Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
No leverage for inverse index funds
By Danielle AndrusAnyone hoping to use leveraged inverse index funds as a way to maximize their returns may be sorely disappointed, writes Wenli Tan, a fund analyst...
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...
September 11, 2008
GAO: Warn Pensions About Hedge FundsA watchdog agency wants federal pension regulators to give plan administrators more advice about the risks of investing in hedge funds and private equity offerings.Officials ...
September 11, 2008
GAO: Warn Pensions About Hedge FundsA watchdog agency wants federal pension regulators to give plan administrators more advice about the risks of investing in hedge funds and private equity offerings.Officials ...