Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
Zombies: 10% of All Hedge Funds Liquidated in 2013, but Their Stats Live On
By James J. GreenHedge fund launches hit three-year low, even as total assets top $6 trillion. Meanwhile, dead hedge funds' performance stats live on in databases.
March 12, 2014
Administration of hedge funds on the riseThe fourth quarter increase in alternatives under administration follows a 22.9 percent gain in the second quarter.
March 05, 2014
Where Baby Hedge Funds Come FromA significant number of hedge funds launched last year received seed capital, but no new fund sought investments through advertising, Seward & Kissel found.
February 27, 2014
Top Trends Driving Hedge Funds: KPMG’s MirskyThe global hedge fund industry is starting to strut again. One hot trend: liquid alternative '40 Act funds aimed at the 401(k) market.
February 24, 2014
Diversified Growth Funds: Another British Invasion?It remains to be seen if Britain's newest financial innovation, diversified growth funds, will survive a trip across the pond.
February 18, 2014
Institutional Investors Flock to Hedge Funds: Deutsche Bank SurveyHedge funds lost 0.2% in January, but the downturn seems unlikely to dampen investors' enthusiasm.
February 06, 2014
Ex-SAC Fund Manager Martoma Found Guilty in Insider Trading CaseFormer SAC Capital Advisors LP fund manager Mathew Martoma was found guilty in the most lucrative insider-trading scheme ever
February 04, 2014
Investors eager to make more hedge fund playsEighty-four percent of surveyed investors said their returns expectations had been met or exceeded in 2013.