Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
U.S. Charges SAC Capital Unit in $276 Million Insider Trading Scheme
By Melanie WaddellThe SEC, in its largest insider trading case ever, and the Department of Justice charged hedge fund advisory firm CR Intrinsic Investors, which is a unit of SAC Capital, its former portfolio manager and a medical consultant with insider trading.
October 19, 2012
SEC Says 1,504 Advisors to Hedge Funds, Private Funds Now SEC-RegisteredIncluding the 2,557 private fund advisors who had registered previously, a total of 4,061 advisors to one or more private funds are now registered with the SEC.
October 18, 2012
Outflows at Man Group Reach $2.2 BillionThe largest publicly traded hedge fund manager in the world, Man Group, saw its outflows up by 57% in Q3, in a sales atmosphere that its CEO, Peter Clark, called subdued.
October 09, 2012
PerTrac study: Investment returns of hedge funds fell in 2011The report reveals that the average large fund declined least, dipping 2.63 percent, compared to the dips of the average small fund, down 2.78 percent; and the average mid-size fund, which fell 2.95 percent.
September 17, 2012
Family Offices Souring on Hedge Funds: Infovest21Family offices allocated about 21% of their portfolios to hedge funds in 2012, but their enthusiasm for these alternative investments has ebbed, according to a new survey from Infovest21.
September 05, 2012
Envestnet to Focus on Fiduciary With Fund Evaluation Group AnnouncementThe partnership is meant to complement the research on separate account managers, mutual funds, ETFs and liquid alternative investments available on the Envestnet Prima platform.
August 22, 2012
Hedge funds, grimacing, open the kimonoSummer vacation came to an abrupt end for hedge fund managers who are now toiling to comply with new federal compliance regs.
August 20, 2012
Corzine Starting a Hedge Fund? Outrageous, Maybe, but Not UnprecedentedAs the criminal investigation into the former MF Global head is dropped, rumors swirl that he may be starting a hedge fund. He wouldn't be the first disgraced financier to do so.