Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
June 30, 2011
Obama Challenges Republicans to Raise Taxes to Cut DebtPresident Barack Obama on Wednesday called for tax hikes as part of the deal needed to negotiate a deal to raise the debt ceiling.
June 28, 2011
MDRT Foundation uses annual meeting to gather shoes, fundsThe MDRT Foundation recently gave Soles4Souls, a nonprofit that distributes shoes to the needy, a $75,000 grant and more than 3,500 pairs of shoes. For more information, click the headline.
June 27, 2011
CAISfunds Provides Independent Advisors Access to Hedge Fund ManagersTwo-year-old firm provides a ‘bridge’ from advisors to managers like Paulson and Millennium.
June 24, 2011
Hedge Funds? Forget It, Say ETF Experts. Try Replicating Them Instead.IndexIQ CEO Adam Patti works with RIAs to create new ETFs, including ones that replicate hedge funds, but at a much lower cost.
June 15, 2011
Supreme Court Ruling Hands Janus, Mutual Fund Industry Big WinIn backing the Denver-based Janus, one of the largest mutual fund companies, the high court's 5-4 decision will mean few changes for the way big asset managers govern themselves.
May 23, 2011
50 Women Leaders in Hedge Funds: New StudyA wide range of talented women populate the hedge fund sector, and women can look forward to ample opportunities in coming years as the industry grows, according to a new Hedge Fund Journal study sponsored by Ernst & Young.
May 20, 2011
Former Morgan Stanley Hedge Fund, FrontPoint, to Close FundsHedge fund falters as investors withdraw capital after portfolio manager charged with ‘insider trading’ and ‘securities fraud’
May 19, 2011
Hedge Funds, Mavens of Risk, Grab Newest Hot Investment: FarmlandFrom staid economists to hedge fund socialites, farmland is today's must-have alternative investment. Yet higher rental rates are keeping a lid on P/E ratios.
May 18, 2011
The New Hedge Funds: Lower Returns, Less RiskHedge funds are making a comeback, but with lower returns and less risk, the new hedge funds may fill a new role in many portfolios.
May 04, 2011
Dow Jones, Credit Suisse Examine Q1 Hedge Fund ResultsIn its 2011 Q1 Hedge Fund Industry Review, released Tuesday, the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index team revealed that large hedge funds, with more than $500 million AUM, brought in more than $12 billion of inflows; on the other hand, smaller funds experienced net outflows for Q1.