Saturday, October 20, 2012

Stringing ’em along



Roy Niederhoffer has been a hedge fund manager for almost 20 years — but the nerdy investor is probably just as well known in Manhattan social circles for his love of music, according to the NY Post.  A patron of the arts and an accomplished musician, the 46-year-old investor is scheduled to play violin next Saturday with the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony.

He might want to buff up his musical resumé — the hedge fund he is running hasn’t made a dime since 2008 when it had a spectacular 51 percent gain. Since then, roughly $1.1 billion has been lost to poor investments.  The firm now has only $484 million, according to a recent report to investors.
 “It seems so dire,” sniffed one institutional hedge fund investor who knows the fund. “It’s hard to say it’s just not broken at this point.”

It’s hard to argue the point.  While many other hedge funds are hurting this year, Niederhoffer’s four-year losing streak is apparently unmatched by other funds of its size and strategy....

Read all about it at http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/stringing_em_along_KRAPE1B4JWcMbdAUmqUlEJ

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