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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.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 10, 2007
High hedge fees here to stay, report says

Despite faltering performance for hedge funds in the last few months, fees aren't dropping anytime soon, Reuters reported.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 10, 2007
Hedge fund adviser charged with short sales

The SEC today charged Sandell Asset Management Corp. with short-sale violations.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 09, 2007
Hedge fund fudging scrutinized

Hedge fund managers may be overvaluing prices on illiquid securities to keep investors in the game.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 09, 2007
Emerging-market returns jump in Q3

Emerging equity markets returned 13.81% in the quarter ended Sept. 30, more than six times the developed equity markets’ return of 2.07% in the same period.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 09, 2007
Private-equity firms dodge tax bullet

The fierce battle over an increased private-equity tax is stalling in the Senate, according to The Washington Post.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 08, 2007
Hedge funds gain ground in September

After mid-August’s lows, indexes across the board posted improvements.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 08, 2007
Goldman buys 9.99% stake in Winton

Goldman Sachs's new private-equity fund has purchased a stake in a $10 billion London-based hedge fund manager.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 08, 2007
Tax changes mean fiduciary issues

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 08, 2007
B-D exemption rule dead, but the debate rages on

The debate over issues related to the broker-dealer exemption rule continues.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 08, 2007
Distressed debt market dries up — and drought may last

The market for debt securities from issuers already in, or heading for, default has virtually stalled. And issuance may become even scarcer.

INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 08, 2007
Personalized service the norm at Highline Wealth Management

The walls of Neal Simon's office at Highline Wealth Management LLC are lined with the images of people he and his wife photographed during their travels through China, Guatemala, India, Indonesia and Peru.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 02, 2007
Morgan Stanley raises $1.5 for Asia fund

The private-equity fund will invest in China, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan as well as Japan, India and Australia.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 01, 2007
Subprime crisis breeds opportunity

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 01, 2007
Pride of the quants

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 01, 2007
Hedge funds shake summer doldrums

September hedge funds recovered from a sickly August to generate positive returns of 0.85% net of fees for investors.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 01, 2007
Cazenove and Dexion seek to raise $612M

Investor appetite for hedge funds will be gauged as London-listed closed-end funds are expected to announce plans to raise a combined $612 million.