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Hedge Funds Lost 18.3% in 2008 Market Turmoil
It was a tough year for hedge funds ? very tough. The hedge fund industry as a whole lost 18.3 percent in 2008, according to data released from Hedge Fund Research on Thursday, as the financial markets reeled from the exploding credit crisis.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:57:21 GMT - (New York Times)

SEC reopens insider-trading probe of hedge fund
The Securities and Exchange Commission has reopened its investigation of possible insider trading involving a major hedge fund, a case closed two years ago that prompted scrutiny by Congress and the agency's internal watchdog.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:17:55 GMT - (AP via Yahoo! News)

Hedge Funds Lost Record 18.3% on Misjudged Markets
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Hedge funds lost 18.3 percent in 2008, their worst year on record, as managers misjudged the severity of the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:44:42 GMT - (Update2) (Bloomberg)

Hedge Funds: Despite big industry losses in 2008, some managers performed well
Despite record hedge fund losses last year, it?s not all doom and gloom in the industry.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:13:52 GMT - (Market Watch)

Hedge Funds Lost Record 18.3% on Misjudged Markets
(Corrects time period for Morgan Creek loss in 18th paragraph.) Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Hedge funds lost 18.3 percent in 2008, their worst year on record, as managers misjudged the severity of the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:28:06 GMT - (Correct) (Bloomberg)

Hedge Funds: SEC re-opens probe of Samberg's Pequot Capital
The Securities and Exchange Commission has re-opened a probe into Arthur Samberg's hedge-fund firm Pequot Capital Management, two people familiar with the situation said.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:43:52 GMT - (Market Watch)

Hedge Fund Takes Aim at Yeshiva?s Board
Normally, activist hedge fund managers try to shake up boards of companies they?ve invested in. But one fund manager is seeking to oust the directors of his alma mater over the Bernard L. Madoff scandal.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:57:27 GMT - (New York Times)

Outsourcing Admin Work May Be Good for Hedge Funds
For administrators of hedge funds, the old rule that if you want a job done properly, you do it yourself, seems to no longer apply, Breakingviews says.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:57:17 GMT - (New York Times)

Hedge Funds End Wretched Year With Uptick
Hedge Fund Research's composite index showed a 0.4% return for the industry in December, while Hennessee Group reported a 0.5% gain last month.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:21:44 GMT - (TheStreet.com)

Sun-Times Urges Investors to Reject Hedge Fund Proxy Slate
The publisher of the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper urged shareholders to reject an effort by a hedge fund to replace its board, but said on Wednesday it would accept whatever decision they make.
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:57:37 GMT - (New York Times)

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Hybrid Poplar January 5th, 2009 by rosenbaum659 The Poplar Hybrid tree, Populus Hybrid, will grow six feet per year with average and normal conditions This fast growing tree is often planted as a hedge, screen, windbreak, or to line a road or drive. You can expect this tree to be over
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blog: Michael Rosenbaum\’s fun blog Hedge Funds are Increasing their Scrutiny Of Counterparty Risk, Says Pershing and Aite Group
Hedge Funds are Increasing their Scrutiny Of Counterparty Risk, Says Pershing and Aite Group » On 08 Jan 2009 in RDR-Counterparty Data, ... subscription Managing counterparty risk has become a much more critical component of a hedge fund' ... white paper by Pershing and Aite Group. The report, which is entitled Risk and Reward: Hedge Funds
Posted on 2009-01-08 21:53:52 GMT

blog: A-Team Group - Business Intelligence for Financial Markets ITBack in the Swing of Things
Back in the Swing of Things Today was my first day back to work in a week. I had such nerve to skip my morning coffee. My brain feels like mush ... had been a little slow at work. 'œWho's investing in hedge funds in this market?'� I guess I spoke a little
Posted on 2009-01-08 21:50:55 GMT

blog: WellPlayedNot Everyone is Losing Money
Pure traders are the only ones left standing in the crude oil speculation business now that oil prices have collapsed, sending hedge funds, college endowments and pension funds scampering
Posted on 2009-01-08 21:45:43 GMT

blog: The Oil and the Glory by Steve LeVine - ABOUT THE BOOK: About The Oil and the GlorySanctuary Hobbs
It's not just cats who make their way to Sanctuary Hobbs ... bird buffet and along with Mr Robin today was visited by hedge sparrows, a bullfinch, some wood
Posted on 2009-01-08 21:18:05 GMT

blog: BekiPresident Bush Tried to Rein In Fan and Fred
President Bush Tried to Rein In Fan and Fred Jan 8, 2009 Economics, ... oversight, even though the two entites were, in effect, running a giant hedge fund. The largely
Posted on 2009-01-08 21:08:25 GMT

blog: Behind Blue Lines Blago and Loopholes
Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his coiffure appointed former Illinois attorney general, Roland Burris, ... by the loopholes, die by the loopholes.  Hedge funds swirled in a massive regulatory no-mans land.  Live
Posted on 2009-01-08 20:56:07 GMT

blog: The Ethical Barometer Austria's Woman on Wall Street On The Run
Sonja Kohn may be literally running for her life. The woman once known here as 'œAustria's woman on Wall Street'� has disappeared ... securities through hedge funds run by the bank, but it says it had no liquidity problems. Kohn
Posted on 2009-01-08 20:19:31 GMT

blog: Rutilus Allec - Red HerringNo, really
It is amazing how much nicer the open V front bodice looks with a proper corset under it.  (Smacks head with hand.)  Like I lost 10 inches.  Or so ... , they were so sturdy.  Also?  Use hedge clippers or something on them.  They broke my non-Ginghers
Posted on 2009-01-08 19:46:02 GMT

blog: LarueGlobal crisis tests investor faith in Africa - guardian.co.uk
Global crisis tests investor faith in Africa guardian.co.uk, UK - 2 hours ago "Hot", hedge-fund money has, in some places, disappeared as fast as it came -- witness Kenya's hottest stock, mobile phone firm Safaricom where foreign ...
Posted on 2009-01-08 19:42:05 GMT

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