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Steven Sun, HSBC’s senior China strategist, is ’cautiously optimistic’ on the outlook for the country’s stock market
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Resignation and restatement cast shadow on GLG
The unexpected resignation of a star hedge fund manager, poor performance and the forced restatement of costs overshadowed the asset manager’s first-quarter results
Lehman executive in fund launch
Investment in fixed income securities eyed
Hedge funds to put down roots in Middle East
Tenet of Islamic finance remains a bar
Local knowledge and location are key for Ajeej
Riyadh-based fund at heart of region’s growth
Spencer launches Africa fund
Rush of money into frontier markets
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David Darst, Morgan Stanley’s chief investment strategist, is sceptical of the recent rally in financial markets
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Why today’s hedge fund industry may not survive
Just as it is particularly difficult to know whether a manager is skilful rather than lucky, it is hard to distinguish talented managers from untalented, so the business is bound to attract the unscrupulous and unskilled, writes Martin Wolf
Hunter among hedge funds is now the hunted
After years pressuring borrowers and their private equity owners, the hedge fund Highland Capital Management is scrambling to resist the downdraught
A fierce battle for brain power
Many quantitative, or computer-driven, hedge funds have hired academics, following the lead of investment banks, in the search for new investment ideas, but strategy has some way to run
Hedge funds show resilience in thorny times
Investment vehicles where the managers have a big personal stake are outshining Wall Street banks and brokerage firms
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