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Johnson Hits Hedge Funds
By Staff WriterAn excerpt from the April 30, 2003, edition of The
May 01, 2003
The Other WayAfter nearly four years of a bear market in equities, investors have been pounded and they're desperately seeking investments that will yield decent returns. As...
May 01, 2003
Location, Location, LocationLooking at Security Capital European Real Estate Fund's track record, it's easy to be impressed. According to Standard & Poor's, SEUIX ranked 13th within the...
April 29, 2003
Soros Executive Turnover Continues as Schwartz RebNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Jacob Goldfield, previously a senior partner at Goldman Sachs and manager of New Jersey Senator Jon Corzine's blind trust, took over as chief...
April 29, 2003
NASD Fines Altegris: 'Four Corners' Test for SalesWASHINGTON (HedgeWorld.com)--NASD announced that it has censured and fined Altegris Investments Inc., La Jolla, Calif., US$175,000 for marketing hedge funds to investors without fully explaining...
April 25, 2003
WellChoice Announces Executive ChangesNU Online News Service, April 25, 2003, 4:30 p.m. EDT -- WellChoice Inc., New York, has promoted Gloria McCarthy to be executive vice president ...
April 21, 2003
FrontPoint Aims for Retail MarketGREENWICH, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--FrontPoint Partners LLC moved to boost distribution for its lineup of hedge fund strategies with the hiring of two marketing and sales executives. Jack...
April 21, 2003
Short-Bias Funds Perform Best among CSFB/Tremont INEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The Credit Suisse First Boston/Tremont* Hedge Fund Index stayed in positive territory returning just 0.26% for March, while dedicated short-bias managers gained 1.23%...