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Hedge Fund Bonuses Disappoint

January 10, 2012 - Total cash compensation for 2011 was an average $311K, according to Hedge Fund Compensation Report.

Hedge Funds on Track for Record Flows in 2012

January 3, 2012 - Agecroft Partners bases its prediction on interviews with 2,000 institutional investors.

Exchange to Provide Venture Capital to ETF Issuers

November 17, 2011 - The operator of an all-electronic options exchange and licenser of financial indexes said it was beginning to fund the creation of exchange-traded funds by other parties.

Citi ‘Hedge Fund 3.0’ Supports Core Functions

November 15, 2011 - The operating model helps hedge funds launch, manage and build successful hedge funds without excessive investment in non-core functions.

Hedge Funds Decline 3.2% in September, Beating Dow’s 9.88% Decline

October 27, 2011 - Year to date, hedge funds have taken in more than $24 billion, according to Credit Suisse Index Co.

Hedge Fund Advisors Must File With FINRA

October 17, 2011 - The Securities and Exchange Commission has designated the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority as the agency to develop and maintain the system for hedge fund advisors to to receive new registration forms for hedge fund advisers and established a filing fee of $150.

Man Launches Long/Short Equity Hedge Fund-of-Funds

October 13, 2011 - The fund will invest in 30 underlying funds and offer monthly liquidity.

Hedge Funds Pull in $6.1 Billion in August

October 11, 2011 - This marks the seventh month of inflows since January, according to BarclayHedge and TrimTabs.

Hedge Funds Outperform Global Equities Hands Down in August

September 15, 2011 - The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index fell 2.3% in August, more than five percentage points above the Dow Jones Global Index’s decline of 7.69%.

42% of Hedge Funds Bearish on Stocks—Up Sharply from 27% in July

September 6, 2011 - Recession fears are weighing heavily on the minds of 56% of hedge fund managers surveyed by BarclayHedge and TrimTabs.

Invictus Offers Bank Stress Test for Hedge Funds

August 30, 2011 - The forward-looking stress test from the consulting firm looks at the valuation of bank stocks in relation to their peers.

Diversification of Hedge Funds-of-Funds Increases Risk, Researchers Find

July 21, 2011 - Professors say that once a fund holds more than 20 underlying hedge funds, the benefits of diversification diminish due to an overlap in exposure.

Hedge Funds Must Become More Transparent, Liquid & Efficient: State Street

July 15, 2011 - State Street Corp. releases a report on how hedge funds can reinvent themselves, “Hedge Funds: Rebuilding on a New Foundation.”

38% of Hedge Fund Managers Bearish on S&P 500

July 7, 2011 - Thirty-nine percent fear the economy will slip into a recession in 2012.

Registered Fund Solutions, UMB Partner on Registered Hedge Fund Program

June 16, 2011 - The turnkey program reduces start-up and overhead costs for hedge funds that increasingly see the advantages of registering with the SEC.