Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
April 21, 2014
Hedge Funds Shake Financial System More Than Banks During Crises: StudyHedge funds may intensify systemic risk in a crisis more than previously thought, according to an investment letter from the San Francisco Fed.
April 18, 2014
Investors pour $18.3B into hedge funds in MarchInvestors appetite for equity focused hedge funds has been the primary driver of inflows in 2014.
April 15, 2014
85% of public pensions could go bust in 30 yearsPublic pension plans now have just $3 trillion to invest to be able to pay out future benefits of $10 trillion over the next decades.
March 31, 2014
MLP Data Launches Content, Analytics SiteMLP Data LLC has announced the launch of MLPData.com, its content and analytics site dedicated to providing investors with transparency in the publicly traded master limited partnership (MLP) market.
March 31, 2014
TDFs to Jump to 75%Vanguard says more than half, 55%, of its 401(k) participants hold a target-date fund, and TDFs accounted for one-third of total plan contributions in…
March 27, 2014
Midsize Hedge Funds Outperformed in 2013Hedge funds with $100 million to $999 million in assets beat bigger and smaller funds last year, Preqin found.
March 25, 2014
Zombies: 10% of All Hedge Funds Liquidated in 2013, but Their Stats Live OnHedge fund launches hit three-year low, even as total assets top $6 trillion. Meanwhile, dead hedge funds' performance stats live on in databases.
March 25, 2014
Hedge Funds Recover From Red-Ink January: PreqinHedge funds gained 1.7% in February, Preqin reported, calling January's slump a "temporary blip."
March 17, 2014
Hedge Fund Directors Are Useless, Most Investors SayNearly three-fourths of investors and due diligence analysts say hedge fund directors don't serve a useful function, a Corgentum Consulting survey found.
March 12, 2014
Administration of hedge funds on the riseThe fourth quarter increase in alternatives under administration follows a 22.9 percent gain in the second quarter.