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China Focused Hedge Funds had worst monthly performance this July in last seven years. The HFRI Index for China, which tracks hedge funds that...

The $3 trillion hedge fund industry has more than ten thousand hedge fund managers operating across the globe. But the HFI has remained highly...

Agecroft Partners predicts hedge fund industry assets to increase a quarter trillion dollars by summer of 2016! This is an update to an article I...

Hedge Funds Net-Short Gold First Time in History Last month, hedge funds and other speculators shifted to a net-short position (bearish) in Gold for the...

Hedge Fund managers are often called Investment Advisors as well. Because of the advisory role they play in guiding and counseling institutional investors, by...

We continue series of articles based on the book “The Pragmatic Hedge Fund Manager” started with Part 1 on The History of Hedge Fund...

Till recently, most of Hedge Funds and investors were bullish on China. But the recent panic in the country’s stock markets has changed the...

    Today, Hedge Funds Industry grown to $3tn and inflows from investors are increasing.  Hedge Fund Investor Strategies are critical and are part of the...

Hedge funds and other large speculators who had accumulated oil futures and options contracts to the highest level since 2011 are sharply cutting their...

In recent years, the hedge funds have been facing criticism for poor performance relative to S&P 500. Performance-wise 2014 was the worst year, with...

We continue series based on the book “The Pragmatic Hedge Fund Manager” started with Part 1 on The History of Hedge Fund Industry. Below...

  'I'm only rich because I know when I'm wrong. I basically have survived by recognizing my mistakes.' - George Soros. George Soros is the world's...

The Venture Capital industry is moving towards the peak of 2000. Aggregate deal value of $64bn in H1 2015 creates a confidence that crossing...

It depends on the circumstances and the capital. In the United States, there is no minimum capital requirement, so a company can be formed...

"If you don’t own gold...there is no sensible reason other than you don’t know history or you don’t know the economics of it...," says...

The Directions for the Hedge Fund Industry - Opportunity(ies) in the face of adversity, innovation, regulation and Disruption! #Gaim2015 Are Hedge Funds managing close to 5%...

General Costs Typically, a hedge fund startup costs are around $55,000 to $ 110,000. These costs include the investment incurred on branding, website development,...

Bridgewater manages $170bn in assets Bridgewater Associates with $170bn in assets under management is the largest hedge fund. Founded by Ray Dalio in 1975 out...

How to Set Up a Hedge Fund Hedge funds have been a huge success for the most part ever since their conception. A large number...

The article is continuation of our series of articles from the book " The Pragmatic Hedge Fund Manager". The previous posts covered the recent...

So, what really is a '$1bn Club' in the $3 trillion hedge fund industry (HFI)? Investors and Hedge Fund Managers worldwide are watching with...

“The $1bn Club, those hedge funds with at least $1bn or more in assets under management, have continued to grow over the past twelve...

Our previous posts within the series of the book "The Pragmatic Hedge Fund Manager" have now given you enough information to understand what this...

Creating a Sustainable Infrastructure Many emerging fund managers enter the hedge fund business thinking that the most challenging thing they will have to do is...

In the previous post within the series on "The Pragmatic Hedge Fund Manager" we presented the Upside part of creation of Hedge Fund. As...