Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
Bogle wins as finance professionals back indexing in global poll
By Charles SteinForty-two percent of financial professionals say that investing in index funds is better than trying to beat the markets.
April 22, 2015
Alternative Assets Under Administration Rose Nearly 17% in 2014Administrators in a new survey by eVestment reported assets of $6.9 trillion at year-end.
April 19, 2015
How to Mimic Hedge Funds With ETFsIt's a complicated, but viable, process for advisors, says Adam Patti of IndexIQ.
April 15, 2015
Hedge Funds Have Best Quarter Since 2011Macro strategies steamroll their competitors for the third consecutive quarter, Hedge Fund Research reports.
April 09, 2015
Not Even Hedge Fund Managers Think About Alpha at the AltarWhen hedge fund managers get married or divorced, their fund alpha drops more than 7% for several months around the event, researchers found.
April 06, 2015
Just How Hot Are Liquid Alts?Experimenting with alternative mutual funds is a complex and risky business, Michael Finke writes.
April 02, 2015
Another Merit Badge for Liquid Alternatives?When the curtain came down on 2014, liquid alternative funds surprised a lot of people by outperforming hedge funds, their more experienced, more glamorous cousins.
March 30, 2015
Hedge Fund Standards Board Proposes Fuller Disclosure for InvestorsThe Hedge Fund Standards Board has proposed three changes to current standards to help investors assess conflicts of interest as part of their due diligence.