Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
Sub-Prime Returns
By Jeff JosephSqueezed between a credit panic and intense volatility in stock prices, some of the most highly regarded hedge fund managers have spilled huge amounts of...
August 12, 2007
ING Backing J.Lo Concerts To Promote Latino FitnessING Groep N.V., Amsterdam, is supporting a concert tour by Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony to benefit fitness programs for Latino youths.The event, Jennifer Lopez ...
August 06, 2007
Spector Leaves Bear StearnsBear Stearns announced on Sunday, August 5, management changes that include the resignation of an Executive Committee and Board of Directors Member, Warren Spector, who was president and co-COO of Bear Stearns Companies Inc.
August 01, 2007
The Far Reach of Subprime WoesLeveraged loans to companies are likely to be adversely affected by hedge fund losses from collateralized debt obligations (CDOs). This indirect effect of the subprime...
July 30, 2007
Hedge Funds Continue to DeregisterHedge fund advisors continue to deregister from the SEC. During the past year, 732 hedge fund advisors (firms that advise at least one fund) have deregistered, according to the Investment Adviser Association (IAA) and National Regulatory Services (NRS) seventh annual report, Evolution/Revolution, which profiles the advisor profession.
July 13, 2007
Greenwich Hedge Fund Index Up 1.07% in JuneGreenwich Alternative Investments reported July 12 that the Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index and the Greenwich Investable Index were positive for the month of June, yielding +1.07% and +0.22%, respectively.
July 11, 2007
Policing Hedge FundsTo restore the SEC's enforcement power in policing hedge funds post the Goldstein ruling, the SEC on July 11 adopted a new antifraud rule under...
June 20, 2007
Nationwide To Launch Target Fund FamilyAn asset management arm of a large insurer is responding to consumer interest in age-adjusted investment vehicles.Nationwide Fund Advisors, Conshohocken, Pa., a unit of Nationwide ...