Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Canadian Institutional Investors Investing in Hedg
By Staff WriterGREENWICH, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--Canadian pension plans and endowment funds are taking a keen interest in hedge funds, according to a recent survey of U.S. research firm...
October 10, 2002
Sprott Sees Markets Headed Lower, Possible Death STORONTO, Ontario (HedgeWorld.com)--Sprott Asset Management Inc. this summer closed one of its hedge funds while opening another, and in a recent report to investors expressed...
October 01, 2002
Eurekahedge Expands BusinessNews Briefs HONG KONG (HedgeWorld.com)--James Shipton joined Eurekahedge Advisors as director, advisory services and will be in charge of a new due diligence service and will...
October 01, 2002
Part 3: Easing Into Hedge FundsAdvisors looking for alternative investments are likely soon to have an attractive new vehicle: a passively managed fund of hedge funds. Standard & Poor's on September...
September 27, 2002
Group Legal Sellers Make Their CaseNU Online News Service, Sept. 27, 5:30 p.m. -- An executive at Hyatt Legal Plans Inc., Cleveland, says years of employer education seem to ...
September 24, 2002
Commonfund Study: Struggling Endowments Raise HedgWILTON, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--University and college endowments in the United States have sharply raised allocations to hedge funds at a time when their overall portfolios have...
September 24, 2002
Yale University to Debut First Hedge Fund Class NeNEW HAVEN, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--As hedge funds gain allure with MBA students Yale University plans to debut its first course on hedge funds next semester. The Yale...
September 19, 2002
Bankers Investments Names Managing DirectorNU Online News Service, Sept. 19, 3:35 p.m. -- Bankers Investments L.L.C., Richmond, Va., has hired James Eads to be its managing director.The Virginia ...