Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
MSCI Hedge Fund Index Assets Top US$2 Billion
By Staff WriterNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Assets linked to the MSCI Hedge Invest Index have more than doubled in the past two months and now exceed US$2.1 billion, according...
May 17, 2004
Donaldson Speaks to NASD: Hedge Funds and Risk MapsBALTIMORE, Md. (HedgeWorld.com)--The National Association of Securities Dealers has convened its annual meeting, and its two keynote speakers both are well known to the hedge...
May 17, 2004
Fimat Joins Tokyo Commodities ExchangeTOKYO (HedgeWorld.com)--Fimat Group's Australian branch has become the first foreign firm to join the Tokyo Commodities Exchange. Becoming a member of the exchange, known as TOCOM,...
May 17, 2004
Two Academic Anthologies from Gregoriou et al.Book Review "Hedge Funds: Strategies, Risk Assessment, and Returns," eds Greg N. Gregoriou, Vassilios N. Karavas, & Fabrice Rouah, Washington, DC, Beard Books, 2003, 390...
May 10, 2004
Another Massachusetts Pension Fund Wants In To Hedge FundsLEXINGTON, Mass. (HedgeWorld.com)--Add the Town of Lexington Retirement System to the list of small- and mid-sized pension funds in Massachusetts that want access to hedge...
May 10, 2004
DrKW Hires Six for Hedge Fund SalesLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein hired a number of executives as directors in the hedge fund sales department, according to a statement from the firm. Hired in...
May 10, 2004
Some FX Funds Do Well in March Despite Tough MarketNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The Parker FX Index fell by 1.7% in March, but there was a wide dispersion among the 54 funds that make up the...
May 10, 2004
Vega Taps BofA Energy Trading Chief for New FundNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Julian Barrowcliffe joined the New York office of Vega Asset Management, a US$11 billion global macro and bond arbitrage shop, as a managing...