Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Man Group Posts Strong Results Despite Futures Vol
By Staff WriterLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Man Group plc* reported strong sales and good performance for the first quarter of the year, with assets under management now exceeding US$25 billion...
March 20, 2003
Most Big Employers Split Pension Services ContractsNU Online News Service, March 20, 2003, 4:44 p.m. EST -- Only 18% of the biggest private U.S. employers put a single firm in ...
March 19, 2003
CNA Revises 4th Quarter EarningsNU Online News Service, March 19, 5:43 p.m. -- CNA Financial Corp., Chicago, says it will be reporting $62 million in losses on investments ...
March 14, 2003
UTIMCO Hires Hedge Funds of FundsAUSTIN, Texas (HedgeWorld.com)--The University of Texas Investment Management Co. are investing US$175 million in a hedge fund of funds managed by Prot?g? Partners, New York. The...
March 12, 2003
Prime Introduces DC Drug PlanNU Online News Service, March 12, 2003, 10:33 a.m. EST -- Prime Therapeutics Inc., St. Paul, Minn., a pharmacy benefit manager, will introduce a ...
March 10, 2003
Gartmore Readies SEC-Registered FundCONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. (HedgeWorld.com)--Gartmore Global Investments is planning to sell a Securities and Exchange Commission-registered hedge fund of funds, according to a recent filing. Gartmore Market Neutral...
March 10, 2003
Kairos Hires Team, Opens New York SubsidiaryMILAN, Italy (HedgeWorld.com)--Kairos Group continues to grow its alternative investment business, hiring four new executives to assist in the effort. Stefano Prosperi and Michele Gesualdi, both...
March 10, 2003
Institutions' Sharp Asset Decline Softened by AlteGREENWICH, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--In 2002, U.S. pension funds and endowments recorded their steepest decline in the last three years, possibly the most destructive year in the...