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Hedge Fund News

JPMorgan Chase is King of the Hedge Fund Hill

March 15, 2010

Pensions & Investments magazine came out with their list of the world’s largest hedge fund firms – those with $20 billion or more in assets. Their last ranking was back in December, 2007, so this year’s list reveals the effects of the carnage of 2008-2009 and some significant changes to the list. The hedge fund […]

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A Boost in Hedge Fund Start-ups

November 9, 2009

In another sign the economy has turned a corner, the number of new hedge funds launched is growing in size and volume, reports The Financial Times. Citing data from Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research, the article notes that new fund launches rose to 182 for the second quarter of 2009, up from 148 in the previous […]

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Rising Stars of the Hedge Fund World

August 19, 2009

Institutional Investor News runs an award program identifying and honoring up-and-coming professionals in the hedge fund community, based on demonstrated achievement and their potential to evolve into leaders in the industry. Candidates are nominated by their managers, mentors and peers. This year’s Rising Stars were honored at the magazine’s 7th Annual Hedge Fund Industry Awards […]

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Beyond Long-Short: Hedge Fund History

July 29, 2009

By the 1990s, many hedge funds no longer resembled the classic long-short model created by Alfred Jones back in 1949. Instead, they used modern financial derivatives such as futures and options which didn’t exist back in the 1950s. With so many new hedging tools, the hedge fund universe exploded to as many as 4,000 different […]

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A Brief History of the Hedge Fund Industry

July 27, 2009

Hedging risk has been a part of financial markets for over two centuries. In the 1800s, commodity producers and merchants began using forward contracts to protect themselves against price changes, a system that’s still in place today. The actual term “hedge fund” is credited to Alfred Winslow Jones. In 1949, Jones was a reporter for […]

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How Large is the Hedge Fund Industry?

February 10, 2009

Trying to answer that question is like measuring a herd of buffalo. No one really knows how many funds there are or exactly how much money is under management. One reason is because hedge funds are largely private and spread across the globe. They aren’t required to report to any regulatory body (yet), with the […]

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The Most Promising Hedge Fund Strategies for 2009

February 2, 2009

A Lipper research poll says hedge fund managers think distressed securities, global macro and managed futures will be the best performing strategies in 2009. Managers also think the industry’s high fees are set for a trim, according to a report by Reuters. Managed futures, which we’ve mentioned recently, was the top-performing strategy in 2008, gaining […]

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