Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
Top Portfolio Products: Franklin Templeton Takes Stake in K2 Fund of Hedge Funds
By Marlene Y. SatterThis week in portfolio product announcements, Franklin Templeton completed a majority stake acquisition in K2 Advisors, MFS added to its target date fund lineup and more.
October 18, 2012
Outflows at Man Group Reach $2.2 BillionThe largest publicly traded hedge fund manager in the world, Man Group, saw its outflows up by 57% in Q3, in a sales atmosphere that its CEO, Peter Clark, called subdued.
October 09, 2012
PerTrac study: Investment returns of hedge funds fell in 2011The report reveals that the average large fund declined least, dipping 2.63 percent, compared to the dips of the average small fund, down 2.78 percent; and the average mid-size fund, which fell 2.95 percent.
September 17, 2012
Family Offices Souring on Hedge Funds: Infovest21Family offices allocated about 21% of their portfolios to hedge funds in 2012, but their enthusiasm for these alternative investments has ebbed, according to a new survey from Infovest21.
September 05, 2012
Envestnet to Focus on Fiduciary With Fund Evaluation Group AnnouncementThe partnership is meant to complement the research on separate account managers, mutual funds, ETFs and liquid alternative investments available on the Envestnet Prima platform.
August 22, 2012
Hedge funds, grimacing, open the kimonoSummer vacation came to an abrupt end for hedge fund managers who are now toiling to comply with new federal compliance regs.
August 20, 2012
Corzine Starting a Hedge Fund? Outrageous, Maybe, but Not UnprecedentedAs the criminal investigation into the former MF Global head is dropped, rumors swirl that he may be starting a hedge fund. He wouldn't be the first disgraced financier to do so.
August 09, 2012
Wharton and IPI Formalize Network to Educate Wealthy InvestorsThe new Wharton IPI Private Wealth Network will officially launch with the first in a series of dinner meetings on Oct. 4 at the Penn Club in New York, IPI founder Charlotte Beyer said.