Hedge Funds
The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
The Carry Trade
By Jeff JosephThe basic reasoning underlying the global carry trade is relatively straightforward--traders or investors borrow in a low-yielding currency and effectively place the borrowed funds on...
May 01, 2007
Traditional Meets Alternative in the Form of 130/30 FundsTraditional and alternative investment managers now find themselves competing in a new battleground that combines the (1.0) beta exposure and quantitative methodologies of traditional indexed...
April 01, 2007
High-End Investors Don't Fear Hedge Fund Blow-upsThe large losses of the Amaranth Advisors hedge fund last September and other similar highly-publicized failures are unlikely to deter hedge fund investing by those...
March 01, 2007
Want Less Risk? Try Hedge FundsThe risk associated with hedge funds and hedge fund-like mutual funds can in some cases be substantially lower than that attached to common types of...
March 01, 2007
States' RightsAs part of a multi-pronged legislative agenda for 2007, state securities regulators plan to lobby hard to have equity-indexed annuities defined as securities, ensure the...
February 22, 2007
Treasury Advisors Decide Not To Crack Down On Hedge FundsThe President's Working Group on Financial Markets has released a set of voluntary guidelines for hedge funds and other "private pools of capital."The working group, ...
February 22, 2007
Treasury Advisors Decide Not To Crack Down On Hedge FundsThe President's Working Group on Financial Markets has released a set of voluntary guidelines for hedge funds and other "private pools of capital."The working group, ...
February 01, 2007
The True Costs of Active ManagementEven the most rational investors must admit to temptation when the subject under discussion is actively-managed mutual funds. After all, it's nearly impossible to read...