Pimco turns to Man Group's Roman to lead revival

LONDON (Reuters) - Pacific Investment Management Co (Pimco) has poached Emmanuel 'Manny' Roman from Man Group , the world's biggest listed hedge fund, as it tries to reverse a slump in fortunes since...

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Hedge fund assets grew in first half despite performance losses

LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge fund assets grew by $19.9 billion in the first six months of 2016 despite performance losses of $5.2 billion, industry tracker Eurekahedge said on Tuesday.

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London-based Mako Global Investors to shut European equities hedge fund

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mako Global Investors (MGI) is shutting a European equities hedge fund it launched just 19 months ago after lacklustre returns and plunging investor interest, a source...

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Man vs machine: computer-driven hedge funds win on Brexit night

LONDON (Reuters) - As hedge fund manager Buford Scott sat at home, watching the TV in shock as it emerged Britain had voted to leave the European Union, his computer-based trading models were quietly...

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Hedge funds post worst H1 performance since 2008-Preqin

LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge funds globally posted gains of 1.36 percent in the first six months of 2016 in the worst performance since 2008 when they lost 0.53 percent, industry tracker Preqin said on...

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UK funds bleed assets post-Brexit - SocGen/EPFR

LONDON (Reuters) - UK equity funds suffered nearly $5 billion in outflows in the two weeks after the country voted to leave the European Union, according Societe Generale and EPFR.

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"All the stages of grief": private equity ponders dismal Brexit outlook

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's vote to leave the European Union has put private equity firms on the back foot, forcing them to stall some planned deals, reconsider fundraising strategies and possibly...

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Oil funds hold down risk, eye volatility after weak first half

(Reuters) - Oil's big rebound in the first half of the year was a squandered opportunity for most hedge funds with positions in crude, and a surge in volatility is likely to make it harder for them...

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Two British hedge funds out of 67 surveyed by Preqin may leave country

LONDON (Reuters) - Two British hedge fund firms out of 67 surveyed by data provider Preqin are considering moving operations out of the country after the vote to leave the European Union on June 23.

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Hedge fund Horseman Capital posts double-digit gains in volatile June

LONDON (Reuters) - London-based hedge fund firm Horseman Capital made gains of 10.4 percent in its main Global fund in the month to June 29, an investor letter seen by Reuters showed.

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In Brexit month, investors dump shares, flee for safety of cash

LONDON (Reuters) - Global investors bought real estate, added to cash holdings and cut equity allocations to the lowest in at least five years as this month's shock Brexit vote added to an already...

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