Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
Hedge Funds Start Year Fast on Strength of February’s 2.5% Return
By Michael S. FischerEquity strategies led hedge funds to a robust 2.5% return in February, the best monthly performance in two years for the Preqin all-strategy benchmark.
March 10, 2015
73% of Hedge Funds Rolled Out in 2014 Were Equity-RelatedThe average fee structure in U.S.-based hedge funds is now 1.7 and 20, the law firm Seward & Kissel found in its yearly study.
March 04, 2015
For Hedge Funds, It Pays to Be the Biggest or the BestHedge fund assets will grow at a 7% clip in 2014, surpassing $3 trillion by year-end, according to a Deutsche Bank survey released Tuesday.
February 25, 2015
Activist Hedge Funds on a Roll, Returning 50% in 2012–'14U.S. hedge fund managers such as Daniel Loeb, Barry Rosenstein and William Ackman have become boldface names in the hedge fund sector in recent years.
February 25, 2015
Supreme Court Hints at New Monitoring Rules for 401(k) PlansU.S. Supreme Court justices suggested they will require 401(k) plans to periodically monitor the investment options they offer.
February 20, 2015
CTAs Star in Bleak January for Hedge Fund PerformanceHedge funds eked out a positive return in January, with CTAs on top, according to alternatives data provider Preqin.
February 11, 2015
When Hedge Funds Get HackedHedge funds confronted with a cyberattack have to answer two questions quickly: What happened, and what to do about it.
February 02, 2015
Is This the Year of the Global Macro Investor?Investors are facing four impending crises: worsening relations with Russia, the fight against ISIS, China's muscle-flexing in the Pacific and struggles in Europe.