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ASA considers long/short hedge fund launch

Precious metals specialist established by Charles Engelhard, the inspiration behind Bond villain Goldfinger, may launch a long/short hedge fund to invest in the metals and mining industries.

Hedge Funds Review | 16 May 2012secure

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Audio: As economic power shifts eastward, China seen as main growth centre

Economic power is shifting eastward, with China the main attraction. Businesses expect a 50% increase in renminbi financial products over the next five years, says Allen & Overy survey.

Hedge Funds Review | 16 Feb 2012 | screening image

Hedge fund indicators point to bullish December for equities, according to JP Morgan

Two out of three hedge fund position indicators tested by JP Morgan suggest equities point to a good December for stocks. The results indicate hedge funds get positioning right more than wrong.

Hedge Funds Review | 06 Dec 2011secure

Regulatory debate continues on merits of short selling in turbulent markets

Regulators continue to disagree on rules to curtail short selling. Empirical evidence suggests constraining short sales significantly reduces market quality and can have unintended consequences.

Hedge Funds Review | 08 Aug 2011secure

Market turns bearish according to TrimTabs research

Selling by US corporate insiders in August surged to $6.1 billion, the highest amount since May 2008, according to TrimTabs Investment Research. The ratio of insider selling to insider buying hit 30.6,......

Hedge Funds Review | 31 Aug 2009

Fair value pricing offered for institutional portfolio valuations

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has introduced fair value pricing, an automated system for valuing non-US equities after the European and Asian markets close. The system, recently launched with a major mutual......

Hedge Funds Review | 18 Aug 2009

Questionable usefulness of restricting short sales

The subprime crisis made investors wary of the shares of financial institutions. The share prices of these institutions have experienced exceptionally steep falls, none more so than those of the summer......

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Jun 2009secure

Launch of first US-listed hedge fund ETF

The first US-listed hedge fund replication exchange traded fund (ETF) has been launched by IndexIQ ETF, a US-based alternative investment provider.

Hedge Funds Review | 01 May 2009secure

Hope for increased use of derivatives exchanges by hedge funds

While derivatives may be going through a dodgy patch with regulators and the public, the exchanges that trade these instruments expect hedge funds to increase their use of these markets.

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Feb 2009secure

BlackRock quashes losses rumours

BlackRock, the New York-listed asset manager, has denied it is in trouble after market speculation over alleged losses from collateralised debt obligations (CDOs).

Hedge Funds Review | 01 Mar 2008secure

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