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The markets are in recovering mode and here is the statistics about how the various hedge fund investment strategies have performed in the last few months. The recent galloping in the equity markets and better corporate earnings has certainly had positive impact on the hedge funds performance.

Long-only hedge fund strategies posted the best returns of the asset class in July as global stock markets continued their upward trend, according to data in a report published by Lipper Global on Tuesday. As the industry looks to repair itself following last year’s heavy losses and record redemptions, these new figures will give more ammunition to market watchers who claim that the industry is on the road to recovery.

The data from the Thomson Reuters company showed that long-only hedge funds posting a 4.75 percent return for the month, building on gains of 14.34 percent for the year-to-date.

According to the recent reports released ahead of Lipper’s monthly Hedge Fund Insight Report, which is due at the end of August, showed that all hedge fund strategies posted a positive performance last month, with long/short equity and multi strategies both giving returns of 0.81 percent. Short bias strategies made a 0.40 percent return, boosted by profitable short sale strategies in the first half of the month, Lipper data showed.

The market is already looking for the next macro catalyst to drive market direction; there are a still a number of risks of market correction. The other hedge fund strategies which performed well were, options arbitrage performed strongly in July, with returns of 0.88 percent. Event-driven was the worst-performer, posting a 0.19 percent return.

The recent surge in the stock markets has been because of the of ongoing positive sentiments in the global markets. The comments from Nobel laureate Paul Krugman and other experts saying that markets have touched the bottom and it cannot go down further triggered the markets. More importantly Hedge funds have started to take positions in stocks which they see would generate value in next few years.

Paulson’s new positions

The stocks in U.S gained for a second day after investor John Paulson’s hedge fund bought stakes in banks and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported better-than-estimated earnings, overshadowing an unexpected slump in retail sales. Bank of America Corp. and Regions Financial Corp. rallied after Paulson’s firm said it purchased stakes. Wal-Mart , the largest retailer, added 2.7 percent. Alcoa Inc., the largest U.S. aluminum producer, climbed as metals rose. The market’s gain was limited by reports showing sales at retailers dropped for the first time in three months and jobless claims topped forecasts, while analyst downgrades weighed on homebuilders.

Bank of America surged 6.7 percent to $17, the biggest advance in the Dow. Paulson’s hedge fund bought 168 million shares of the company in the second quarter, a regulatory filing showed, becoming the lender’s fourth-largest shareholder.

Regions Financial Corp. rallied 7.9 percent to $5.20 after Paulson bought 35 million shares, becoming the second-largest stakeholder in Alabama’s biggest bank. Financial shares rallied 1.3 percent as a group.

Paulson’s interest in banks comes after his Credit Opportunities Fund soared almost six fold in 2007 on bets that subprime mortgages would plummet. Last year, his flagship fund returned 37 percent, compared with a loss of 19 percent for hedge funds on average.

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Buying and selling stocks of copper mining companies is another way to invest in the copper market. While copper based stocks are not as pure of a play as buying copper futures or a copper ETF, it is still a solid and probably more conservative investment approach than the more risky copper futures.

Below are the main publicly traded copper producers in the United States. They are the largest and probably the more conservative investments in the industry. There are many smaller copper producers, but they are much more speculative.

• Freeport McMoran [FCX]
• Southern Copper Corp [PCU]
• Encore Wire Corporation [WIRE]

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Hedge Fund Premium members enjoy a variety of tools and resources created specifically for the hedge fund industry, including capital raising tools, complimentary networking events, exclusive hedge fund videos, career advice and much more. Our first Hedge Fund Premium networking event is in Chicago on September 3rd, 2009. Our scheduled upcoming events will be in Moscow, Boston, New York City, Dallas, San Francisco, Portland, San Diego and Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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The commodities market are all set to take the center stage with government pumping stimulus packages across the globe it seems demand for it may rise because of the multiplier’s effect. This is an article about how commodities are going to perform and below mentioned are some views of the experts:

Commodities from oil to copper are poised to climb as government spending worldwide spurs a recovery in demand and companies curtail investment in mines and rigs, said Deutsche Bank AG’s Simon Grenfell.

“We’re building up to have a really strong price move” over the next two years, Grenfell, head of Asian commodities for Germany’s biggest lender, said in an interview yesterday in Singapore. The risk of a “super-spike” has increased, he said, expressing his own opinion.

Commodities jumped 15 percent this year after slumping 36 percent in 2008, their biggest decline in half a century based on the Reuters/Jefferies CRB Index, because of the global recession. This year, gasoline and copper doubled on signs the worst is past for the economy and as China increased inventories of crude oil and industrial metals.

The world economy will grow 2.5 percent in 2010, more than the 1.9 percent forecast in April, after shrinking 1.4 percent this year, according to the International Monetary Fund. China expanded 7.9 percent in the second quarter, the first time growth had accelerated in more than two years.

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Hegde Me by Claude Schwab is a brilliant book which provides the reader insights about the hedge fund career in U.S.

Hedge Funds

In the chapter Hedge funds the author explains the following

• Defines what a hedge fund does
• Explains the various investment strategies followed by fund houses.
• Categories the top 25 hedge funds based on the AUM and top 10 hedge fund cities based the equity assets managed
• Online resources where one can find the recent updates happening in hedge fund industry

Interviews

The author discusses the qualities which an individual should possess for clearing the first round of interviews. Moreover he explains the reader what kind of positions are available for analysts within the industry and the expertise which the employer would seek.

In addition to that one can also get a glimpse of the questions which one would face in the interview. Do’s and Don’ts which one should follow during an interview. He also pin points the qualities which a fund manager can expect for a specific investment strategy from the candidate.

Recruiters

In this chapter one can find a bunch of recruiters list which would absolutely useful for candidates who are seeking jobs within the industry.

Resumes

The author presents the reader with copies of resumes starting from a fresher to an experienced candidate. Each resume shown is prepared for a particular kind of investment strategy. So the one can get a clear idea of how one’s resume should look like when applying for those kind of positions.

Careers

The following are discussed

• How stable the career would be and what would be the underlying factors which determine your career
• Growth opportunities within the industry or what would be the career path of an individual

Compensation Structure

Following are the factors which would determine one’s compensation package:

• Years of experience
• Performance of the fund
• Individual’s performance
• Assets under management

We have scheduled 4 networking events for this fall and winter, these are events being put on by the Hedge Fund Group, and they are open to everyone who is a member of Hedge Fund Premium which opens for registration on August 10th, 2009.

At each networking event there will be 20-40 minutes of educational speeches on capital raising and hedge fund operations and then drinks and appetizers for a few hours worth of networking with local professionals. In the past we have had at least 100 participants at each of these events.

Networking Events Schedule:

• Chicago: 9.3.09
• Boston: 10.29.09
• New York: 11.2.09
• Dallas: 12.3.09

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Hedge Fund Premium is an exclusive version of the Hedge Fund Group providing valuable tools related to hedge funds. Our mission is to provide premium networking events, videos and resources within a constantly updated platform which allows us to provides consistent value to our members.m Registration for Hedge Fund Premium opens on August 10th, 2009. Learn more at www.HedgeFundPremium.com.