MetLife: Paid Vacations Beat Insurance Benefits
By Staff WriterNU Online News Service, Dec. 27, 2004, 5:32 p.m. ESTU.S. workers worry about saving for retirement, but many are struggling just to meet short-term ...
December 23, 2004
Former Goldman Sachs Director Joins Hedge FundNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--P. Schoenfeld Asset Management LLC appointed Daniel Goldwater managing director and head of European operations, as of January 2005. He is to manage the London office, where he will be responsible for an event-driven portfolio and lead the growth of business in Europe and Asia. The firm is...
December 23, 2004
Daily Valuation, Outsourcing Among Trends Seen by BofNY ExecutiveNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--There is a move among hedge funds from monthly valuation of the portfolio, long the standard in the industry, to daily valuation of assets, said Jeffrey Bieselin, senior vice president at the Bank of New York. This trend is limited, however, to portfolios that primarily consist of listed...
December 23, 2004
Hedge Funds Barely Register on New SurveyBOSTON (HedgeWorld.com)--Hedge funds barely registered on the radar screen of investors queried in Eaton Vance Corp.'s annual survey, but fund managers shouldn't feel too bad. The industry's "Q Rating" was on par with a couple of guys on whom enough ink has been spilled this past year to print a...
December 23, 2004
KMG Adds Underwriter, Sales VPsNU Online News Service, Dec. 23, 2004, 4:34 p.m. ESTA new Minneapolis benefits insurer has hired 3 executives.[@@]The insurer, KMG America Corp. has recruited ...
December 23, 2004
HSBC Fund Institutes Currency HedgingGUERNSEY, Channel Islands (HedgeWorld.com)--HSBC Global Absolute Ltd., a closed-end fund of funds listed on the London Stock Exchange, announced the introduction of currency hedging for its sterling-denominated shares. HGAL launched in November 2001, with the objective of achieving equity-like returns with lower levels of volatility. At launch, its investment advisers...
December 23, 2004
Hedge Fund Organization Issues Guide to Asian ManagersThe Alternative Investment Management Association adapted its guide to hedge fund management to Asian hedge fund managers in its latest iteration in its "Guide to Sound Practices" series.
December 23, 2004
ACLI, NAIFA, NAILBA React To Disclosure ProposalLife groups are still asking state regulators to cut a compensation disclosure provision from a proposed amendment to the Producer Licensing Model Act.[@@]The National ...