Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
August 11, 2003
EFA Successful in MFA Completes Submissions to SECWASHINGTON (HedgeWorld.com)--The Managed Funds Association sent its third installment of its commentary to the Securities and Exchange Commission this week, officials announced. The latest document is...
August 10, 2003
Hedge Funds In Variable Products? YesThe past 10 years have seen a huge growth in hedge funds--both domestically and internationally. These funds have enjoyed some of the best (and, in ...
August 04, 2003
Nationwide Opens 401(k) Plan Window To Fund UniverseNU Online News Service, Aug. 4, 2003, 6:15 p.m. EDT -- Nationwide Financial Services Inc., Columbus, Ohio, is trying to make 401(k) plan flexibility ...
July 28, 2003
BISYS Offering PATRIOT Act Compliance ServicesNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--BISYS is launching a compliance program for its hedge fund clients wanting to make sure they are properly following provisions of the USA...
July 28, 2003
Norshield Announces New FundMONTREAL (HedgeWorld.com)--Norshield Financial Group launched a new fund of funds on July 1 that is listed on the Irish Stock Exchange. The Univest Global Fund Ltd....
July 28, 2003
Massachusetts Pension Suit against Mellon Raises NNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--A lawsuit filed by Middlesex Retirement System, Billerica, Mass., against Mellon Financial Corp., Pittsburgh, centers on the familiar problem of valuing fund assets,...
July 21, 2003
AmSouth to Offer K2 Funds of FundsBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (HedgeWorld.com)--AmSouth Bank has agreed to distribute K2 Advisors LLC's funds of funds to the bank's high-net-worth clients and institutional investors. According to AmSouth, the...
July 21, 2003
MSCI Hedge Fund Index Returns Hurt by DirectionalNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Hedge funds reported lukewarm preliminary June performance of 0.5%, according to the MSCI Hedge Fund Composite Index. Returns were dragged down by global macro...
July 15, 2003
Foundations Plan to Increase Alternative InvestmenWILTON, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)-- A first-time survey of non-educational foundations by the Commonfund Institute shows that 23% of these organizations increased their allocation targets for alternative...
July 02, 2003
The 40% Solution to Hedge Fund InvestingIndexed investing is a strategy that is designed to match the return of a given asset class. As a practical application of the efficient market hypothesis, which states that generating market-beating returns is all but impossible, low cost index products have managed to beat the majority of their actively managed...