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Investable indexes - April 2009

Credit Suisse /Tremont Hedge Fund Index - Dow Jones Hedge Fund Benchmarks - Frontier Capital Multi-Asset Platform Fund - Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index - HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index - Lyxor Global hedge Fund Index

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Diving into the dark: dark pools proliferate

Although volumes going through dark venues in Europe remains small, there are signs this type of trading will grow and could soon catch up to the US volume. Margie Lindsay looks at how hedge funds could use dark venues

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Artful way to make money

Art is not generally seen as an investable asset class. For some hedge funds, however, trading art can be as profitable as any other strategy. Kris Devasabai and Stephen Quigley examine how art is being successfully traded

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Cap it all

The European Commission published a new set of rules for hedge funds and private equity funds in April. What will new limits on leverage and capital mean for managers accustomed to operating with relative freedom? By Alexander Campbell

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Permission to fail

Richard Baker, head of the Managed Funds Association, the Washington, DC-based industry body, talks to Alexander Campbell

PBGC deficit triples to record $33.5 billion

The US Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has posted a record deficit of $33.5 billion for the six months to March 31, tripling its previous deficit of $11 billion for the 2008 financial year.

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