• Tactics Over Returns for Major Hedge Funds in January

  Major hedge funds managers such as Ken Griffin, Paul Tudor Jones, Izzy Englander, and Dan Och trailed the broad markets in January but look soundly positioned, tactically.
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  Natural Disasters Are Increasing: How Does That Affect Risk?

  There has been a surge in natural disasters and other risk, but also a keener awareness of how they are connected.
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  The Value Trap of Deeply Cyclical Stocks

  Investors in seemingly cheap cyclical stocks like Caterpillar, Deere and Joy Global could be in for an ugly surprise when the global economy slows down.
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  Dynamism Is the Key to De-Risking Today

  How should investors de-risk when the traditional route, bonds, are providing such poor returns? Dynamically, is the answer.
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  Five Questions: LME's Martin Abbott Considering Takeover

  Martin Abbott, CEO of the London Metal Exchange, is considering takeover offers. But, he insists, the exchange is in a position to take them or leave them.
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  Volcker Rule Could Hurt Investors

  Despite its many benefits, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act could drive up trading costs and soak up liquidity if the new rules are implemented as written.
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  Western Union Ups the Ante in Proxy Access Battles

  The SEC will soon decide if Western Union can exclude a proxy access proposal from a shareholder. The decision will have major ramifications for proxy votes.
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  After Veto, Europe’s Exchanges Gird for Derivatives Battle

  The EU blocked the Deutsche Börse-NYSE Euronext merger to promote competition in futures and options. Rivals including the LSE Group and BATS Chi-X Europe will be only too happy to oblige.
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  Chinese Firms Raising Yuan Mutual Funds in Hong Kong

  Hong Kong has seen the launch of the first of a new batch of renminbi-denominated mutual funds approved by the Chinese government.
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  European Unemployment Adds to Debt Woes

  Austerity threatens growth and with it, governments’ ability to service their debts. At least interest rates are falling.

• Tactics Over Returns for Major Hedge Funds in January

  Major hedge funds managers such as Ken Griffin, Paul Tudor Jones, Izzy Englander, and Dan Och trailed the broad markets in January but look soundly positioned, tactically.
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  Natural Disasters Are Increasing: How Does That Affect Risk?

  There has been a surge in natural disasters and other risk, but also a keener awareness of how they are connected.
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  The Value Trap of Deeply Cyclical Stocks

  Investors in seemingly cheap cyclical stocks like Caterpillar, Deere and Joy Global could be in for an ugly surprise when the global economy slows down.
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  Dynamism Is the Key to De-Risking Today

  How should investors de-risk when the traditional route, bonds, are providing such poor returns? Dynamically, is the answer.
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  Five Questions: LME's Martin Abbott Considering Takeover

  Martin Abbott, CEO of the London Metal Exchange, is considering takeover offers. But, he insists, the exchange is in a position to take them or leave them.
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  Volcker Rule Could Hurt Investors

  Despite its many benefits, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act could drive up trading costs and soak up liquidity if the new rules are implemented as written.
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  Western Union Ups the Ante in Proxy Access Battles

  The SEC will soon decide if Western Union can exclude a proxy access proposal from a shareholder. The decision will have major ramifications for proxy votes.
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  After Veto, Europe’s Exchanges Gird for Derivatives Battle

  The EU blocked the Deutsche Börse-NYSE Euronext merger to promote competition in futures and options. Rivals including the LSE Group and BATS Chi-X Europe will be only too happy to oblige.
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  Chinese Firms Raising Yuan Mutual Funds in Hong Kong

  Hong Kong has seen the launch of the first of a new batch of renminbi-denominated mutual funds approved by the Chinese government.
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  European Unemployment Adds to Debt Woes

  Austerity threatens growth and with it, governments’ ability to service their debts. At least interest rates are falling.

