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Hedge fund boss found guilty of $600 million fraud
LONDON - Magnus Peterson, the boss of collapsed hedge fund business Weavering, has been found guilty of fraud and breach of duty of care towards investors in a civil case at London's High Court.
FSA fines hedge fund boss £3 mln
LONDON - The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned Alberto Micalizzi, whose hedge fund racked up hundreds of millions of dollars of losses in the credit crisis, and handed him a record fine for an individual in a non-market abuse case.
Hedge funds queue up to go short of Bankia
LONDON - A rush by hedge funds to go short of troubled Bankia in recent months has been stymied by a shortage of stock, limiting their gains from the Spanish bank's collapsing share price.
Hedge funds take bets against core euro zone bonds
LONDON - Hedge funds are piling into bets against the bonds of core euro zone countries like Germany and France, signalling a growing fear that nations once considered safe havens could be dragged down by the crisis in peripheral states like Greece and Spain.
Hedge funds bet wrong on wheat, right on copper
NEW YORK - Hedge funds and other money managers betting on a continued rally in U.S. wheat from dry weather bought close to $2 billion (1.3 billion pounds) worth of contracts in the grain over a week before the market's tumble three days ago, trade data on Friday showed.
Hedge funds find ways to trade euro misery
BOSTON/NEW YORK - Two decades ago, George Soros rose to fame and fortune on his now-historic trade in which he took on the Bank of England and shrewdly wagered on a devaluation of the British pound.
Star bank traders struggle to shine with own funds
LONDON - Some of the biggest traders to have swapped working at a bank for running their own hedge funds are finding it much tougher on their own, with returns since they launched lagging rivals and disappointing investors.
Funds of hedge funds fight to stay relevant
ZURICH/LONDON - For funds which market themselves on their ability to spot the sharpest hedge fund minds, it could be their greatest challenge yet. Investors who once trusted them to find the best returns are gaining the expertise and confidence to do it themselves.
Murdoch private eye targeted U.S. hedge fund boss
- A private detective working for Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers used a legally questionable tactic to obtain a hotel bill that a New York financier ran up at one of London's swankest hotels, records reviewed by Reuters show.
Hedge funds eye further profits from JPMorgan losses
LONDON - Hedge funds are positioned to squeeze more profits from JPMorgan & Co's losing position in U.S. credit derivatives, after racking up tidy gains from a lucrative trade that could end up costing the bank more than $3 billion.
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10 years of fund industry evolution: Lipper
Ed Moisson, Lipper's Head of UK and Cross-Border Research, looks back over a tumultuous decade.
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