A New Rule Book for Hedge Funds: The Football Field Test
Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn learned firsthand the numerous pitfalls that even the most successful hedge fund managers face.
For Hedge Funds in Asia, Big is Beautiful
As more and more hedge funds rush to Asia, in terms of size, bigger is proving to be better.
Hedge funds exit stage left, pursued by bearishness
LONDON—World-renowned news and opinion magazine The Economist announced plans to suspend any new online and print content for the next month in an effort to finally allow subscribers...
The hedgies’ tool of choice
The letter.From an old New Yorker story on Daniel Loeb:Loeb’s favored device is the scolding letter, formally addressed, publicly released, and ruthlessly frank in its assessments...
John Paulson vs Hartford Financial
You’ll have to imagine how it sounded.But here’s an interesting demonstration of John Paulson at work… stepping onto Hartford Financial’s earnings conference...
Further reading
Elsewhere on Thursday,- No, banks shouldn’t be in the tail risk-selling business.- Hempton on Diamond Foods: “There is seldom only one cockroach…”...
Hard Times For Hedge Fund Investors
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Source: FT.com, January 27, 2012
Hard Times For Hedge Fund Investors
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Source: FT.com, January 27, 2012
So Why Hasn’t SEC Enforcement Chief Robert Khuzami Resigned? SEC Only Now Investigating CDOs Created on His Watch at Deutsche Bank
I'd heard from German speaking readers about the Der Spiegel report of an SEC investigation in its German edition over the weekend and they've now released it in their English language version.
Der Spiegel is careful about its sourcing, so readers should take this account seriously.
Further reading
Elsewhere on Friday,- The high yield ETF is really, really popular.- The bubble in central banking.- Why people become investment bankers.- Is the natural gas rebound sustainable?...
SocGen: hedgies short euro against dollar “like never before”
A chart from SocGen’s latest Hedge Fund Watch showing that as of last week, hedge funds were short the Euro against the dollar “like never before”…Make...
Further reading
Elsewhere on Thursday,- The internet Web: French.- Fed take, I: ’Ever heard of the phrase “data overload?”‘- Fed take, II: was Ben showing his frustration?...
