Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
Gold Soars on Threat of U.S. Debt Default
By Marlene Y. SatterDefault is in the air. Last week Greek woes threatened to scuttle the euro zone economy; this week, with the U.S. embroiled in a debt-ceiling-vs.-deficit standoff, investors are fleeing other holdings and sinking their funds in safe-haven gold.
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’