Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
March 23, 2005
Dedicated Short Bias Leads CSFB/Tremont in FebruaryNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index showed a positive return of 1.43% for February, with the dedicated-short category leading all strategies with a return of 3.4%. It was the second straight strong month for short-biased managers, who turned in a 6.9% performance in January and who now stand at...
March 23, 2005
Hedge Funds Still OK For Variable Policiesby Norse N. Blazzard and Judith A. HasenauerThe financial and insurance trade press has been publishing articles in the past few weeks regarding final regulations ...
March 21, 2005
Van Indexes Show Gains in FebruaryNASHVILLE, Tenn. (HedgeWorld.com)--After opening 2005 on a down note, hedge funds tracked by the Van Global Hedge Fund Index posted positive returns in February. Preliminary results showed gains in all strategies, Van officials said in a news release. For the month, hedge funds earned 1.7%, putting them at 1.6% for...
March 21, 2005
Charlemagne East European Fund Closes to InvestmentEmerging markets specialist Charlemagne Capital, London, stopped taking subscriptions for its long/short OCCO Eastern Europe Fund, in recognition of the liquidity constraints on the short side in those markets.
March 21, 2005
Donaldson: Lawyers Need to Promote Hedge Fund EthicsThe U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission so far has collected US$1.4 billion in disgorgement and US$1 billion in penalties in mutual fund trading scandals, and SEC Chairman William Donaldson is on a mission to boost ethical investment practices.
March 21, 2005
S&P Index Recovers from Slow StartNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Standard & Poor's added its February hedge fund index returns to the growing collection of evidence that January's slow start may not be a sign of a backslide in hedge fund returns. The S&P Hedge Fund Index gained 0.83% in February, bringing its total return for the first...
March 07, 2005
FXall Sees Its Volume Grow, Opens Boston OfficeLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--FXall founders have long known their online foreign exchange trading system had the possibility of gaining traction, but 2004 proved the staying power of electronic routing. Mark Warms, global head of sales and marketing for FXall, said that electronic trading has made foreign currency trading more widely available to...
March 01, 2005
Fraternal Reaches $2.5 Million Relief GoalNU Online News Service, March 1, 2005, 3:33 p.m. ESTThrivent Financial for Lutherans, Minneapolis, has raised a total of $7.5 million to help victims ...
February 28, 2005
SocGen to Acquire BofA Structured Products BusinessNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--In the next 30 days, SG Corporate & Investment Banking executives hope to close an acquisition deal with Bank of America Corp. to purchase the part of its structured investment business that deals with hedge fund lending. Christophe Miann?, global head of SG (Soci?t? G?n?rale) CIB's equity derivatives...
February 28, 2005
Study: 500 New Funds Launched Last Year, But Survival Getting TougherNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com) -- A survey by Tabb Group puts the number of hedge funds at 8,600 and total industry assets at US$930 billion. While the asset amount is below the US$1 trillion found by other studies, the number of funds is higher than the often-quoted 7,000. Tabb Group, based...