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Climbing for charity: Hedge fund professionals attempt Mt. Kilimanjaro

Two hedge fund professionals are preparing to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest freestanding mountain in the world in order to raise money for Hedge...

Swedish financial industry heavyweight takes on the FSA over the Kullberg & Spiik investigation

One of the prominent figures in the Swedish financial industry, Bo Berggren, has leapt to the defence of Swedish hedge fund firm Kullberg &...

Man Group: hedge fund fraud is a US phenomenon

Hedge-fund fraud is common in  the United States because books are not valued independently and because the industry until recently was unregulated, according to...

Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Launches FX Prime Brokerage Business

Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, the investment bank of Dresdner Bank AG, has launched a new Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage business March 1: Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein...

Small Hedge Fund Manager Sentiment Survey Reveals Expectations for 2006

VanthedgePoint Group has announced the results from its first annual Small Hedge Fund Manager Sentiment Survey. March 1 (PRNewswire): VanthedgePoint Group LLC, an integrated...

IFI WEEKLY ALTERNATIVES: More US mutual funds add hedge fund tactics

Some well known US fund companies are asking their shareholders to approve hedge fund techniques. Alianz Global, Julius Baer, and Alliance Capital Management have...

Barclays: Hedge funds exaggerate their results

In a new report, Barclays Capital criticizes the credibility of hedge funds, saying that some funds exaggerate their results by for instance comparing them...

Record hedge fund launches in 2005

A record number of hedge funds launched and liquidated in 2005, suggesting that the industry remains buoyant but increasingly competitive, according to Hedge Fund...

HSBC: Emerging markets still look attractive

Global emerging markets are still attractive and are likely to continue outperforming developed markets, according to HSBC February 28 (Reuters): Global emerging markets are...

Fund managers expect stock market correction

Fund managers cut their exposure to stocks for the third month running as worries about an equity market correction and slower economic growth have...

Brummer & Partners entering into another record year

Sweden’s biggest hedge fund firm Brummer & Partners have begun the year with a bang, as 2 billion SEK has already flowed into the...

Strategic shift creates value surge in sales of asset management businesses

A major strategic shift in the global money management industry has caused a value surge in the sales of worldwide asset management businesses during...