Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
October 01, 2006
SRI and Hedge FundsSocially responsible investing (SRI) assets have been growing at a significantly faster rate than total assets under professional management, particularly among non-profit and faith-based organizations,...
October 01, 2006
A Boon For Hedge Funds?Hailed as the most sweeping overhaul of the pension system in decades, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 is touching all facets of the financial...
October 01, 2006
Over the HedgeA recent piece in Vanity Fair describes how multimillionaire hedge fund managers have converged in great numbers upon the once-tony suburban community of Greenwich, Conn.,...
September 14, 2006
Enhanced Ratings for Hedge FundsStandard & Poor's Rating Services announced that its Financial Institutions group has begun issuing enhanced ratings criteria for hedge funds, hedge fund managers, and hedge fund of fund managers to meet the rising demand for these ratings.
September 01, 2006
RIAs Turning to AlternativesA more hands-on approach to investments is being taken by registered investment advisors, including the use of alternative products, according to a survey by an...
August 08, 2006
SEC Will Not Appeal Goldstein RulingSEC Commissioner Christopher Cox said August 7 that the SEC will not appeal the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision in Goldstein v. SEC, which struck down the SEC's hedge fund manager registration rule.
August 07, 2006
July Brings Relief to MSCI Investable IndexHedge funds put up a month of slightly positive returns in July, as investors in the MSCI Hedge Invest index saw an increase of 0.22% for the month.
August 07, 2006
Pep Boys Settle Proxy Fight with BaringtonThe Pep Boys--Manny, Moe & Jack--announced Thursday that they've reached agreement with a group of activist hedge funds led by Barington Capital Group LP, New York. The auto repair and maintenance company will increase the size of its board of directors from nine to 10, and it has announced the...
August 07, 2006
20 Billion Euro Opportunity for Spain's Onshore FundsSpain's onshore single hedge fund and fund of funds market will be worth between 18 billion and 20 billion euro by 2010 according to a July 30 report published by Paris-based hedge fund research company Asterias. The report, titled Spain Outlook--July 2006, was based on information gathered from banking professionals,...