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FrontPoint launches emerging market healthcare strategy

FrontPoint Partners, the $7 billion hedge fund owned by Morgan Stanley, has added a strategy focused on healthcare equities in the emerging markets to its investment platform.

Hedge Funds Review | 13 Mar 2010

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AUDIO: Hedge fund issues discussed

Industry guests on the March 8 edition of the N@ked Short Club discussed a wide range of issues facing the hedge funds industry.

Hedge Funds Review | 12 Mar 2010

Mini-prime to offer platform for private wealth and family offices

Broker-dealer SecureVest Financial Group and software provider AIM-TO are teaming up to launch a mini-prime brokerage business aimed at private investment funds and family offices.

Hedge Funds Review | 12 Mar 2010

MFA backs Geithner’s stance on EU draft regulation

The Managed Funds Association, the US lobby group for the hedge funds industry, has thrown its weight behind US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner’s warning to the EU over protectionist measures and an......

Hedge Funds Review | 12 Mar 2010

SEB positive on hedge funds

The Swedish bank SEB has “high return expectations” for hedge funds in 2010 and 2011 and is tipping global macro, managed futures and relative value funds to deliver the best returns in the next 12......

Hedge Funds Review | 11 Mar 2010

Investors warming to Ucits hedge funds

Almost half of institutional investors in hedge funds are investing in or considering an allocation to Ucits hedge funds, according to research conducted by Preqin.

Hedge Funds Review | 11 Mar 2010

SWFs continue investment into hedge funds

Over a third (37%) of the world’s sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) invest in hedge funds.

Hedge Funds Review | 10 Mar 2010

Fund launches up, liquidations down

Hedge fund launches continue to rise, outpacing liquidations for the second quarter running in a sign of optimism for the industry.

Hedge Funds Review | 10 Mar 2010

Man-backed Nephila attracts strong UK inflows

Insurance-linked securities specialist Nephila Capital has announced inflows during the second half of 2009 of $340 million from 11 UK institutions into its catastrophic reinsurance fund.

Hedge Funds Review | 09 Mar 2010

Investors team up for climate change asset allocation study

A group of major global investors including Dutch pension funds APG and PGGM and US giants CalPERS and CalSTRS are joining a study exploring the potential impact of climate change scenarios on asset a......

Hedge Funds Review | 09 Mar 2010

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