Alternative Investments
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FTSE Hedge Index Down for January
By Staff WriterLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--After a string of positive months, the FTSE Hedge Global Index posted a negative return for January 2005, negative 0.6% in U.S. dollars and negative 0.4% in GBP. The index is broken down into three styles. The biggest loser of the three was the directional style (-1.2%). Event-driven funds...
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 ...
January 24, 2005
Canadian Manager Offers Principal-Protected Note on Long/Short FundTORONTO (HedgeWorld.com)--Arrow Hedge Partners Inc.'s latest notes series will contain its first principal-protected note for Canadian investors. Wrapping an extra security blanket around its funds of funds, Arrow Hedge plans to sign up investors through March 24. The Arrow Multi-Strategy Notes Series 6 and the Arrow Global Equity Long/Short Notes...
January 24, 2005
Institutional Marketers Hired for Refco FX PushNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Ernest Rouse and Eric Hummel will join Refco Group Ltd. to market its online foreign exchange clearing and trading capabilities to institutional traders...