Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
The New Hedge Funds: Lower Returns, Less Risk
By Robert BloinkHedge funds are making a comeback, but with lower returns and less risk, the new hedge funds may fill a new role in many portfolios.
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.
March 09, 2011
As Galleon Trial Opens, Prosecutor Blasts Hedge Fund ChiefRaj Rajaratnam traded on secret information "again and again and again" between 2003 and 2009 as he operated a family of hedge funds at his hedge fund, Galleon Group, the prosecutor told the jury at the opening of the trial.
March 09, 2011
Icahn to Return Hedge Fund Investors’ MoneyCarl Icahn, billionaire hedge fund manager, has headed for the exits, along with other managers who have decided that the headaches of risking other people’s money are not worth it.