AQR drills for beta in new style; Hedge fund replication has bottom-up...

Pensions & Investments;  August 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ......LLC are about to road-test their belief that hedge fund alpha is just beta waiting to be discovered...by identifying common risk factors based on hedge fund indexes. Unlike typical hedge fund replication strategies, however, the Greenwich-bas...

U.S. hedge fund fugitive surrenders to police

International Herald Tribune;  July 4, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Tribune 07-04-2008 U.S. hedge fund fugitive surrenders to...FINANCE/BUSINESS Samuel Israel 3rd tricked his investors...manager of the Bayou Group hedge fund, whose faked suicide on...other notable fugitives, Israel did not make it very far...thing and turn himself in." Israel, ...

Officials Kick Off Texas Hedge Fund Association

Daily News;  April 30, 2002 ;     390 words ...HOUSTON (HedgeWorld.com) - A prominent state in the hedge fund industry, Texas, now has its own hedge fund group to aid hedge fund investors and managers alike. The formation of the Texas Hedge Fund Association is...

Suicide or Scam? Hedge Fund Faker Vanishes on Way To the Hoosegow

The Washington Post;  June 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ...For nine years, Samuel Israel III did a terrific impersonation...he ran Bayou Management, a hedge fund that collapsed in a big pile...took, authorities think that Israel has come up with a role that...suicide faker. On Monday, Israel was expected to drive himself...reports of a jumper and ...

Bayou Hedge Fund Founder Sentenced to 20 Years for Fraud

The Washington Post;  April 15, 2008 ;     503 words ...Samuel Israel III, a co-founder of the hedge-fund company Bayou Group...among the biggest hedge-fund companies to come...Investment Fund. Israel's sentence is among...investors to the hedge fund. "Mr. Israel volunteered to speak...

SEC considering new hedge fund regs; Looks to raise investment bar,...

Investment News;  November 6, 2006 ;     700+ words ......WASHINGTON - Raising the qualifications for hedge fund investors is one of several rules that...overturned the 2004 rule requiring more hedge fund managers to register as investment advisers...Under current SEC rules, in order for a hedge fund to charge a performance fee, as most...

Moonlighting appeals to hedge fund managers; Some are running separates or...

Investment News;  September 6, 2004 ;     700+ words ......DETROIT - In the high-stakes world of hedge fund management, some managers have discovered...don't compare to what can be made on a hedge fund, the list of reasons for slumming it...Paul Glazer, who manages a $65 million hedge fund through Glazer Capital LLC in New York...

questions abound: Investibility of hedge fund indexes debated; They're...

Pensions & Investments;  September 17, 2001 ;     700+ words ...NEW YORK - Some hedge fund index providers are betting that institutions...toward new vehicles that track the returns of hedge fund indexes. But others say the drawbacks of investible hedge fund index strategies far outweigh the potential...

Big players: MSCI, S&P move into crowded field of hedge fund...

Pensions & Investments;  November 11, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Chris Clair The hedge fund index world got a little more crowded...represent the returns of the $500 billion hedge fund industry, its several thousand funds...support of a broad spectrum of the hedge fund industry. Or its users, for that...

Huge potential: Few hedge fund firms are for sale these days.(News)

Pensions & Investments;  December 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Investment firms seeking to add or expand hedge fund operations will have to be creative. That's because hedge fund managers have little incentive to sell...strong entrepreneurial streak shared by hedge fund managers, many of whom left larger companies...

Registration likely: How far will hedge fund rules go? Don't underestimate...

Pensions & Investments;  July 12, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Christine Williamson WASHINGTON - The hedge fund industry is certain the SEC will begin...William H. Donaldson to get proposed hedge fund regulation changes past other SEC commissioners...predict fast action. Before Labor Day, the hedge fund industry will have its marching orders...

Fugitive convicted hedge fund manager surrenders

International Herald Tribune;  July 3, 2008 ;     700+ words ......07-03-2008 Fugitive convicted hedge fund manager surrenders Byline...BUSINESS NEW YORK -- The fugitive hedge fund swindler Samuel Israel 3rd surrendered to law enforcement...2005 collapse of his Bayou hedge fund. Israel, who disappeared June 9, surrendered...

Hedge Fund Returns Seen Negative in 2008

Daily News;  April 9, 2008 ;     510 words ...LONDON (Reuters) - The hedge fund industry has become "contaminated" by being...returns this year, according to high-profile hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry. Speaking at the Reuters Hedge Fund & Private Equity Summit in London, Mr. Hendry...

Analysis of the Size of Hedge Fund IT Spending in Europe.

M2 Presswire;  August 4, 2006 ;     359 words ......Markets: Analysis of the Size of Hedge Fund IT Spending in Europe.(C)1994-2006...opportunities and trends across the European hedge fund industry. Scope of this title: - Provides current and forecasted hedge fund spend until 2009- Breaks down IT...

With Hedge Fund Replication Going Mainstream, This Book Provides Clear...

M2 Presswire;  November 17, 2008 ;     700+ words ......November 2008-Research and Markets: With Hedge Fund Replication Going Mainstream, This Book...report Alternative Beta Strategies and Hedge Fund Replication to their offering. It has...popularized discussion within the global hedge fund industry on replicating hedge funds...