Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
Hedge Fund Assets Increase for Third Straight Quarter: HFR
By Michael S. FischerInvestor outflows in the first quarter were at the lowest level since Q4 2015.
April 10, 2017
Hedge Funds’ Q1 Return Extends Run of Positive PerformanceEquity hedge funds led other major strategies in quarter, up 3.6%
March 31, 2017
Madoff Deals Locked in Safe at Center of U.K. Hedge-Fund LawsuitPrincipal Financial says it discovered the investments in late June 2015.
March 31, 2017
Harvard Managers Said to Plan Hedge Fund Launch in Q3Managers set to depart are hiring 15 staffers for new firm; the Boston fund is expected to receive $400 million from Harvard.
March 20, 2017
Trump Is Biggest Global Risk in 2017, Alt Investors SayA poll at the Cayman Alternative Investment Summit found the Trump administration worried the industry more than cybersecurity, China or Brexit.
March 14, 2017
Liquid Alts Trailed Hedge Funds in FebruaryThe Wilshire Liquid Alternative Index returned 0.8%, underperforming the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Indexs monthly return of 1.1%.
March 07, 2017
Hedge Funds Accede to Demands for New Fee StructuresNearly three-quarters of hedge fund managers in a recent survey said they were implementing new fee structures, Citco and HFM Global reported.
March 07, 2017
ETFs Surge Past Hedge Funds in AssetsDisaffected investors pose fundraising challenge for hedge funds this year, ETFGI reports.