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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.support@ft.comWed, 9 Jul 2008 21:17 BSTFri, 25 Jul 2008 09:19:08 BSTNewspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/indepth/hedgefunds(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f7224d70-4df1-11dd-820e-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f7224d70-4df1-11dd-820e-000077b07658.htmlHedge funds endured their worst first half in almost two decades this year, with the average fund declining 0.75 per cent to the end of June but still outperforming broader market indicesWed, 9 Jul 2008 21:17 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a0ae96a2-4c56-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a0ae96a2-4c56-11dd-96bb-000077b07658.htmlThe biggest hedge funds are on a hiring binge, taking advantage of cutbacks at investment banks to recruit star traders, senior executives and whole teams to help them expandMon, 7 Jul 2008 20:02 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1662fe94-492b-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1662fe94-492b-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlSamuel Israel was denied bail and ordered to be jailed immediately after the former hedge fund manager abused his previous bail terms by faking his own death and going on the run, forcing an international manhuntThu, 3 Jul 2008 19:39 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6a312268-4849-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6a312268-4849-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlSamuel Israel, the former hedge fund manager who had been on the run for almost a month since faking his own death, was taken into custody in Massachusetts. He had disappeared on the day he was to begin a 20-year prison sentence for fraudWed, 2 Jul 2008 18:38 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/917d5fd8-4873-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/917d5fd8-4873-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlHedge funds will no longer be able to build secret stakes in companies after the UK Financial Services Authority announced it would introduce unexpectedly strict rules on the disclosure of derivativesThu, 3 Jul 2008 07:45 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9b8f3a8-4873-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c9b8f3a8-4873-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlThe Children's Investment Fund is at the sharp end of the fight over disclosure of covert stakes in companies built up through derivatives.Wed, 2 Jul 2008 22:54 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb43c0ca-479f-11dd-93ca-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb43c0ca-479f-11dd-93ca-000077b07658.htmlIn spite of declared short positions, big funds are sub-underwriting the rescue rights issue by HBOS, guaranteeing to buy the shares if the rights are not taken upTue, 1 Jul 2008 23:29 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/793ecbd8-45f7-11dd-9009-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/793ecbd8-45f7-11dd-9009-0000779fd2ac.htmlWhen hedge fund manager and convicted fraudster Samuel Israel III disappeared this month, leaving nothing but the message "suicide is painless" scrawled in the dust on his car, you can be sure his life assurer did not pay out – not least because police believe he was trying to fake his deathSun, 29 Jun 2008 17:39 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/28b69560-43d6-11dd-842e-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/28b69560-43d6-11dd-842e-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe industry is expecting billions of dollars to flood out when investors demand their money back from poorly performing funds amid strong average returns in April and MayFri, 27 Jun 2008 04:38 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c24b06c2-4348-11dd-842e-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c24b06c2-4348-11dd-842e-0000779fd2ac.htmlActivist overseas funds lost battles against Japan's J-Power and NipponKoa Insurance, as shareholders knocked back moves to oust management and win dividend hikesThu, 26 Jun 2008 14:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/db5be284-4150-11dd-9661-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/db5be284-4150-11dd-9661-0000779fd2ac.htmlWatchdog's new disclosure rules aim to deter market abuse by hedge funds that short-sell on companies undergoing rights issuesMon, 23 Jun 2008 22:45 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba0ed5c2-3eef-11dd-8fd9-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba0ed5c2-3eef-11dd-8fd9-0000779fd2ac.htmlSources close to the US Marshals said that almost two weeks after he disappeared, former hedge fund boss Samuel Israel was now viewed as one of their top 10 fugitives and when caught was likely to face treatment as harsh as the law would allowFri, 20 Jun 2008 18:47 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c30c970e-3e4a-11dd-b16d-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c30c970e-3e4a-11dd-b16d-0000779fd2ac.htmlHedge funds claim that new rules designed to shore up rights issues could backfire and push up the cost of raising capital Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:10 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/56dc0ddc-3e2a-11dd-b16d-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/56dc0ddc-3e2a-11dd-b16d-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe credit crisis and volatile financial markets led to the fewest new hedge fund launches since 2000 in the first quarter, with liquidations of existing funds also risingThu, 19 Jun 2008 19:20 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ac40a990-3d85-11dd-bbb5-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ac40a990-3d85-11dd-bbb5-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe City regulator has rushed to change its emergency rules on short-selling disclosure during rights issues to close a loophole that would have let hedge funds avoid stating their holdingsWed, 18 Jun 2008 23:50 BST