Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Short-Sellers Welcome January Thaw, While CTA Performance Is Put on Ice
By Staff WriterNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Dedicated short-bias funds took investors by surprise posting a gain of 6.96% in January, according to the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index. At the same time, managed futures strategies gave up 5.39% after putting up healthy performance figures in recent months. Last month's index results show the strategies at...
February 17, 2005
Yes, Some New Hedge Fund Rules Start TodayCHICAGO (HedgeWorld.com)--Rules that expand the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's oversight of the hedge fund industry went into effect today, making Feb. 10 the demarcation line between the "old" era of lighter federal regulation and the "new" regime that requires most hedge fund managers with U.S. clients to register with...
February 04, 2005
Survey Probes Ultra-Affluent OutlookNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The ultra affluent--those with assets of US$25 million or more-- increasingly are using more sophisticated investment strategies, but overall they remain skeptical about hedge funds' lack of transparency, according to a new survey conducted by Citigroup Inc.'s Private Bank unit and the international management consulting firm McKinsey &...
February 01, 2005
Study Finds '2 and 20' Not the Only Game in TownLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Fee structures for hedge funds vary more than some investors are aware, and fund managers might ponder whether altering how and how much they charge could affect the attractiveness of their product, according to a study by Fitzrovia. The study, titled "Benchmarking Performance Fees," found that one-third of the...
February 01, 2005
Record Number of PIPEs in 2004 but Capital Raised Below PeakNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Private investments in public equity rebounded in the fourth quarter of 2004 to a record 1,269 transactions, according to San Diego-based Sagient Research Systems. But the combined value of these deals, US$15.49 billion in equity and equity-linked capital, remained below the 2000 peak. Sagient ranked Roth Capital Partners...
February 01, 2005
Hedge Fund Surge Drives Up Risk Management PayNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The rising tide of hedge funds has lifted the compensation boats of those in the risk management industry. According to a new survey by the executive search firm Risk Talent Associates LLC, total compensation for risk professionals grew by 9% in 2004 as compared with 2003 figures. Overall,...
February 01, 2005
Why the Underperformance?Slumping returns, allegedly due to burgeoning capital flows chasing scarce market opportunities, were a prominent theme in the press coverage of hedge funds during 2004,...
January 24, 2005
Survey: Affluent Consumers See Real Estate BubbleNU Online News Service, Jan. 24, 2005, 4:50 p.m. ESTRich Americans are optimistic about the economy but worried about housing prices and the war ...