Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Fund of Funds or Investable Indexes?
By Jeff JosephA recent analysis by Morgan Stanley researchers revealed that hedge funds as a group have produced relatively constant (positive) alpha returns for the past 13...
September 30, 2003
Fund of Funds or Investable Indexes?A recent analysis by Morgan Stanley researchers revealed that hedge funds as a group have produced relatively constant (positive) alpha returns for the past 13 years, but this performance has varied significantly across strategies, and individual managers did not consistently generate such returns.
September 29, 2003
DPM Hires New European Marketing HeadSOMERSET, N.J. (HedgeWorld.com)--Alan Tooker was hired by Derivatives Portfolio Management LLC as head of the back-office and administration firm's marketing and client servicing in Europe,...
September 29, 2003
SEC, Feds charge Two Pa. Men with FraudWILKES-BARRE, Pa. (HedgeWorld.com)--John F. Turant Jr. and Russ R. Luciano raised $4.5 million for two hedge funds they ran by promising more than 100 investors...
September 26, 2003
FASB Proposes New Rule On Cash-Balance PlansNU Online News Service, Sept. 26, 2003, 2:50 p.m. EDT -- The Financial Accounting Standards Board in Norwalk, Conn., says it will study how ...
September 22, 2003
Seligman Hires Outside Manager for Three FundsSept. 17, 2003 -- Seligman Funds has hired Wellington Asset Management Co. to run three international funds with about $182 million in assets. Wellington, a Boston-based...
September 22, 2003
Focus Investment Group Launching New NotesHAMILTON, Bermuda (HedgeWorld.com)--Focus Investment Group is planning a new issuance of principal protected notes that will be guaranteed by Barclays Capital. Barclays Bank PLC will guarantee...
September 22, 2003
Exchange-Traded Hedge Fund Indexes Next StepNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Now that several investable hedge fund indexes have become available, exchange-traded vehicles that track such measures might not be far off, despite the...