Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
10 questions for a pension-fund manager
By Barry RitholtzHere are questions California teachers should feel free to ask the managers running the Calstrs about their new investments.
August 25, 2015
Why Oil-Producing Countries Keep on PumpingThe big oil-producing countries keep pumping, even though prices are at a six-year low. Who will blink first?
August 21, 2015
Investors Redeem $5 Billion From Hedge Funds in JulyStill, the month ended in the black, as positive performance increased assets under management.
August 17, 2015
World’s biggest currency trade is stuck in a Fed-induced rutTrading the worlds most widely used currency pair has become a thankless chore for investors.
August 17, 2015
Citigroup to Pay $180M for Defrauding Hedge Fund InvestorsSEC says that two Citigroup units failed to disclose very real risks in the funds, which collapsed in 2008, affecting 4,000 investors.
August 14, 2015
Hedge Funds Bloodied by China Rout in Worst Month Since 2011Some of these investments had their worst performance since 2011, suffering double-digit losses.
August 12, 2015
Kansas $1 billion bond sale bolsters pensions eyeing hedge fundsKansas is planning to sell bonds Wednesday to inject cash into its underfunded workers retirement system.