Platinum Grove AMPlatinum Grove Asset Management LP | NotesThe following piece on Platinum Grove Asset Management, LP and Myron Sholes (pictured left) is being published as part of our Hedge Fund Tracker Tool, our daily effort to track hedge funds in the industry.Resource #1: (11.8.08) Platinum Grove Asset Management LP, the hedge-fund firm co-founded by Nobel laureate Myron Scholes, temporarily stopped investor withdrawals from its biggest fund after it lost 29 percent in the first half of October.The decline left Platinum Grove Contingent Master fund with a 38 percent loss this year through Oct. 15, according to investors. Funds employing a similar approach of exploiting differences in the value of related securities fell 14 percent last month and 30 percent this year, according to data compiled by Chicago-based Hedge ...

Halcyon Asset ManagementHalcyon Asset Management, LLC | Notes UpdatedJust a quick note to let you know that we have updated Halcyon Asset Management's press bio within our Hedge Fund Tracker Tool.To view the updated profile please see this page: Halcyon Asset ManagementRelated to Halcyon Asset Management Profile Update:Deephaven Capital Management, LLCTenaska Capital Management LP | Hedge Fund NotesJana Partners | Hedge Fund NotesCarlson Capital Management Partners LP | Hedge Fund NotesHighland Capital Management | Hedge Fund NotesTags: Halcyon Asset Management, Halcyon Alternative Investments, Halcyon Asset Management LLC, Halcyon Offshore Asset Management, ...

Halloween 2008Halloween 2008 | Scariest One Yet2008 is proving to be the hardest market which hedge funds have faced since the first hedge fund was formed half a century ago. The top 5 scariest things about the current financial crisis and the state of the hedge fund industry:Hedge fund gating clauses, lock-up periods and other agreements screen the true level of hedge fund redemptions. Is it hard to know how much capital is waiting to leave the industry.While I don't believe is, Soros could be right. The hedge fund industry could shrink by over 50% and it could take 5-7 years to climb out of that hole as an industry.I have not ran an analysis of this yet, but I seem to be seeing more frequent cases of hedge fund ...