2010 Top Hedge Fund Firm Launches

Via HedgeTracker
Name		Style	Estimated Assets at Launch $mm	Location
AE Capital Management		Global Macro	10	Singapore
Astenbeck Capital Management		Commodities Focused	1,400	Westport, CT
Black’s Link Capital Ltd		Event-Driven	NA	Central Hong Kong
Castle Hill Asset Management		Fixed Income	2,150	London
Doubloon Capital LLC		Distressed	NA	Norwalk, CT
Edward Hornstein LLC		Long/Short Equity	10	New York, NY
Munsun Asset Management		Asian Equities	NA	China
Nautical Capital Management		Commodities Focused	NA	Purchase, NY

The Hedge Fund Fraud Casebook - Review

New York (HedgeCo.net) - Research and Markets has added John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "The Hedge Fund Fraud Casebook" to their offering. An in-depth look at the first 100 cases of proven fraud at hedge funds.

Some highlights:

* First comprehensive survey of hedge fund fraud including 100 chronological fraud cases
* Includes descriptions of each case, diagram of the player interaction, and tables detailing monies recovered, fines paid, prison terms, and professional sanctions
* Useful for both individual and professional investors, particularly given the last eighteen months of fraud and mismanagement among leading financial professionals and companies

Author Bruce Johnson spent more than a decade as a hedge fund practitioner, managing and advising funds. He was CEO of Albourne America LLC, the U.S. arm of Albourne Partners, a hedge fund advisory firm based in London. While at Albourne, Johnson researched new approaches to hedge fund due diligence including the quantitative analysis of "fund failure" and hedge fund credit.

After an earlier career as an architect and city planner in New York and London, Johnson has gained twenty-four years worth of experience in finance, including extended postings in Tokyo, Hong Kong, and London. While head of Global Research for Baring Securities, he published an important paper on the future of the Chinese and Indian economies, correctly predicting their current impact on global trade, and also created and managed the first investable global emerging markets equity index.