Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
CSFB/Tremont Index Down; Short-bias Strategies Yield Strong Returns
By Staff WriterNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--World economic factors played a role in the downturn of the CSFB/Tremont* Hedge Fund Index, which fell 0.58% in April and was only...
May 17, 2004
MSCI Hedge Fund Index Assets Top US$2 BillionNEW 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
Mellon HBV European Subsidiary Passes MilestoneNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--A Europe-focused event-driven vehicle managed by the British subsidiary of Mellon HBV Alternative Strategies LLC went above US$100 million in assets. The strategy covers...
May 17, 2004
New Head of Global Quant Trading at Deutsche BankNEW YORK (Hedgeworld.com)--Zemach Sternberg joined Deutsche Bank's Global Equity Derivatives group as a managing director and head of global quantitative trading. In this newly created position,...
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...