Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
MetLife says volatility challenges IPO path for retail unit
By Katherine ChiglinskyThe insurer weighs whether a spinoff of its U.S. retail unit would be a better path than an IPO.
September 02, 2016
SEC Bars 2 Advisors Who Said They Managed Money ‘God’s Way’The advisors promised investors "indestructible wealth" while misusing their money, the SEC said.
August 31, 2016
Hedge Funds Bleed Assets in First Half: PreqinCTAs inflows provide a bright spot, while equity and credit strategies suffer.
August 18, 2016
Some Foundations, Endowments Re-evaluating Hedge Fund UseWhile most foundations and endowments are sticking with hedge funds, a sizable number are turning away or cutting back, according to an NEPC poll.
August 17, 2016
Billionaire Investor Steven Cohen Blocked From Managing Commodities Hedge FundsCFTC, following on heels of securities regulators, restricts Cohen's management until 2018.
August 11, 2016
Bernanke: How the Fed’s Thinking Has ChangedThe ex-Fed chairman says there has been a change in how most FOMC participants view growth, unemployment and the value of the federal funds rate.
August 04, 2016
Hedge Funds Gain 1.5% in July: HFREvent-driven managers turned in the months best performance, gaining 2.4%, Hedge Fund Research reported.
August 03, 2016
AIG curtails event-driven, long-short bets at hedge fundsEvent-driven holdings were cut 41 percent to $700 million, while investments in long-short declined 25 percent to $2.24 billion in the first half of the year.