Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
May 05, 2003
Cargill Expands Services to Hedge FundsLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Cargill Investment Services has hired a team from Lehman Brothers International to further its asset class capability in the firm's work with hedge fund...
May 05, 2003
New ETF Based on Equal-Weight S&P Index Offers HedNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Mutual fund manager Rydex Global Investors launched on April 30 an exchange-traded fund that tracks an equal-weight version of the Standard & Poor's...
May 05, 2003
Affluent Investors Still on Sidelines, Spectrem SuCHICAGO (HedgeWorld.com)--The end of the war with Iraq apparently will not be enough to lift optimism for the stock market among affluent investors but could...
May 05, 2003
S&P Rates First European Hedge FundLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Pioneer Global Opportunities plc was the first European hedge fund to receive a rating from Standard & Poor's and only the third hedge fund...
May 05, 2003
New Protected Hedge Fund Captures Japanese High-NeLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--In four weeks, Shinsei Bank in Tokyo was able to raise US$20 million in additional assets for its first hedge fund of funds offering...
May 01, 2003
The Other WayAfter nearly four years of a bear market in equities, investors have been pounded and they're desperately seeking investments that will yield decent returns. As...
April 29, 2003
NASD Fines Altegris: 'Four Corners' Test for SalesWASHINGTON (HedgeWorld.com)--NASD announced that it has censured and fined Altegris Investments Inc., La Jolla, Calif., US$175,000 for marketing hedge funds to investors without fully explaining...
April 21, 2003
FrontPoint Aims for Retail MarketGREENWICH, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--FrontPoint Partners LLC moved to boost distribution for its lineup of hedge fund strategies with the hiring of two marketing and sales executives. Jack...
April 21, 2003
Short-Bias Funds Perform Best among CSFB/Tremont INEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The Credit Suisse First Boston/Tremont* Hedge Fund Index stayed in positive territory returning just 0.26% for March, while dedicated short-bias managers gained 1.23%...