Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
The ETF Advisor: New ETFs in 2010 for Hedge Funds, Foreign Stocks and MLPs
By Vaughan ScullyLike the elves in Santa's workshop who toil year-round making gifts for well-behaved children, providers of exchange-traded funds have been hard at work this year...
July 19, 2010
Three Studies Worth a Quick ReadDo hedge funds hedge? The experience of the Great Recession - Vanguard Research Do hedge funds help investors avoid the worst during periods of distress...
July 19, 2010
LaCrosse Global Fund Services to Buy BofA Merrill Lynch Administration BusinessLaCrosse Global Fund Services announced it has agreed to acquire the global alternative fund administration business of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, subject to regulatory approval.
July 11, 2010
Financial Reform Vote at Top of List as Senate ReconvenesWith the Fourth of July 4 breakcongressional recess ending, the Senate will returns Monday, July 12, to consider passage of the financial reform bill voted onapproved by the House on June 30.
July 09, 2010
Institutions Increasingly Prefer Direct Investment in Hedge FundsFunds of funds hold their own in a maturing institutional market.
July 09, 2010
Hedge Fund Index in Negative Territory for JuneDow Jones Indexes and Credit Suisse announced Friday, July 9, that its early estimates suggested that hedge funds posted negative returns in June 2010, as did most other major market indexes.
July 09, 2010
Preqin Study: Direct Investment in Hedge Funds Increasingly Preferred by InstitutionsFunds of hedge funds (FoFs), in particular, have experienced a loss of institutional support for reasons related to both the recent downturn and longer-term trends, according to a survey released by Preqin on Thursday, July 8.
July 06, 2010
Most Funds Struggle in Q2, Though Some ShineWith U.S. markets off roughly 6-13% in the second quarter of 2010, very few funds were able to carve out positive results, according to Lipper data through June 30, 2010.