Latest Hedge Fund Rumor: Alopex Capital Shutting Down

"Rumors are swirling that Alopex Capital, the equity volatility arbitrage hedege fund manager founded by ex-Goldman Sachs and Soros trader Peter Van Dooijeweert is shutting down. The Global Vega Fund (no relation to Vega Asset management) was apparently seeded by Tudor Investments in 2003 and in a document filed with the SEC in April 2006 the company listed only $226 million in assets under management –although people we spoke with list current assets significantly higher."