Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Dynamics Associates Grows Hedge Fund Business
By Staff WriterNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Dynamic Associates, a company specializing in placement of information technology and financial services executives, is growing its hedge fund recruiting business. The hedge fund...
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...
November 11, 2002
Reporting Loss, MaxRe Continues Shift Out of HedgeHAMILTON, Bermuda (HedgeWorld.com)--Max Re Capital Ltd. continued to shift its emphasis away from hedge funds as it reported a third quarter net operating loss. The company...
November 11, 2002
A Chairman Who Was 'Never Enthusiastic AboutWASHINGTON (HedgeWorld)--Although Harvey Pitt's brief tenure at the Securities and Exchange Commission saw the launch of an investigation of hedge funds, people familiar with the...