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Rajesh Immanuel

Hedge Funds Targeting Risky Real Estate Lending

March 10, 2014

One of the reasons that investors commit to pay high management fees to hedge funds is the agility of hedge funds to adapt to developing opportunities. One such investment opportunity that is currently attracting hedge funds is commercial real estate debt. Lured by the potential to earn returns as high as 15 percent, hedge funds […]

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US Hedge Funds Hire for Eurozone Distressed Assets

February 24, 2014

US hedge funds are looking to take advantage of new stringent capital rules on European banks to buy discounted asset-backed securities and bad loans from European banks. Bloomberg reports that hedge funds are competing with private equities for discounted assets in Europe and are hiring staff as well as relocating executives in hopes of finding […]

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Hedge Funds Suffer Biggest Net Outflow Since 2009

February 10, 2014

Investor redemptions at hedge funds hit the highest level in December in more than four years according to the SS&C GlobeOp Capital Movement Index which tracks the monthly hedge fund subscriptions and redemptions. For December, the index showed a negative reading of 3.56 percent, the biggest negative reading since September 2009. While high end of […]

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Hedge Funds May Lose Lead to Exchange Funds in 2014

January 27, 2014

The hedge fund industry is in danger of falling behind exchange traded funds in total investments for the first time in 2014 if current trends persist. Unlike hedge funds, exchange traded funds are passively managed and track a commodity, index or a basket of assets like an index fund. A major attraction for investors in […]

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