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Hedge funds invading the gas market

Hedge funds are increasingly interested in the gas market said Heren Energy. While Gas producers are less willing to sell their gas forward on...

Record sales of Alternative Investment firms YTD says Jefferies Putnam Lovell

Jefferies Putnam Lovell reported that the sales of hedge funds account for 40% of deals  in the investment industry, which is up from 32%...

Discussion about hedge fund regulations in the US

The public becomes more and more aware of hedge funds, and as the FT reported yesterday questions about their workings are increasingly asked by regulators...

Agricultural suppliers profit from rising food prices

Equity markets in Europe rose to highest levels in more than ten weeks the FT reported yesterday. Agricultural suppliers profited heavily from the surging...

Hedge funds less willing to take chances

 Hedge funds are less willing to take risks and rather take a "wait and see" approach, withholding large amounts of cash and avoiding big...

Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index returns +1.68% in April

The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index returned +1.68% in April, after a loss of -2.05% in March.The GGHFI has year-to-date outperformed other indices like...

European Parliament to debate hedge fund regulations

The European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee will debate next month the regulation of hedge funds and private equity in the European Parliament....

NHX returns negative figures for march

The Index's value was down -0.94% to 121.09 for march.Most impressive strategies were Managed Futures & CTA (1.59%), Equities (0.12%), while Funds of Funds...

Investors choose risk management over manager’s pedigree and still high confidence in hedge funds says Deutsche Bank’s AI Survey

Investors had this year 4 major manager selection criteria instead of 3 and risk management is now more valued than manager's pedigree, says Deutsche Bank's Annual Alternative...

India’s finance minister blames hedge funds for rising food prices

India considers a ban on trading in food futures, the FT reported today. Asia is concerned over the rise in commodities prices, seen there...

Dollar trades on five weeks high

The Euro's impressive seven-year bull run might be close to an end the Ft reported yesterday as it fell to five weeks lows against...

US institutional investors moving away from funds of funds

US hedge fund investors lately tend to move away from fund of funds avoiding to pay performance fees twice as Bloomberg reported today.Pensions &...