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Don’t bet on China to end the volatility

28.09.09
The roots of the financial crisis lie not in the greed and excess of a handful of the world’s bankers, nor in their reward systems or penchant for innovation... more

Hedge fund survivors are bouncing back

31.07.09
A credit crunch is the worst possible news for a highly borrowed business, and when it burst on a largely unsuspecting world it was inevitable that the hedge fund industry would be in deep trouble. Optimists predicted half the funds would be forced to close their doors, the pessimists said it would be two thirds ... more

Investors put new cash into RAB funds

29.07.09
RAB Capital, the hedge fund manager which lost a fortune on Northern Rock, is starting to see new cash coming into its coffers ... more

Rock holders step up shares battle

10.06.09
Angry shareholders in Northern Rock returned to court to step up their fight for compensation following last year’s nationalisation of the failed bank ... more

At last, hedge funds admit they must solve image problem

27.03.09
Secretive, arrogant, reckless. These are some of the nicer things they say about the hedge fund industry. Responsible for bringing the financial system to its knees? You could easily argue that.... more

RAB under cosh after £4 billion drains out

25.03.09
About £4 billion and more than 100 investment professionals have disappeared from RAB Capital, the London hedge fund admitted... more

Northern Rock investors lose court case

13.02.09
Legal: Former shareholders in Northern Rock have failed in their High Court bid to overturn a Government compensation scheme which they say will result in their shares being valued at nothing... more

Hedge fund RAB feels fees pinch as assets dive by 76%

21.01.09
Investment: Listed hedge fund RAB Capital reveals a 76% slump in assets under management... more

Diligent heroes who smelt a rat at Lipstick

17.12.08
Hats off to the unsung heroes of the Madoff affair: those firms who told clients to steer well clear... more

Top hedge funds take battering over Madoff

16.12.08
Investment: There was grave embarrassment as Man Group insiders admitted the firm effectively breached its own standards to invest in and lose $360 million in the Madoff scandal... more

Payout on cards for former B&B backers

12.12.08
Bradford & Bingley shareholders who feared they were wiped out when the former building society was nationalised in September may get a modest payout from the Government... more

Banks in lending dilemma

04.12.08
The Bank of England's monetary policy committee has been deliberating again, not about whether interest rates will be cut but by how much... more

RAB counts the cost of falling assets as customers desert

14.11.08
Top London hedge fund RAB Capital was plunged into further crisis as it admitted fleeing customers and crashing stockmarkets have wiped out 75% of its assets under management... more

London tycoons lose billions in meltdown

09.10.08
The financial meltdown has cost London's tycoons billions and their losses will have a huge impact on the city's economy... more

Company directors must beware new rules

07.10.08
Legal Analysis: Company directors who take care to comply with recently imposed duties should have little to fear from litigation by shareholder activists, according to a leading City solicitor... more

RAB's Special Situations dives

30.09.08
Finance: The crash in the value of RAB Capital's Special Situations fund has been extended to more than 60% in the past nine months, the hedge fund group was forced to admit... more

Hedge funds must wither, too

22.09.08
These are tough times for hedge funds. Earlier this year when the credit crunch showed no sign of easing, one industry insider predicted that between half and two thirds would not see out the year... more

Anxious times for the hedgies at RAB Capital

12.09.08
THE received wisdom in hedge fund land is that the moment you start dictating to your investors how long they must stay, you are dead. ... more

RAB fees cut on flagship fund

10.09.08
Finance: Hedge fund manager RAB Capital announced plans to slash the fees on its flagship Special Situations fund to stem a possible exodus of investors... more

RAB hedge fund chief Richards steps down

04.09.08
Finance: The multimillionaire hedge-fund tycoon who lost his investors a packet betting on the recovery of Northern Rock has stepped down as chief executive of RAB Capital... more

Fund boss Odey gives himself a £28m payday

04.08.08
Bumper payout comes after fund manager was outed as a short-seller during the recent banking crisis... more

Beeb pays out bonuses first – before bad

31.07.08
BBC bosses have come in for an official reprimand for arranging a paid sponsorship deal with Robinsons fruit juice... more

RAB sees capital nosedive to £12m as funds dwindle

30.07.08
Mayfair hedge fund who bet on Northern Rock's recovery report heavy losses in first six months... more

B&B bidder plans a new lease of life for banking 'zombies'

25.06.08
PROFILE Maverick financier Clive Cowdery wants the troubles of Britain's second-tier lenders to be the catalyst for a new financial heavyweight. He's been here before... more

Telecoms giants who made the correct calls

29.05.08
The men who have led the two powerhouses in the British telecommunications industry are about to walk away... more

House-price slump 'a threat to £24bn repayment by Rock'

20.05.08
A slump in house prices could "seriously" affect Northern Rock's plans to repay the £24 billion it owes the Bank of England, admits chairman Ron Sandler... more

RAB profits to tumble as investors pull out cash

06.05.08
RAB Capital admitted today that it will miss its first-half profit targets by a mile ... more

Chairmen's pay on rocket fuel - and not just at BP

15.04.08
Fat-cat pay, or executive remuneration as they call it in the posher papers, is so last century... more

Hedge funds: we'll block Branson's Rock rescue

15.02.08
The biggest shareholders in Northern Rock are threatening to block a rescue package from Sir Richard Branson - and force nationalisation... more

Darling to decide on Rock's fate within days

14.02.08
A decision on the future of the hapless Newcastle bank Northern Rock could be made within days... more

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