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Star bank traders struggle to shine with own funds

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:19:44 +0000

Some of the biggest traders to have swapped working at a bank for running their own hedge funds are finding it much tougher on their own, with returns since they launched lagging rivals and disappointing ...

Star bank traders struggle to shine with own funds

Mon, 28 May 2012 11:17:26 +0000

JPMorgan ASEAN fund wary on commodity firms

Mon, 28 May 2012 09:54:15 +0000

JPMorgan Asset Management has cut its investments in commodity companies as it turns more risk averse due to slowing economic growth in China and India and the debt crisis in the euro zone. "If you ...

Insight: U.S. hedge funds find ways to trade euro misery

Mon, 28 May 2012 06:04:31 +0000

Two decades ago, George Soros rose to fame and fortune on his now-historic trade in which he took on the Bank of England and shrewdly wagered on a devaluation of the British pound. But it's unlikely the ...

Hedge funds bet wrong on wheat, right on copper

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:29:21 +0000

Hedge funds and other money managers betting on a continued rally in U.S. wheat from dry weather bought close to $2 billion worth of contracts in the grain over a week before the market's tumble three ...

Sycamore not ready to pull trigger on Talbots deal

Fri, 25 May 2012 21:22:04 +0000

The women's clothier Talbots Inc. said Friday that a deadline expired without a deal in its exclusive talks about being acquired by a private equity firm and that it will actively pursue other options.Its ...

Talbots deal on hold for now, shares plunge

Fri, 25 May 2012 20:26:44 +0000

Shares of Talbots Inc fell 41 percent on Friday after the company said that exclusive negotiations with Sycamore Partners had ended without an agreement for the private equity firm to buy the women's apparel ...