finalternatives.com - 12/12/2008
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Okumus Capital, a $989 million hedge fund shop, is shuttering its hedge fund and long-only offerings, FIN alternatives has learned. The New York-based firm’s trio of hedge funds and its long-only fund have been burned by the financial crisis this year. According to public data on its ...
marketfolly.com - 12/9/2008
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marketfolly.com —
We're back with our monthly aggregation of performance
numbers from some noteworthy hedge funds. If you missed
it, you can check out our October update as well. Enjoy. Overall, hedge funds were -1.1% last month and are now -17.7% for the year. Paul ...
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November Hedge Fund Performance Numbers
business.timesonline.co.uk - 12/19/2008
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business.timesonline.co.uk —
A record number of almost 1,000 hedge funds
will be forced into liquidation this year as torrid
investment markets take their toll of the alternative investment industry and worried investors redeem funds. A total of 693 hedge funds crashed during ...
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Hedge fund failures to hit record as investors flee
dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com - 12/19/2008
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dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com —
The 35,000-square-foot house owned by Steven A. Cohen,
the heavyweight of the hedge-fund world, is a step
closer to getting even bigger. The planning and zoning commission in Greenwich., Conn., has voted 5-to-0 in favor of his application for a ...
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Expansion of Hedge-Fund Castle Moves Ahead
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New York Hedge Fund Down And Out
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New York Hedge Fund Down And Out (finalternatives.com) Search Enter your search terms Web HF Submit search form 2008-12-12 "Okumus Capital, a $989 million hedge fund shop, is shuttering its hedge fund and long-only offerings, FINalternatives has learned. " ...
THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 12 December 2008
FiNTAG - Hedge Fund News, Views, Opinions and Gossip —
... Fintag says World War 3? I always thought it would involve nuclear weapons, not words. But I guess this could be just the beginning of something small and pathetically un-newsworthy. NEW YORK HEDGE FUND DOWN AND OUT finalternatives ...
Hedge Fund Best Ideas and Consensus Follow-Up
World Beta - Engineering Targeted Returns and Risk —
... The tables below show results consistent with the backtests - namely outperformance of 9% to 13% per year. (Which I find amazing given that at least one of these managers has shut down. Any suggestions on who to replace Okumus with? Appaloosa?) ...
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