Is a thaw coming to the frozen streams of money that built the hedge fund industry?  According this piece in the Wall Street Journal:

“There is little new fund raising going on right now, so much of the activity is in the form of conversations. But some hedgies are beginning to sense a thaw in the market, and potential interest from pension plans that never moved much money to the business.” (our emphasis)

Take It From The Expert

You know how the FBI and CIA like to hire reformed computer hackers to critically evaluate their systems?  Well, we might be able to learn a thing or two from one of the key players in the biggest systemic mishap to ever be propagated by a hedge fund.  Hans Hufschmid, a former LTCM Partner told Reuters this week that he doesn’t think “…a hedge fund today is big enough to pose a systemic risk…”

A Highway to Hell?

…Maybe not for infrastructure funds according to The Economist: More…