Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
Fund of Funds or Investable Indexes?
By Jeff JosephA recent analysis by Morgan Stanley researchers revealed that hedge funds as a group have produced relatively constant (positive) alpha returns for the past 13...
September 29, 2003
SEC, Feds charge Two Pa. Men with FraudWILKES-BARRE, Pa. (HedgeWorld.com)--John F. Turant Jr. and Russ R. Luciano raised $4.5 million for two hedge funds they ran by promising more than 100 investors...
September 22, 2003
Seligman Hires Outside Manager for Three FundsSept. 17, 2003 -- Seligman Funds has hired Wellington Asset Management Co. to run three international funds with about $182 million in assets. Wellington, a Boston-based...
September 22, 2003
Exchange-Traded Hedge Fund Indexes Next StepNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Now that several investable hedge fund indexes have become available, exchange-traded vehicles that track such measures might not be far off, despite the...
September 22, 2003
MAR Moves Hedge Fund Conference to Miami in NovembNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--For the first time in its 10-year history, MAR's annual hedge fund conference won't be in Bermuda. Damage to the Fairmont Southampton Hotel, caused...
September 15, 2003
Magnum Assists in Two Fund LaunchesMIAMI (HedgeWorld.com)--Magnum Global Investments invested in and is sponsoring two new hedge funds, adding to its US$300 million hedge fund lineup. Magnum, which invested in the...
September 15, 2003
RMF Seeds Japanese FundPF?FFIKON, Switzerland (HedgeWorld.com)--RMF Investment Management seeded its seventh emerging hedge fund through its seeding vehicle, Hedge Fund Ventures. The newly seeded fund is a Japanese event-driven...
September 08, 2003
Franklin Templeton Adds Hedge Funds to Canadian AdTORONTO (HedgeWorld.com)--Franklin Templeton Investments added hedge funds to a family of 11 investment pools targeting high-net-worth investors through investment advisers. The idea is to add diversification...