Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Hedge Funds Urged to Participate in CIBC's Miracle
By Staff WriterNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--CIBC World Markets is including hedge fund managers on its annual Miracle Day for children's charities. On that day, Dec. 4, the firm...
November 15, 2002
Bank To Register Two Hedge Funds of Funds in SwitzLAUSANNE, Switzerland (HedgeWorld.com)--Banque Cantonale Vaudoise plans to launch its first hedge funds of funds for private bank clients in early 2003 with the help of...
November 15, 2002
Hedge Fund Industry Gathers To Support EducationalNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--On Nov. 25, a cocktail party organized by a number of hedge fund officials is slated to raise money for a charity called...
November 15, 2002
Reducing the Risk in Hedge Funds of FundsREADING, U.K. (HedgeWorld.com)--In one of his latest research papers, "In Search of the Optimal Fund of Hedge Funds," Harry Kat concluded that the investor's search...
November 11, 2002
PlusFunds Finishes Third S&P Hedge Fund Index AgreMEMPHIS, Tenn. (HedgeWorld.com)--Consulting Services Group LLC began using the S&P Hedge Fund Index as an option for its clients, and seven or eight institutions are...
November 11, 2002
XL and PlusFunds Planning Passive Hedge FundsHAMILTON, Bermuda (HedgeWorld.com)--XL Capital Ltd. will team with PlusFunds Inc., New York, in the development of S&P Hedge Fund Index products designed for the insurance...
November 11, 2002
Liberty Ermitage Plans Double-Dipping FundJERSEY, The Channel Islands (HedgeWorld.com)--Liberty Ermitage Group plans to offer a new hedge fund of funds that will invest in hedge funds and in the...
November 11, 2002
Genoa Capital to Launch Canadian and U.S. Hedge FuMONTREAL (HedgeWorld.com)--The Canadian hedge fund firm Genoa Capital Inc. announced last week that it would launch two new funds in January 2003. Both partnerships would...