Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Teachers and the EGTRRA
By Staff WriterWhen the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) was passed, there was plenty of buzz about the perks it created for...
November 25, 2002
Hedge Funds Urged to Participate in CIBC's MiracleNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--CIBC World Markets is including hedge fund managers on its annual Miracle Day for children's charities. On that day, Dec. 4, the firm...
November 15, 2002
Statistical Arb Fund Opened at CPRPARIS (HedgeWorld.com)--CPR Alternative Asset Management launched the LibertyView Statistical Arbitrage Fund with 60 million euro in seed money from parent company Cr?dit Agricole Indosuez. Marc Blanchard,...
November 15, 2002
Dynamics Associates Grows Hedge Fund BusinessNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Dynamic Associates, a company specializing in placement of information technology and financial services executives, is growing its hedge fund recruiting business. The hedge fund...
November 15, 2002
Bank To Register Two Hedge Funds of Funds in SwitzLAUSANNE, Switzerland (HedgeWorld.com)--Banque Cantonale Vaudoise plans to launch its first hedge funds of funds for private bank clients in early 2003 with the help of...
November 15, 2002
Hedge Fund Industry Gathers To Support EducationalNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--On Nov. 25, a cocktail party organized by a number of hedge fund officials is slated to raise money for a charity called...
November 15, 2002
Reducing the Risk in Hedge Funds of FundsREADING, U.K. (HedgeWorld.com)--In one of his latest research papers, "In Search of the Optimal Fund of Hedge Funds," Harry Kat concluded that the investor's search...
November 11, 2002
PlusFunds Finishes Third S&P Hedge Fund Index AgreMEMPHIS, Tenn. (HedgeWorld.com)--Consulting Services Group LLC began using the S&P Hedge Fund Index as an option for its clients, and seven or eight institutions are...