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December 2012

Chicago, Boston hedge funds top long-term performance study

December 21, 2012

Fund of funds Balter Capital's first ever ranking of returns by geography; Los Angeles and San Francisco are laggards.

JANA shakes up marketing team

December 20, 2012

Michelle Russell Johnson departs as assets increase; Jordan Gershuny is hired to lead new client advisory group.

Absolute Return staffers pick their favorite 10 stories of 2012

December 18, 2012

Of whales, blackjack, mortgages and yachts: Our best hedge fund tales from the past year.

Brand Names: November 2012

December 18, 2012

Platinum, Renaissance and PSAM lead the pack.

Looking back on a billion more for Trian, holiday cheer from Kovner and Druckenmiller

December 18, 2012

Absolute Return also revisits last year's Funds to Watch picks.

New hedge funds update: December 2012

December 18, 2012

New launches from Lomas, BlackRock, Cloverfield, more.

Presenting Absolute Return's 2012 Rising Stars: Five to Watch

December 18, 2012

A diverse group of hedge funds are named Absolute Return's 2012 Funds to Watch.

Four year performance freefall preceded Calif. hedge fund manager's SEC fraud case

December 17, 2012

Peter Eichler's Aletheia cratered in recent years; down more than 77% in past 36 months.

Redwood PM Richard Barrera preps value launch

December 14, 2012

The former Redwood and Glenview PM hopes to start Roystone Capital in the second quarter with at least $100 million.

Looking back on a new Bridgewater fund, Steve Cohen's disappointing art sale

December 11, 2012

Absolute Return also revisits Highbridge cutting staff in a tough year.

Robin Hood Sandy benefit to feature Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Kanye West

December 11, 2012

The "12-12-12" concert at Madison Square Garden will be broadcast to two billion people.

U.S. hedge funds notch 0.25% gain in November

December 11, 2012

Event driven strategies led the way, rising 1.08%.

Barclays spins out $2B+ team into new distressed debt hedge fund Cloverfield

December 10, 2012

Matthew Barrett's Cloverfield Capital Management has high hopes, $25 million minimum investment.

Ecofin launches renewable energy fund with seeding from Skoll family office, Harvest

December 10, 2012

The new London-based utilities, infrastructure and energy equity fund offers a rare long/short play.

Say what? Ivanka Trump joins 100 Women in Hedge Funds board

December 07, 2012

The starlet business woman is one of four new directors for the professional and philanthropy group.

Initial nominees for 2012 Absolute Return Awards include JANA, Marathon, Third Point

December 04, 2012

Bridgewater, Pine River, SPM also among elite group prospering in 2012.

Looking back on a high level Morgan Stanley departure and D.E. Shaw's arbitrage offerings

December 04, 2012

Absolute Return also revisits an expansion for volatility firm Titan Capital Group.

Dallas hedge funders go country for charity

December 03, 2012

Walker Smith, Highside, others don denim, taste TexMex at Capital for Kids benefit.

Ex-Touradji head trader Paul Crone's Citrine opens with strong performance, modest assets

December 03, 2012

Paul Crone, once co-portfolio manager of billions of dollars at Touradji, has raised $100 million.

Ivory and Citadel vet Mads Jorge plans new firm

December 03, 2012

He hopes to launch cyclical equity shop Avizor Capital next year; searching for an anchor investor.

LTCM, Maverick, MIT hedge fund vets chosen for U.S. financial stability committee

December 03, 2012

Robert Merton, Steve Galbraith and Andrew Lo to advise the new Office of Financial Research.