Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
Hedge Funds, Mavens of Risk, Grab Newest Hot Investment: Farmland
By Gil WeinreichFrom 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.
April 18, 2011
Hedge Fund Assets Return to Pre-Crisis PeakHedge funds are bounding back, with return-hungry investors pumping up the industry to a size not seen since before the financial crisis laid it low.
March 18, 2011
Rep. Barney Frank Bill Would Levy 'Risk-Based Assessment' Fee on Hedge FundsRep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., introduced a bill on March 17 that, if enacted, would direct the Treasury Department to levy $2.5 billion in “risk-based assessments” on “hedge fund managers with $10 billion or more in assets under management on a consolidated basis” and on other “financial companies with $50 billion...
March 16, 2011
GAO to Labor: Tighten 401(k) Plan Securities RulesOfficials at the U.S. Government Accountability Office are recommending that the U.S. Labor Department take another look 401(k) plan investment options that lend securities to outside parties.
March 16, 2011
GAO to Labor: Tighten 401(k) Plan Securities RulesOfficials at the U.S. Government Accountability Office are recommending that the U.S. Labor Department take another look 401(k) plan investment options that lend securities to outside parties.
March 15, 2011
Nikkei Plunges 10.6% as Hedge Funds Flee Market on Radiation FearsNuclear fallout spurred financial fears as Japan's Nikkei saw its largest two-day drop since 1987 on Tuesday. Losing an additional 10.6% on top of Monday's losses of 6.2%, the Nikkei share average was hammered by the mass rout of hedge funds, which beat mutual funds to the exits.
March 09, 2011
As Galleon Trial Opens, Prosecutor Blasts Hedge Fund ChiefRaj Rajaratnam traded on secret information "again and again and again" between 2003 and 2009 as he operated a family of hedge funds at his hedge fund, Galleon Group, the prosecutor told the jury at the opening of the trial.