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  Chinese Firms Raising Yuan Mutual Funds in Hong Kong

  Hong Kong has seen the launch of the first of a new batch of renminbi-denominated mutual funds approved by the Chinese government.
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  RBC Takes On High Frequency Predators

  New institutional trading system designed by bank aims to prevent front-running by hedge funds using fancy algos to detect orders. THOR does that by reversing the usual execution pattern.
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  British Pension Funds Double Their Hedge Fund Holdings

  A recent study has shown that U.K. pension funds almost doubled their investments in hedge funds in 2011.
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  Shell Is Last FTSE 100 Company to Close DB Plan

  In the U.K., Shell is closing its defined benefit scheme to new members despite having surplus cash, highlighting the skittishness in the pension industry worldwide.
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  Will the SEC Kill Off Money Market Funds?

  Big changes could be afoot for money market funds, but it all depends on SEC regulations.
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  Into the Green Tiptoe Investors

  Pension funds and other institutions are beginning to take steps to manage climate change risk, but experts attending a U.N. conference last week say they need to do more.
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  Impact Investors Move Closer to Getting Their Own Exchanges

  Devoted to companies and projects with a social mission, the impact investment space remains fragmented. In response to demand from institutional and other investors, a handful of firms are seeking to create impact investing exchanges.
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  Beijing Preps for a Soft Landing

  Tighter credit over the past year has cooled property prices without undermining growth, setting the stage for fresh easing.
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  Pension Funds Ride to the U.S. Economy’s Rescue

  By investing in the country’s crumbling infrastructure as part of a bigger effort involving governments and unions, CalPERS and other public pensions hope to get America back to work.
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  Flash Performance Report: Who’s Up, Who’s Down?

  It’s been a year that many hedge fund managers would like to forget.

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• Tactics Over Returns for Major Hedge Funds in January

  Major hedge funds managers such as Ken Griffin, Paul Tudor Jones, Izzy Englander, and Dan Och trailed the broad markets in January but look soundly positioned, tactically.
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  Hedge Fund Investors Seek Safety in Long-Short Equity

  With markets unpredictable at best, a recent survey has found that hedge fund investors have been seeking safety lately in long-short equity investments.
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  British Pension Funds Double Their Hedge Fund Holdings

  A recent study has shown that U.K. pension funds almost doubled their investments in hedge funds in 2011.
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  Asian Bets Bite Sloane Robinson

  Big London hedge fund belatedly pulls in its horns on China and other emerging markets.
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  Hong Kong Rises as a Hedge Fund Center

  Hong Kong’s Alternative Investment Management Association has seen its membership grow from 21 in 2004 to over 170 today as the city overtakes its neighbors as a hedge fund hub.
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  A Good Year for Tiger Offspring

  Many hedge fund managers with connections to Tiger Management founder Julian Robertson scored nice gains in 2011.
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  Is Centaurus's John Arnold Losing His Touch?

  Centaurus’s John Arnold was up "only" 7 percent this year. Given the economic circumstances, that’s pretty good. But it’s a far cry from his previous spectacular highs.
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  Demise of Fund-of-Funds Continues Apace

  1794 Commodore Funds is the latest fund-of-funds firm to shutter its doors.
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  Russian Oligarchs Take Manhattan

  Could political unrest in the former Soviet Union be causing a flight to the Big Apple?
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  John Paulson Personally Lost $3 Billion in 2011

  But the former high-flying hedge fund manager’s percentage losses weren’t as bad as some of his investors’.

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  South-South Talk Brightens the Mood at Davos

  Trade among emerging markets is set to become a key driver of global growth, offsetting weakness in the West, bankers say.
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  Banks Hungry for ECB’s Next Round of Loans

  Analysts expect banks to snap up European Central Bank’s second round of long-term refinancing. But the real test of their strength will not come for another six months.
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  Warranted Multiples Offer New Clues to Future Equity Performance

  New research provides more evidence that price multiples based on accounting alone are misleading and gives us a new valuation tool.
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  French Bonds Face Sovereign Stress Test

  Can France’s debt emulate that of the U.S. after its loss of its AAA rating?
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  RBS Waves Goodbye to the Bulge Bracket

  U.K. bank led by Stephen Hester to abandon equities and M&A to focus its investment bank on fixed-income and currencies.
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  Dearth of IPOs Threatens Venture Funding

