Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
UBS Opens Irish Shop
By Staff WriterLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--UBS's hedge fund services division has opened an office in Dublin, Ireland. The new UBS Fund Services shop will be headed by Mark Mannon. It will employ 10 people, with plans for expansion, according to a UBS statement. The office will administer both onshore and offshore hedge funds with...
October 12, 2004
In Hedge Fund Returns, a Skeptic Sees Lady Luck in ChargeNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Speaking at a recent seminar organized by the group 100 Women in Hedge Funds, Nassim Nicholas Taleb--author, mathematician, trader and chairman of Empirica LLC--argued that success in money management mainly is due to chance and disasters are inevitable for hedge fund investors. In this view, differences between managers...
October 04, 2004
Sensing Growing Interest, Norshield Adds to TeamMONTREAL (HedgeWorld.com)--In a nod to growing institutional interest in hedge funds, Norshield Financial Group hired Tristram Lett to help bring in even more business. Norshield named Mr. Lett a senior vice president, and his job will be to help the firm increase its market share in alternative products creation, research...
October 04, 2004
New Firm Gains RIA StatusBOSTON (HedgeWorld.com)--Tuckerbrook Alternative Investments LP has been granted approval to become a registered investment adviser by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm, founded by Jay Yoder, a former endowment manager, officially opened its doors earlier this month (see Previous HedgeWorld Story). The company will offer three alternative investment funds:...
October 04, 2004
Proposed Legislation Could Lose Hedge Funds 'Deemed' InvestmentsSome nonqualified deferred compensation plans permit the plan's participants to have a "deemed" investment in a hedge fund. Sponsors of such nonqualified deferred compensation plans often invest in the hedge fund to avoid having an unhedged obligation to the plan's participants. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have...
October 01, 2004
Are Hedge Funds Worth It?In a rebounding stock market, hedge funds may not be the first to benefit, but in the long run they are certainly worthwhile, according to...
October 01, 2004
Putnam Equity Income Fund800-225-1581 o www.putnaminv.com Ticker: PEYAX Manager: Bartlett R. Geer Manager's tenure: 4 years Fund started: June 15, 1977 Min. initial investment: $500 Load (front-end): 5.25% 12(b)-1 fee: 0.25% Net assets: $3.19 billion P/E ratio:...