Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
Former Morgan Stanley Hedge Fund, FrontPoint, to Close Funds
By Kate McBrideHedge fund falters as investors withdraw capital after portfolio manager charged with ‘insider trading’ and ‘securities fraud’
May 04, 2011
Dow Jones, Credit Suisse Examine Q1 Hedge Fund ResultsIn its 2011 Q1 Hedge Fund Industry Review, released Tuesday, the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index team revealed that large hedge funds, with more than $500 million AUM, brought in more than $12 billion of inflows; on the other hand, smaller funds experienced net outflows for Q1.
April 18, 2011
Hedge Fund Assets Return to Pre-Crisis PeakHedge funds are bounding back, with return-hungry investors pumping up the industry to a size not seen since before the financial crisis laid it low.
March 18, 2011
Rep. Barney Frank Bill Would Levy 'Risk-Based Assessment' Fee on Hedge FundsRep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., introduced a bill on March 17 that, if enacted, would direct the Treasury Department to levy $2.5 billion in “risk-based assessments” on “hedge fund managers with $10 billion or more in assets under management on a consolidated basis” and on other “financial companies with $50 billion...
March 16, 2011
GAO to Labor: Tighten 401(k) Plan Securities RulesOfficials at the U.S. Government Accountability Office are recommending that the U.S. Labor Department take another look 401(k) plan investment options that lend securities to outside parties.
March 16, 2011
GAO to Labor: Tighten 401(k) Plan Securities RulesOfficials at the U.S. Government Accountability Office are recommending that the U.S. Labor Department take another look 401(k) plan investment options that lend securities to outside parties.
March 15, 2011
Nikkei Plunges 10.6% as Hedge Funds Flee Market on Radiation FearsNuclear fallout spurred financial fears as Japan’s Nikkei saw its largest two-day drop since 1987 on Tuesday. Losing an additional 10.6% on top of Monday’s losses of 6.2%, the Nikkei share average was hammered by the mass rout of hedge funds, which beat mutual funds to the exits.