Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
Managing flaws in managed payout funds
By Danielle AndrusManaged payout funds may cost more than you think. MarketWatch points out some of the shortcomings these funds have, not the least of which is...
July 11, 2008
Hedge Funds Do Well as Equity Markets SlideDespite equity markets selling off sharply, hedge funds fared pretty well in June, according to Hennessee Group LLC, an advisor to hedge fund investors. The Hennessee...
July 08, 2008
Ameriprise To Acquire SeligmanA Midwestern life insurer has agreed to acquire an old-line money manager.Ameriprise Financial Inc., Minneapolis, has agreed to pay $440 million in cash for J. ...
July 08, 2008
Ameriprise To Acquire SeligmanA Midwestern life insurer has agreed to acquire an old-line money manager.Ameriprise Financial Inc., Minneapolis, has agreed to pay $440 million in cash for J. ...
June 04, 2008
FRC: Target-Date Holdings VaryManagers of funds aimed at investors with similar anticipated retirement dates use a wide variety of asset-allocation strategies.Managers of "target date" funds usually say they ...
June 04, 2008
FRC: Target-Date Holdings VaryManagers of funds aimed at investors with similar anticipated retirement dates use a wide variety of asset-allocation strategies.Managers of "target date" funds usually say they ...
June 02, 2008
Desperate measures for desperate timesOkay, so now it seems sovereign wealth funds aren't really as much of a concerns as Hank Paulson originally thought. Oil prices skyrocket, the Arab...
May 28, 2008
The long and short of itInvestors looking for a safe place to invest have turned increasingly to long-short funds, which can buy stocks or bet against them by selling them...