Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Fund of Funds or Investable Indexes?
By Jeff JosephA recent analysis by Morgan Stanley researchers revealed that hedge funds as a group have produced relatively constant (positive) alpha returns for the past 13 years, but this performance has varied significantly across strategies, and individual managers did not consistently generate such returns.
September 26, 2003
FASB Proposes New Rule On Cash-Balance PlansNU Online News Service, Sept. 26, 2003, 2:50 p.m. EDT -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board in Norwalk, Conn., says it will study how ...
September 22, 2003
Seligman Hires Outside Manager for Three FundsSept. 17, 2003 -- Seligman Funds has hired Wellington Asset Management Co. to run three international funds with about $182 million in assets. Wellington, a Boston-based...
September 22, 2003
Focus Investment Group Launching New NotesHAMILTON, Bermuda (HedgeWorld.com)--Focus Investment Group is planning a new issuance of principal protected notes that will be guaranteed by Barclays Capital. Barclays Bank PLC will guarantee...
September 22, 2003
Exchange-Traded Hedge Fund Indexes Next StepNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Now that several investable hedge fund indexes have become available, exchange-traded vehicles that track such measures might not be far off, despite the...
September 22, 2003
MAR Moves Hedge Fund Conference to Miami in NovembNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--For the first time in its 10-year history, MAR's annual hedge fund conference won't be in Bermuda. Damage to the Fairmont Southampton Hotel, caused...
September 15, 2003
Magnum Assists in Two Fund LaunchesMIAMI (HedgeWorld.com)--Magnum Global Investments invested in and is sponsoring two new hedge funds, adding to its US$300 million hedge fund lineup. Magnum, which invested in the...
September 15, 2003
RMF Seeds Japanese FundPF?FFIKON, Switzerland (HedgeWorld.com)--RMF Investment Management seeded its seventh emerging hedge fund through its seeding vehicle, Hedge Fund Ventures. The newly seeded fund is a Japanese event-driven...