Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Division To Design Plans For Private Equity Firms
By Staff WriterA new operation is setting up health coverage programs for firms that invest in other companies.The private equity solutions practice at UnitedHealth Group Inc., Minnetonka, ...
June 17, 2006
UnumProvident CFO Out On LeaveA disability and absence management giant says a key executive will be absent.UnumProvident Corp., Chattanooga, Tenn., says Robert Greving, the company's chief financial officer, is ...
June 12, 2006
Hong Kong a Friendlier Place for Hedge FundsHONG KONG (HedgeWorld.com)--Hong Kong's recently adopted ordinance to exempt from taxation offshore funds drew more a sigh of relief from the hedge fund industry than a joyous celebration. For years, hedge fund managers that could stomach the uncertainty of where they stood with the Inland Revenue Department carried out activities...
June 12, 2006
Funds of Funds Expect Better ReturnsPoll of managers indicates growing fourth quarter optimism
June 12, 2006
Hedgestock Vibes Make Business a PleasureHedgestock is an industry event unlike any other. Not only is it a racing certainty that the hedge fund industry has never seen anything like it, it is a fair bet that no other business group has ever organized a conference of such originality. And even the English weather cooperated!...
June 07, 2006
Pru Unit Fined For E-Mail LapseA New York Stock Exchange Inc. hearing panel has fined Prudential Equity Group $850,000 for failing to supervise internal electronic mail adequately.Prudential Equity, part of ...
June 05, 2006
Year's Returns Dented, Not Reversed, by Tough MonthNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Major hedge fund sectors across the board lost heavily in the past month but not as much as market indexes, according to Merrill Lynch research. Year-to-date hedge fund returns remain significantly positive despite the down month. The average of several diversified hedge fund indexes lost about 1% for...