Hedge Funds
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Fund managers optimistic for 2009
By Staff WriterGlobal consulting firm Watson Wyatt highlights a generally optimistic outlook for 2009 from fund managers. Watson Wyatt's recent survey of fund managers, who collectively have assets...
November 13, 2008
Hedge funds hitting bottom?Hedge funds are losing steam, according to Morningstar research. Nearly half of all financial advisors who work with wealthy clients say they expect hedge funds...
November 01, 2008
A Q2 MeltdownUsing words like "violent," "extreme," and "unpredictable," Hennessee Group LLC principals Charles Gradante and Lee Hennessee struggled to describe the staggering September losses experienced by...
October 16, 2008
Medicating a market migraineWhile the current market may have you popping painkillers more and more often, biotech funds may be a better cure for your headache. Morningstar analyst...
October 01, 2008
More Hedge Fund Closures LikelyThe closure of Ospraie Manage-ment LLC's flagship hedge fund is likely to be the first of several such failures, as a slump in commodities and...
October 01, 2008
Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop?I chose this elegant eatery near the World Financial Center and half a mile uptown from Wall Street for a reason. A little more than...
September 18, 2008
Fund manager survey finds expectations of global recession on the riseThings aren't looking good overseas, either, right now. According to a newly released Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers, more than 60 percent of respondents...
September 11, 2008
Collective trusts present growing opportunityAccording to an SEI white paper released in May, collective investment trusts are presenting a significant business opportunity in the defined-contribution market. The paper cites...