  The venture capital industry is in for a fundamental change unless the market for initial public offerings improves significantly.
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  The Latest in Socially Conscious Investing: Human Capital Performance Bonds

  A new type of bond would pay off when the benefits of a government program outweigh the costs. But will investors bite?
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  Asia’s Growing PE Appeal

  An aggressive push into Asian markets is key to KKR’s global expansion strategy.
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  Impact Investors Move Closer to Getting Their Own Exchanges

  Devoted to companies and projects with a social mission, the impact investment space remains fragmented. In response to demand from institutional and other investors, a handful of firms are seeking to create impact investing exchanges.
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  ETFs: Market Maker or Mirror?

  Academics say there’s no evidence that exchange-traded funds are driving recent market volatility. But don’t tell that to buy-side traders.

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  Even Wall Street Tycoons Favor Big Government ... Sometimes

  Rattner argues that the power of the state to intervene is crucial when private capital sits on the sidelines.
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  J.P. Morgan Bets Big on Up-Market Clients

  Piddly ATM fee hikes don’t compare with what rich clients can shell out.
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  Wall Street, Unoccupied?

  Institutional Investor gets a front-row seat at one weird event.
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  UBS Joins Rogue’s Gallery of Risk Failures

  As the world’s top investment banks grapple with a changing regulatory landscape that is hitting returns and driving up costs, one factor remains constant: their susceptibility to rogue traders.
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  Western Private Equity Giants Bet Big on China

  Firms like Carlyle know that having a local partner can help open doors.

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  Discover CEO David Nelms Is Reinventing His Credit Card Firm

  After going public in late 2007, Discover Financial Services barely pulled through the financial crisis. But under Nelms’s leadership, the sixth-largest U.S. credit card issuer has thrived by diversifying into other banking products and acquiring new card networks.
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  CEO Interview: Don Robert

  Under its CEO, credit reporting company Experian has grown and diversified.
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  Looks Like Rain

  Meet the deal makers who profited the most from M&A in a tough 2011.
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  Faces in Finance

  Get your updates on the most interesting people around the globe.
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  Randstad Charging Ahead Under CEO Ben Noteboom

  Ben Noteboom, CEO of staffing giant Randstad Holding, insists he's not obsessed with work. But as his record shows his company charging ahead in a fiercely competitive industry.
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  Gregg Lemkau Is Goldman's New Head of M&A for Europe

  In September, Goldman Sachs Group named London-based 'geek' Gregg Lemkau head of mergers and acquisitions for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.
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  Hedge Funds the Best Way to Invest in Japanese Equities

  Edward Rogers, CEO and CIO of Rogers Investment Advisors, believes that hedge funds are the smartest way - quite possibly the only sensible way - to invest in Japanese public equities.

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  The Best U.S. Executives Aren't Sitting on Their Hands

  The 2012 All-America Executive Team is making big acquisitions and investments even as it keeps a close eye on costs, according to Institutional Investor's third annual ranking of the nation’s best CEOs, CFOs, investor-relations professionals and IR companies. For the second consecutive year, Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase & Co. topped the ranking as the best CEO.
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  The All-America Research Team: Rising Stars

  As part of the fortieth anniversary of the All-America Research Team, we asked money managers which of the newer breed of research analysts show the most promise.
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  Reliance Capital Tops India 20 Despite Decline in Assets

  Reliance Capital Asset Management Co, which tops the India 20, Institutional Investor's annual ranking of the largest Indian fund managers, saw its assets decline last year. So has the industry at large.
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  Allianz Tops the Euro 100 in Volatile Markets

  Allianz Group, the giant German insurer, remains on top of the Euro 100 as European fund managers look to tailored indexes and total-return strategies to steer clients through volatile markets.
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  LatAm Executive Team Winners Highlight Region's Growth

  This year's Latin America Executive Team ranking highlights the ambitions of world-leading Latin American companies such as iron-ore and nickel producer Vale, oil major Petrobras (CFO Almir Guilherme Barbassa, pictured), and brewer AmBev.

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