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Traders beware rush to set up hedge funds

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:38:06 GMT

Former bank employees who are attempting to go it alone face pitfalls including rising regulatory costs and investor preference for established managers and robust systems

Henderson benefits as funds beat benchmarks

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:12:40 GMT

A strong performance by its funds and rising global equity markets helped the group report a surge in annual pre-tax profits and assets under management

Calpers wins Apple shareholder vote

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:49:53 GMT

Calpers won a victory for shareholder rights at the Apple annual meeting as the California pension fund pushed through a resolution in favour of majority voting for director elections

Hedge funds wary of high leverage

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:14:30 GMT

In spite of opportunities, there seems to be little appetite for risk, particularly in response to the Mideast crisis and fears that it could spread to Saudi Arabia