Hedge Fund Focus

Hedge Funds Turn Positive for 2009, Redemptions Slow in March
Funds Return an Average of +1.84% in March, but Redemptions/Liquidations Cause Assets to Fall 1.01%
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HedgeFund.net (HFN) releases March and Q1 2009 hedge fund asset flow and performance estimates. Following are highlights:
March/Q1 2009 Asset Flows:
Estimates for March indicate investor outflows continued, but the rate of [...]

The CFTC is cracking down on commodity trading advisors who are sloppy in their back end operations.  CTAs need to be especially careful to make sure that their back end operations are appropriately monitored.
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Release: 5631-09
For Release: March 11, 2009
CFTC Sanctions Chicago-based Walsh Trading Inc. $50,000 for Failing to Supervise an Employee’s Handling of Customer Accounts
The [...]