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Convertible Arbitrageurs Are Back in the Saddle

AQR Capital Management's David Kabiller and other convertible arbitrageurs, who were battered from all sides a year ago, are riding high. The HFRI convertible arbitrage index was up 24.8 percent through May.
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	The Truth About Donald Putnam A frank interview with contrarian M&A banker Donald Putnam.		The Hurdle is High at Victoria University Finance director Anthony Lennie will remember 2008 as the year hedge funds passed muster.

	Hedge Fund Investors Doubt Director Support Are hedge fund boards are representing investors’ best interests?		Outdated Rules Burden Phoenix Pension Copers's investment manager Greg Fitchet is trying break the shackles of an outmoded chart

Saturday July 04, 2009

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NEWS & VIEWS

Too-Big-to-Fail Problem Law of the Land Blog: A Federal Reserve governor raises the nuclear option.

Say on Pay, Anyone? Law of the land blog: The Obama administration doesn’t want to impose pay caps, but…

Nickels and Dimes? Reader's Comment: Operational expense claims are disputed in story about Millennium's Izzy Englander.

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A frank interview with contrarian M&A banker Donald Putnam.

Finance director Anthony Lennie will remember 2008 as the year hedge funds passed muster.

Are hedge fund boards are representing investors’ best interests?

Copers's investment manager Greg Fitchet is trying break the shackles of an outmoded chart

RESEARCH & RANKINGS

Top Hedge Fund Managers

Power 50

Regulation

No More Hedge Fund Secrets

Berkshire pension's Nick Greenwood to invest in hedge funds via managed-account platform.

Ethics Boards Are In

Some fund managers are voluntarily establishing independent ethics boards.

Pay-to-Play Poll

Survey shows NY pay-to-play scandal is on the minds of many investors lately.

Investment Strategies

The Number 51

UK's HFSB reaches half its goal to get 100 European funds to abide by its code.

Fortress Reaps Survivor Benefits in Zwirn Takeover

D. B. Zwirn transfers $2 billion in assets to crosstown rival Fortress Investment Group.

Demand Rises for Operational Experts

Hedge funds are targeting due diligence gurus and operational experts for their services.

Manager Profiles

A Little Hope Provides Emotional Rescue

Forged amid the grief of 9/11, Richard Schimel's support group heartens young people.

ATP Builds a Line of Homemade Hedge Funds

ATP's Fredrik Martinsson has been the driving force behind in-house hedge funds.

Merritt Graves: Undergrad Hedge Fund Prodigy

Could Merritt Graves be the next Ken Griffin?

Research

Asian Analysts Are Setting the Pace

These analysts are tops at identifying investment opportunities in the Asian market.

Year of the U-Turn

Our roster this year of the top single-manager hedge fund firms headquartered in Asia reflects some harsh news: a deep contraction across the industry.

Europe’s Top 50 Hedge Funds Suffer Carnage

Alpha's Europe Hedge Fund 50 hurt by performance losses and investor withdrawals.

Pensions

CalPERS Hints at Starting Hedge Funds

CalPERS considers building its own hedge funds and running them in-house.

Long-Short Pension Plan Solution

It's time for pensions to allocate a portion of their equity exposure to carefully chosen long-short equity funds.

Knoxville Pension Recovers From UBP Loss

Knoxville Pension pursues hedge fund strategy despite Union Bancaire Privée losses.

Trading Technology

Dark Pool Surge Shows Signs of Slowdown

Investors have doubts about dark pools, wondering if they are vulnerable to leaks.

Europe Ramps Up Demand for Co-Location Speed

Co-location lets European exchanges move closer to the action.

XBRL: New Breed of Robots

A new generation of Internet-sifting financial software is aiding portfolio managers.

International Markets

Pacific Alliance Proves the Power of Hedging in Asia

Chris Gradel and his team deliver strong returns in Asia.

Pacific Alliance Eyes Private Equity

Pacific Alliance's Allan Liu oversees private equity moves in China.

Energy and Basic Materials Rally

April was far from the cruelest month, as hedge funds staged a much-hoped-for rally.

Opinions

... and Omega

For a financial journalist, it’s hard to imagine a better beat than hedge funds.

California Wisdom: Embracing Pension Placement Agents

Lawmakers and regulators hoping to avoid pay-to-play pension scandals should look to the Golden State for advice. CalPERS believes that some East Coast institutional investors have overreacted in banning the use of pension placement agents.

Keep It Simple

Izzy Englander's investment mantra for Millennium: keep it simple.

Too-Big-to-Fail Problem
Law of the Land Blog: A Federal Reserve governor raises the nuclear option.

Say on Pay, Anyone?
Law of the land blog: The Obama administration doesn’t want to impose pay caps, but…

Nickels and Dimes?
Reader's Comment: Operational expense claims are disputed in story about Millennium's Izzy Englander.