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Below are the 20 largest hedge funds in the world ranked by discretionary assets under management as of mid-2019. Only assets in private funds following hedge fund strategies are counted. Some of these managers also manage public funds and offer non-hedge fund strategies. For example, BlackRock is the largest investment …
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A “fund of funds” (FOF) is an investment strategy of holding a portfolio of other investment funds rather than investing directly in stocks, bonds or other securities. This type of investing is often referred to as multi-manager investment. A fund of funds may be “fettered”, meaning that it invests only …
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A hedge fund is an investment fund that pools capital from accredited investors or institutional investors and invests in a variety of assets, often with complicated portfolio-construction and risk management techniques. It is administered by a professional investment management firm, and often structured as a limited partnership, limited liability company …
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Private equity funds and hedge funds are private investment vehicles used to pool investment capital, usually for a small group of large institutional or wealthy individual investors. They are subject to favorable regulatory treatment in most jurisdictions from which they are managed, which allows them to engage in financial activities …
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Investcorp is a global manager of alternative investment products, for private and institutional clients. Founded in 1982, the firm has offices in New York, London, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Doha, Mumbai and Singapore. Investcorp's principal client base is in the six countries of the Gulf Co-operation Council, but it also …
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100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF) is a global industry association for professionals who work in the alternative investment and broader finance industry. Actual membership comprises more than 15,000 professionals in 21 locations across 3 continents. 100WHF was formed in 2001. Its three pillars are Industry Education, Philanthropy and …
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130/30 Mining LP Afina Capital AGF Management Limited (TSX:AGF.B) Agilith Capital Inc. Albireo Asset Management Corp. AlphaNorth Asset Management AlphaNorth Partners Fund Inc Altema Diversified Equity Market Neutral Fund Analytic 130/30 Anson Group Arrow Hedge Partners Inc. ATY Trust Bellridge Capital Burlington Capital Management Ltd. BT …
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The Quantum Group of Funds are privately owned hedge funds based in London, New York, Curaçao (Kingdom of the Netherlands) and Cayman Islands. They are advised by George Soros through his company Soros Fund Management. Soros started the fund in 1973 in partnership with Jim Rogers. Wealthy Europeans put \$6 …
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Renaissance Technologies LLC is an American hedge fund firm based in East Setauket, New York, on Long Island, which specializes in systematic trading using quantitative models derived from mathematical and statistical analyses. The firm is widely regarded as the “most secretive and successful” hedge fund of all time. Their signature …
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Zero Hedge or ZeroHedge is a mainly financial markets website, that presents both in-house analysis, and analysis from investment banks, hedge funds, and other investment writers and analysts. Zero Hedge, per its motto, is bearish in its investment outlook and analysis, often deriving from its adherence to the Austrian School …