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• Citizens On Patrol: The Blogosphere As Regulator

  
  The Reformed Broker — Authority: 636
  Tonight we witnessed a watershed event in financial blogging, and it concerns The Case of Who Front-Ran the 3Com Takeover . By now, the only people out there still trying to use options contracts to profit from inside information are the brain-dead and the citizens of non-extradition countries.  As is well known, I ...
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• Hedge Fund Association “Speak Up” Gains Traction on Capitol Hill

  
  Hedge Fund News From HedgeCo.Net — Authority: 512
  Washington, DC – November 9, 2009 – The Hedge Fund Association, HFA, today announced progress on its “ Speak Up ” campaign, which seeks to ensure that regulation of the hedge fund industry meets government concerns without imposing over-reaching, broad measures that makes it costly for small funds to ...
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• Email Fails as the Holy Grail: Making More Sense of the Bear Trial

  
  WSJ.com: Law Blog — Authority: 742
  The Bear Stearns verdict on Thursday helps illustrate the perils for prosecutors of relying too much on emails for evidence.
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• Distressed companies still scrambling for financing

  
  DealZone — Authority: 433
  Are the shoots really so green? Not for distressed companies. Restructuring is still tough for mid-sized companies, even as confidence about the economy has improved, according to a report by investment banking firm Morgan Joseph & Co Inc.   “Direct lending by hedge funds has virtually dried up as they are ...
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• Crescendo Partners Up Triple Digits YTD, Makes Capital Raising Push

  
  FINalternatives — Authority: 550
  Crescendo Partners, whose activist-oriented portfolio Crescendo Partners III reported a 2% gain last month and is up 151% for the year and 22% since its inception in January 2007, is on a fundraising push. read more
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• Liongate Fund Of Hedge Funds Dubai Expansion

  
  Hedge Fund News From HedgeCo.Net — Authority: 512
  New York (HedgeCo.net) –  Winner of the “Fund of Hedge Funds Leader of the Year” 2009, Liongate Capital Management, has opened a Dubai office after being awarded a license by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to operate from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The $2.3 billion ...
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• Australian Companies Turn to Hedge Funds for Finance, KPMG Says

  
  Hedge Fund News From HedgeCo.Net — Authority: 512
  Bloomberg – Hedge funds are boosting investments in Australian companies, filling a “funding gap” left by a reduction in bank lending, according to David Heathcote, head of KPMG International’s debt-advisory practice in Australia. “There is significant volume available, particularly from offshore funds ...
  18 hours ago

• Parsing the Verdict on Bear Fund Managers

  
  DealBook — Authority: 783
  The acquittal of the two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers suggests that blame for the financial crisis is not easily apportioned, Breakingviews says.
  23 hours ago

• Jury acquits ex-Bear Stearns hedge fund managers

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 158
  By Grant McCool and Michael Erman Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers were found not guilty of fraud, a decision that could make government prosecutors less likely to bring criminal charges against Wall Street executives for their role in the financial crisis. The case — ...
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• Former Rencap Exec Joins Hedge Fund Red Star

  
  FINalternatives — Authority: 550
  Scott Licamele, former vice president of equity research sales at Renaissance Capital, has joined Greenwich, Conn.-based hedge fund Red Star Asset Management. read more
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• Your Tax Dollars at Work: Dodd’s 1100 Page Financial Reform Bill

  
  The Reformed Broker — Authority: 636
  A BILL   To identify and address risks to the stability of the United States financial system through the establishment of the Agency for Financial Stability, to ensure the orderly resolution of failing complex financial institutions in order to minimize economic turmoil and protect ...
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• Deutsche Bank: Hedge Fund Assets Headed To $2 Trillion

  
  FINalternatives — Authority: 550
  Hedge funds could be back at $2 trillion by the end of next year, eclipsing their previous asset peak as investors return, Deutsche Bank’s prime brokerage chief predicted. read more
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• Harbinger Flagship Up 41%, Blue Line Up 54%

  
  FINalternatives — Authority: 550
  Activist hedge fund Harbinger Capital Management is up more than 40% through the first 10 months of the year. read more
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• Hedge funds set for partial EU victory

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 982
  European Parliament committee working on the proposed directive will not impose limits on the amount that hedge funds and private equity firms can borrow to invest London-based hedge fund managers are set to secure a partial victory in their battle against tougher European controls on their industry. A European ...
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• Biggest Hedge Fund Winners…And Losers

  
  FINalternatives — Authority: 550
  While many hedge funds are just keeping pace with the broader markets, three hedge funds are counting themselves among the 100%-plus club so far this year, according to one report. read more
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• The key to this “rally” is funny-money printed by the American Politburo (a/k/a Federal Reserve).

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 449
  They have printed, or will print, up to $1.75 trillion new dollars, which will be conjured out of thin air. Of this amount of newly printed cash, most was injected into the economy in the form of mortgages, in a vain attempt to raise housing prices to help banks repair their failing balance sheets. About $500 billion ...
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• Its a Great Time To Start a Hedge Fund

  
  The Big Money — Authority: 716
  Nov. 10 (Bloomberg)—There are tough new regulations on the horizon. There are scandals and arrests. Investors, shaken by the credit crunch, are nervous about taking risks. Yes, there has never been a better time to polish your CV, shine your shoes, and start a new hedge fund. The world is perfectly poised for ...
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• AMG Invests In Hong Kong Hedge Fund Manager

  
  FINalternatives — Authority: 550
  Affiliated Managers Group has taken a stake in Hong Kong-based hedge fund Value Partners Group. read more
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• Greenlight Up 30%, Breaches High-Water Mark

  
  FINalternatives — Authority: 550
  With just two months left in the year, another prominent hedge fund has recovered its losses from last year. read more
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• Survey: Institutions Dominant Among Hedge Fund Investors

  
  FINalternatives — Authority: 550
  Hedge funds used to be the preserve of the very wealthy individual. Now, the industry’s bread is buttered by institutional investors. read more
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