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Man Group Buys Controlling Stake in Eurex U.S.
By Staff WriterLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Man Group, the world's biggest hedge fund operator and a major futures broker, is buying 70% of Eurex's controlling stake in the U.S. Futures Exchange, currently known as Eurex US. It will pay $23.2 million in cash for the approximate 56% stake in USFE and inject $35 million in...
July 24, 2006
Q2 Inflows Huge Amid So-So PerformanceCHICAGO (HedgeWorld.com)--Hedge funds brought in $42.1 billion in new assets in the second quarter, according to numbers released Thursday by Hedge Fund Research Inc. It was the largest single-quarter inflow HFR has seen since it began tracking asset flow figures in 2003. The new assets brought the estimated size of...
July 24, 2006
Hedge Funds Tuck Away ITV as Bidders Stay in ShadowsOnce considered glamorous and famously described by Lord Thomson as holding a license to print money, ITV, Britain's leading commercial terrestrial television broadcaster, is now attracting hedge fund interest with the stock's recent fall below 100 pence. In March, the stock rallied sharply after a consortium linking Blackstone, Apax Partners,...
July 20, 2006
Built-in DiversificationLifecycle and lifestyle funds are gaining popularity with independent advisors, according to a poll conducted by Russell Investment Group, based in Tacoma, Washington.
July 20, 2006
Hedge Fund 411Morningstar acquiring more data on more hedge funds and managed accounts
July 17, 2006
Fund of Funds Partners with Debt SpecialistBALTIMORE (HedgeWorld.com)--Growing from a small fund of funds born out of a family office, Meyerhoff Investment Holdings is prepared to expand further following a joint venture partnership with Four Corners Capital Management. Joseph Meyerhoff II began offering a fund of funds based on his family's $100 million-plus hedge fund portfolio...
July 17, 2006
All in the GAIM: Major Themes and Words of WisdomCANNES, France (HedgeWorld.com)--As New GAIM 2006 draws to a close, what are the main themes that have emerged from the conference, and the most pertinent comments? Here are just a few?? 1/2 "Institutional investors care about process--they want to look under the hood." "Pension funds will continue to rebalance their...
July 17, 2006
Hedge Fund Industry Survey Finds Most Are RegisteredHorizon Cash Management has released results of its first comprehensive survey on best practices in the hedge fund industry.