Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Alliance Agrees to Settlement to Cut Fees
By Staff WriterDec. 18, 2003 -- Alliance Cap Mgmt Holding L.P. (AC) said it would cut mutual fund management fees as part of a settlement with federal...
December 15, 2003
UBS Finalizes Acquisition of ABN AMRO Prime BrokerageNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--UBS AG's Investment Bank unit on Friday finalized its acquisition of ABN AMRO's prime brokerage unit, integrating the new unit under the UBS...
December 15, 2003
Meyer Capital Starts Offshore FundNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Meyer Capital Management of Barrington, Ill., expects to launch a Cayman Islands-domiciled fund before the end of the year. The Galahad Fund will be...
December 08, 2003
Dutch Pension Fund Allocates to Funds of FundsRIJSWIJK, The Netherlands (HedgeWorld.com)--Stichting Pensioenfonds TNO invested 30 million euros (US$36.5 million) in two multi-manager, multi-strategy fund of funds managed by the London office of...
December 08, 2003
Cognis Capital Launches First Hedge FundLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Cognis Capital Partners LLP announced that with seeding from JP Morgan Partners it has launched its maiden hedge fund, the Cognis I Fund. The seed...
December 03, 2003
DB Pensions Cost Big Employers 32% MoreNU Online News Service, Dec. 3, 2003, 4:43 p.m. EST -- Defined benefit pension costs increased sharply for big, private U.S. employers between September ...
December 02, 2003
Strong Performance Pushes Up Hedge Fund Assets Despite OutflowNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Total assets in hedge funds grew 3.3% in the third quarter to US$688 billion due to robust returns, according to Hedge Fund Research,...
December 02, 2003
Hedge Funds and Market MeltdownsWith the stock market holding onto its impressive gains, a number of pundits are calling this recent run a sucker's rally. From a valuation standpoint, it's easy to see why. Internet-related issues such as Yahoo! and eBay, among others, are trading at a trailing P/E of over 100.