Single Manager Hedge Funds

GLG launches distressed fund

GLG launches distressed fund

London-based hedge fund GLG Partners has launched a new distressed fund, according to a report in the Financial Times. »

Palotta to close Raptor fund after losses

Palotta to close Raptor fund after losses

Hedge fund manager James Palotta is to close his USD800m Raptor Global fund following investor withdrawals and losses, according to media reports.< »

Vega founder sees new opportunities in turbulent market environment

Vega founder sees new opportunities in turbulent market environment

Ravi Mehra, who made Vega Asset Management one of Europe's largest and best known hedge fund managers, is returning to the market to capitalise on a market environment that he believes wil »

Comment: TCI cuts its losses in India

Comment: TCI cuts its losses in India

The Children's Investment Fund Management, the hedge fund firm founded by Christopher Hohn, has emerged as the single largest seller of Indian stocks among foreign institutional investors. »

Comment: Citadel ready to rise again

Comment: Citadel ready to rise again

Citadel Investment Group, whose two biggest funds fell by some 55 per cent in 2008, is ready to return to investors after starting the new year in sparkling form. »

Hedge funds decline 0.78 per cent in February as equity markets plummet, says Hennessee

Hedge funds decline 0.78 per cent in February as equity markets plummet, says Hennessee

The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index declined by 0.78 per cent in February, although it remains positive with a bare 0.12 per cent gain so far in 2009, according to Hennessee Group, a provider o »

Comment: Newer hedge funds continued to outperform longer-established brethren in 2008

Comment: Newer hedge funds continued to outperform longer-established brethren in 2008

Peter Urbani, chief investment officer of fund of funds manager Infiniti Solutions, argues that even amid the market turmoil of 2008, newer and smaller hedge fund managers significantly ou »

Comment: Fink splurges on spectacular penthouse

Comment: Fink splurges on spectacular penthouse

The former chief executive of Man Group, Stanley Fink, is reported to have bought an apartment with what is said to be the best view in London for GBP10m, a four-floor penthouse at the top »

Comment: Will Odey stay bullish about the banks?

Comment: Will Odey stay bullish about the banks?

Crispin Odey, the high-profile hedge fund manager, has turned bullish on UK banks recently because he thinks their share prices are currently cheap. »

Comment: Like Obama, hedge fund managers get down to work

Comment: Like Obama, hedge fund managers get down to work

As soon as the dust settles from the new US president's inauguration, hedge fund managers will have their eyes on the Gaim USA 2009 conference as they figure out money-making strategies fo »

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