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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 14, 2007
Amaranth sues JPMorgan for $1 billion

The now-defunct hedge fund claims that JPMorgan Chase & Co. hindered its efforts to avoid collapse.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 14, 2007
Greenwich hedge index climbs in October

And the index has increased 12.75% year-to-date, marking the best performance for the first ten months of the year since 2003.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 13, 2007
Fortress dips on IPO costs

The Chicago-based private-equity and hedge fund firm posted a net loss of $37.6 million, or 52 cents a share.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 12, 2007
Wunderkind is back

Timothy Sykes, the boy wonder investor, who turned $12,415 in bar mitzvah money into $1.65 million by trading stocks, started and folded his own hedge fund. Then he wrote a book about his experiences. Now he is embarking on a new venture.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 09, 2007
Global REIT market cap rises 25% in year

Global REIT market capitalization was $764 billion as of June 30, up about 25% from the year before, according to a report by Ernst & Young.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 08, 2007
AMG buys stake in Frisco hedge fund

Affiliated Managers Group today announced that it had purchased a stake in ValueAct Capital Partners.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 06, 2007
Hedge fund inflows $18.6B in September

Emerging markets took the lion’s share of the new money, as investors poured in $11.4 billion – 61% of the total.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 05, 2007
Hedge funds next target of plaintiff's bar?

The collapse of some hedge funds may be turning into the next cause celebre for plaintiff's attorneys who file arbitration claims on behalf of investors looking to recoup losses.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 05, 2007
CFTC asks Congress to give it more clout

Federal commodities regulators want new powers to police energy derivative trades of the sort that contributed to the collapse of Greenwich, Conn.-based Amaranth Advisors LLC last year.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 05, 2007
SEC looks to allow tombstone ads for private offerings

A Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to modernize regulation of private securities offerings has generated concerns from state regulators and some industry interests that it would blur the line between public and private deals.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 02, 2007
Merrill said to hide losses behind hedges

Sources say the firm has been asking hedge funds to take on mortgage-related securities.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 29, 2007
Move to register hedge funds could spur relocations

California's proposal to register hedge funds could drive much of the industry out of the state, experts say.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 23, 2007
Hedge funds thrive in third quarter

Investors pumped $45.2 billion into the hedge fund industry during the third quarter, according to data from Hedge Fund Research.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 19, 2007
Merrill rolls out platform for hedge funds

Merrill Lynch has launched an independent broker-neutral platform for its prime brokerage clients in the hedge fund industry.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 16, 2007
Hedge funds revive in third quarter

Hedge funds pulled out of this summer’s market havoc, recording average returns of 2.44% for the third quarter, according to Morningstar Inc.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 15, 2007
Players swing at hedge fund pitch

Four prominent Major League Baseball players are major investors in a hedge fund that was launched last spring, according to Bloomberg.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 11, 2007
Dodge & Cox's Gunn blasts hedge funds

Hedge fund investors are likely to get burned, said John Gunn, chief executive of Dodge & Cox.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 11, 2007
$23.5 billion goes to private equity real estate

Real estate investment managers raised about $23.5 billion in 285 private equity funds in the first half of the year, according to Ernst & Young.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 11, 2007
Private-equity tax said to be alive in House

The private-equity tax hike will not go gentle into that good night, according to published reports.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 11, 2007
Treasury eyes hedge fund fees

The Treasury is weighing a number of guidance projects, including one on hedge funds’ tax treatment of management fees.