YouGov Alpha hedge fund targets $50 million
LONDON (Reuters) – Polling and research group YouGov said on Monday it is aiming to raise up to $50 million (25 million pounds) for the launch of a hedge fund that will use polling data to highlight...
View ArticleLone Pine, Traxis Lead Funds Betting on India Stocks Recovery
Bloomberg – Lone Pine Capital LLC, run by Stephen Mandel, and Traxis Partners LLC are among 56 overseas funds that registered to buy shares in India in July, the most in six months, betting on a...
View ArticleSeven hedge funds bet millions on Irish banks falling
Irish Times – Seven international hedge funds have bet hundreds of millions of euro that Irish bank stocks will continue to fall. Although it is normal stock market practice, since last Friday...
View ArticlePotential for Hedge Fund Returns Is Still There For Investors – Report
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – According to a recent survey conducted by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC), a poll of 1,300 sophisticated private investors showed that 15% believed that...
View ArticleSmart investors look for some stock gems amid the rubble
USA Today – Given the stock market’s wretched performance this year, your current retirement plan may involve a modest part-time job, such as woodworking or forgery. Before you take up a life of crime,...
View ArticleThe Risks and Rewards of Investing in a Bear Market
Time – Benjamin Graham was well prepared for the Crash of 1929. The now legendary investor had hedged his bets: he would buy preferred stock in a company and sell short common stock in the same...
View ArticleRussian hedge funds face closure
Reuters – Up to half of Russian hedge funds could go out of business as the financial crisis sends investors fleeing and the stock market continues to fall, according to industry experts. Speaking at...
View ArticleWall Street is likely to face another volatile week
Los Angeles Times – In a typical recession, stocks start recovering about six months before the economy does. The crisis we’re in right now, however, is anything but typical: Lending is frozen,...
View ArticleMore weak data, hedge-fund selling seen this week
Arlington Heights Daily Herald – In a typical recession, stocks start recovering about six months before the economy does. The crisis the United States is in right now, however, is anything but...
View ArticleStocks point higher as global shares jump
WBT – U.S. stocks appeared headed for a rebound Tuesday as investors awaited the start of a two-day meeting of the Federal Reserve that is widely expected to bring another reduction in interest rates....
View ArticleWorld markets rocket upward
Hamilton Spectator – North American stock markets chalked up huge rallies late in the afternoon yesterday, resulting in one of the biggest one-day gains ever for the Dow Jones industrial average and a...
View ArticleUS dollar makes comeback, ‘bucking’ world downturn
North County Times – The stock market is retreating, credit markets are squeezed and many corporate earnings are diving. But one piece of the mangled U.S. economy is making an improbable comeback: the...
View ArticlePXP Vietnam to Start Hedge Fund, Bets on Stock Market Recovery
Bloomberg – PXP Vietnam Asset Management, which oversees $225 million, plans to start a hedge fund by early next year as it seeks bargains in Asia’s second-worst-performing stock market, said...
View ArticleGet Over The Hedge
Forbes – Hedge funds are to the modern stock market as sun spots were to electronics in the 1960s: a convenient scapegoat when things go wrong without an evident cause. But they probably aren’t to...
View ArticlePXP Vietnam to start hedge fund, bets on stock recovery
Thanhnien – The PXP Vietnam Value Fund will raise as much as $200 million to invest in undervalued stocks, Snowball said. PXP, the initials of Phan Xi Pang, Vietnam’s highest mountain, is betting...
View ArticleIgnore the Stock Market Until February
Wall Street Journal – Down in the morning, up in the afternoon. Or is it the other way around? The topsy-turvy stock market is tough to read. In the last year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has...
View ArticleBear market swipes at more than just stocks
USA Today – Technically, a bear market is when stocks fall 20% or more from their highs. But there’s a saying that a bear’s true signature is making a fool out of everyone. Based on that, we’re all...
View ArticleMutual Funds That Hedge Top Ratings List
TheStreet.com – "Desperate times call for temperate measures" might be a (corrupted) saying that describes a prudent approach to the maelstrom of the stock market. Mass redemptions resulting from...
View ArticleHedge funds extend losing streak in November-data
Reuters – Hedge funds around the world extended their losses last month when the average portfolio declined 1.41 percent amid fresh stock market turmoil, data released on Friday shows. The average...
View ArticleNow Pitching: A Hedge Fund
New York Post – Todd Stottlemyre, the former major league pitcher and the son of Yankees standout Mel Stottlemyre, is hoping to hit a home run moving from the diamond to the hedge-fund world. The...
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