Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Portable Alpha Pays Off in Pennsylvania
By Staff WriterPortable alpha strategies have paid off for the Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System, adding $780 million in net earnings from its January 2002 inception date. So it should come as no surprise that the program will essentially grow by roughly $2.2 billion.
July 24, 2006
Q2 Inflows Huge Amid So-So PerformanceCHICAGO (HedgeWorld.com)--Hedge funds brought in $42.1 billion in new assets in the second quarter, according to numbers released Thursday by Hedge Fund Research Inc. It was the largest single-quarter inflow HFR has seen since it began tracking asset flow figures in 2003. The new assets brought the estimated size of...
July 24, 2006
Hedge Funds Tuck Away ITV as Bidders Stay in ShadowsOnce considered glamorous and famously described by Lord Thomson as holding a license to print money, ITV, Britain's leading commercial terrestrial television broadcaster, is now attracting hedge fund interest with the stock's recent fall below 100 pence. In March, the stock rallied sharply after a consortium linking Blackstone, Apax Partners,...
July 20, 2006
Built-in DiversificationLifecycle and lifestyle funds are gaining popularity with independent advisors, according to a poll conducted by Russell Investment Group, based in Tacoma, Washington.
July 20, 2006
Hedge Fund 411Morningstar acquiring more data on more hedge funds and managed accounts
July 18, 2006
SEC Has Done Softers a FavorThe president of a consulting firm that assists asset managers (for hedge funds and others) in tracking and optimizing the value of their soft-dollar commissions said July 13 that he believes the use of such commissions will expand in the years to come.
July 17, 2006
Fund of Funds Partners with Debt SpecialistBALTIMORE (HedgeWorld.com)--Growing from a small fund of funds born out of a family office, Meyerhoff Investment Holdings is prepared to expand further following a joint venture partnership with Four Corners Capital Management. Joseph Meyerhoff II began offering a fund of funds based on his family's $100 million-plus hedge fund portfolio...
July 17, 2006
All in the GAIM: Major Themes and Words of WisdomCANNES, France (HedgeWorld.com)--As New GAIM 2006 draws to a close, what are the main themes that have emerged from the conference, and the most pertinent comments? Here are just a few?? 1/2 "Institutional investors care about process--they want to look under the hood." "Pension funds will continue to rebalance their...