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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

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DiRocco Rolls Out Software for Short-Sellers




Publisher: Hedge Fund Alert 

Posted: Oct 26 2011 

Securities-lending pioneer John DiRocco is marketing software that automates the process of borrowing stocks and bonds, potentially lowering costs for fund managers. The system, dubbed BorrowMaster, consolidates information from prime brokers, making it easier for managers to compare rates. Such data is currently available, though not in a form that's easy to access and analyze, DiRocco said. His firm, HedgeSpeed Technology of Wilton, Conn., charges about $10,000 a month for ...


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Pension Targets Commodity Vehicles



Publisher: Hedge Fund Alert 

Posted: Oct 26 2011 Approx 

Philadelphia Public Employees is getting ready to make its first investments in commodity funds. The $5 billion pension system is acting on an asset-allocation study that recommended a 5 allocation for so-called real assets, including commodities. Though the study was completed a few months ago, pension officials are just now researching the commodities market and evaluating investment targets with the goal of generating a short list of fund managers by ...
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After Dip, Winton Capital Resumes Climb



Publisher: Hedge Fund Alert

Posted: Oct 26 2011 

After losing investors in droves during the financial crisis, commodities giant Winton Capital is in growth mode once again. Some 300 investors pulled out more than $3 billion in 2008, though not because of performance concerns. Indeed, the London firm's flagship Winton Futures Fund gained 21 that year, while the average hedge fund fell 19. Instead, redemptions were driven by the so-called quot;ATM effectquot; - that is, cash-starved investors tapping ...
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Atticus Reunion Continues at BeaconLight



Publisher: Hedge Fund Alert 

Posted: Oct 26 2011 

Another Atticus Capital alumnus is set to join BeaconLight Capital. The move will reunite Duncan MacLean, who oversaw commodities investing at Atticus, with his former colleagues Ed Bosek and Noam Ohana, who together founded BeaconLight at the beginning of this year. MacLean will join the New York firm in October as a partner and senior analyst. BeaconLight is one of at least four hedge fund firms that have risen from ...
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