months of 2006 March 14 (Reuters): Hedge funds that...

Standard & Poor’s HFI hedge fund index up 0.80% in February

Standard & Poor's announced today that hedge fund returns, as measured by the S&P Hedge Fund Index, gained 0.8% in February March 14 (PRNeweswire):...

PerTrac: Hedge funds up a meagre 0.20% in February

Hedge funds were up an average of 0.20% in February, according to the HedgeFund.net-PerTrac Universes. March 14 (PRNewswire):Hedge funds were up an average of...

US Treasury Department to study hedge fund and derivatives risks

The U.S. Treasury Department is studying the growth of  hedge funds and derivatives to see what risks they may pose to financial markets ...

Mellon: Hedge funds correlate with equity returns, but offer diversity

According to Mellon, hedge fund returns are closely correlated with equity returns, while still having a redeeming diversifying trait. February 27 (EPN.com): Over the...

Alpha available in hedge fund industry each year is $30 billion

According to a professor of finance, hedge fund alpha can be defined as a finite commodity totalling $30 billion each year. March 13 (Investmentnews.com):...

Altos the best performing fund in January

Repeating its feat from December, the Finnish equity fund Altos is once again the top performing fund in the Hedgenordic NHX hedge fund index....