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Warren Wicklund: Mismatch between bounce in equities and economic progress

Warren Wicklund Asset Management continues to feel there is a mismatch between the bounce in risky assets, equities in particular, and real economic progress. According...

Danske Bank keeps positive view on equities

Danske Bank maintains a positive view on equities in the medium term, according to a new research note.  - Risk appetite has returned and...

Hedge fund managers eye M&A deals

The beleaguered hedge fund industry is rife with talk of consolidation, Reuters reports. In the UK, Man Group and RAB Capital have both indicated...

Global hedge funds had brilliant May

Global hedge funds gained over 5% in May and are now up over 9% for 2009, according to various hedge fund indices. This means...

Barclays sees $50 billion hedge fund inflows in 2009

Improving markets and a need to recoup 2008 losses will prompt investors to pour $50 billion into hedge funds this year and slow redemptions,...

Navitor sees potential in Vestas and G4S, among others

Navitor Nordic Hedge, a fund with focus on the Nordic stock markets, emphasizes two Danish stocks, swedish newspaper Dagens Industri writes. These two...

Cicero Fonder: Large institutions still on sidelines

The advance in the stock markets this year has happened in a low volume environment, which indicates that there is uncertainty about the strength...

Danske Invest Hedge added Swine Flu theme to fund

At the end of April, Danske Invest Hedge European Equity Fund added a new theme “Swine Flu” to the fund, but it turned out to...

Hedge funds agree to return $235 million in Madoff case

Two Caribbean hedge funds operated by the Spanish banking group Banco Santander have agreed to return $235 million they withdrew from their accounts with...

Pequot Capital to shut down

The prominent hedge fund firm Pequot Capital will shut down amid an ongoing government probe into possible insider trading, Reuters news service reports. -...

Eric Penser ready to reverse if sentiment shifts

Eric Penser Hedgefond expects the positive sentiment on the stock markets to continue short term, but the hedge fund is ready to make a...

Hedge funds back into dollar/yen options

Hedge funds are dipping their toes back into the dollar/yen options market after months of absence, Reuters reports. The hedge funds are betting that...