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Kullberg & Spiik reopens Edge for new investments until August 29

Fund managers Anders Kullberg and Jarmo Spiik will reopen their fund Edge for new investments until August 29. When the fund reaches an AUM...

Nordic hedge funds: A 9 billion Euro industry

According to new data from HedgeNordic, the Nordic hedge funds manage a combined total of 9 billion Euros. The Swedish hedge funds are clearly...

Activist hedge funds on the rise in Europe

A new generation of hedge fund managers has ventured into shareholder activism. So far this year, more than 10 European companies have felt the...

Investors face longer lock ups of hedge fund investments

New successful managers spearhead new trend where investors can find their money locked up for up to five years. Industry experts smell trouble ahead....

Hedge fund industry shrinks as wealthy clients pull their money out

The hedge fund industry shrunk slightly in the second quarter as wealthy investors reacted to the meagre results by pulling their assets out August...

US financial regulator to probe Wall Street firms for abusive hedge fund sales practices

The NASD, a US financial regulator is investigating the sales practices of some of Wall Streets biggest firms August 17 (Bloomberg): The US financial...

Investors turn away from hedge funds in favour of traditional investments

Recent lacklustre performances of the hedge fund industry is prompting some investors to turn to more traditional investment types, including cash and money market...

Hedge funds step up performance data reporting to attract new investors

According to fresh data from Hedge Fund Research, hedge funds have begun to increase their performance data reporting frequency in order to attract new...

Convertible arbitrage may be on the rise

According to July data from several hedge fund indices, the returns of convertible arbitrage funds have risen, suggesting that the investment strategy may be...

Altos top performer in Nordic region in July

The Finnish equity hedge fund Altos tops this month’s Hedgenordic index with a return of 7.44% According to Hedgenordic index data, the Finnish equity...

New joint venture to foster next generation of alternative managers

Two US based firms, Babson Capital Management LLC and Norfolk Management Group LLC have created a new a fund intended to incubate emerging hedge...

European asset managers lead the way in operational risk management

According to a new survey of asset managers performed by Ernst & Young, European operational risk management systems are more mature than those at...