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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 28, 2008
MFA plans effort to reach out to SEC

The Managed Funds Association, following the direction of many of its hedge fund members, is moving to get ahead of an expected trend toward increased regulatory oversight.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 25, 2008
SEC sues Gabelli for market timing

Ex-execs committed securities fraud by allowing a hedge fund to profit by quickly trading shares, the SEC alleges.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 23, 2008
Citadel nabs another JPMorgan exec

Derek Kaufman, who spent 12 years at JPMorgan, will serve as the hedge fund's senior managing director.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 23, 2008
Top manager to depart GLG

Greg Coffey, a portfolio manager with the hedge fund, who oversees $7 billion in assets, is stepping down May 1.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 22, 2008
Sales of existing homes drop 2% in March

Sales of existing homes decreased by 2% last month to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.93 million units.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 21, 2008
Unhedged hedge optimism

The current economic and market challenges apparently aren't enough to derail the growth and prosperity of the $2 trillion hedge fund industry, according to a survey of hedge fund managers.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 18, 2008
Goldstein to start pro-hedge fund group

Activist hedge fund manager Phillip Goldstein will create a non-profit to help the industry challenge "regulatory injustices."

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 16, 2008
$3.7 billion man tops hedge fund list

Paulson & Co.'s John Paulson was paid $3.7 billion in 2007, surpassing George Soros, who received $2.9 billion.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 15, 2008
Best practices for hedge funds proposed

Hedge fund managers prepared one set of recommendations; investors with money in the funds compiled the other.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 15, 2008
Bayou 'mastermind' gets 20-year sentence

Samuel Israel III, former CEO of the defunct Bayou hedge fund, was also ordered to pay $300 million in restitution.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 11, 2008
London hedge fund sued for late trading

Headstart Advisers and its chief investment adviser, Najy N. Nasser, reaped $198 million in illicit profits, the SEC alleges.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 09, 2008
Hedge fund scoops up ex-Bear exec

Jerry Bailey, former senior advisory director at Bear Stearns Merchant Bank, is joining Halcyon Asset Management.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 07, 2008
Hedge funds lag market indicators

The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index declined 1.9% last month and is off 3.5% year-to-date through March 31.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 07, 2008
Hedge funds grew 14.5% in 2007

Despite the recent turmoil throughout the financial markets, the hedge fund industry appears to be alive and well, according to the latest calculations showing that the number of funds grew by 14.5% last year, but some say the data may be suspect.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 07, 2008
U.S., U.K. hedge fund groups join forces

The Managed Funds Association has announced a collaborative partnership with the London's Alternative Investment Management Association.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 04, 2008
Moguls see opportunity in distressed debt

“I wouldn’t invest in U.S. assets today, but I would buy U.S. paper,” said Sam Zell, chairman of several REITS.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 03, 2008
Struggling REITs ripe for the picking

“This is probably one of the most exciting times [for REITs],” said Marty Cohen, co-chairman and co-CEO of Cohen & Steers.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 02, 2008
Hedge manager testifies in Pellicano case

A hedge fund manager testified that a Hollywood private detective once offered to have a movie producer killed for him.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 01, 2008
REITs outpace indexes in first quarter

Equity REITs posted total returns, including dividends, of 1.4%, while all REITs were down slightly at 0.42%.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 31, 2008
Man Group buys into Ore Hill Partners

The hedge fund has agreed to buy a 50% stake in the New York-based credit specialist fund manager Ore Hill Partners.