Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
Burned by Oil Trade, Debt Investors Think Twice
By Jodi Xu Klein, BloombergLow oil prices make hedge funds and private equity firms leery of lending to the industry.
September 14, 2015
10 questions for a pension-fund managerHere are questions California teachers should feel free to ask the managers running the Calstrs about their new investments.
September 11, 2015
Hedge Funds’ Biggest Losers in August: Emerging Markets, Activist StrategiesHedge funds fell in August, but a major benchmark outpaced the S&P by more than 400 basis points, according to Hedge Fund Research.
August 25, 2015
FinCEN Floats Long-Awaited AML Rule for AdvisorsTreasury's enforcement unit proposed Tuesday a rule requiring certain advisors to establish anti-money laundering programs and report suspicious activity under the Bank Secrecy Act.
August 25, 2015
Why Oil-Producing Countries Keep on PumpingThe big oil-producing countries keep pumping, even though prices are at a six-year low. Who will blink first?
August 21, 2015
Investors Redeem $5 Billion From Hedge Funds in JulyStill, the month ended in the black, as positive performance increased assets under management.
August 17, 2015
World’s biggest currency trade is stuck in a Fed-induced rutTrading the worlds most widely used currency pair has become a thankless chore for investors.
August 17, 2015
Citigroup to Pay $180M for Defrauding Hedge Fund InvestorsSEC says that two Citigroup units failed to disclose very real risks in the funds, which collapsed in 2008, affecting 4,000 investors.