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October a Washout for Europe Funds
By Staff WriterLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Hedge funds in Europe had a rough October, with most strategies posting negative numbers, according to two leading indexes. The FTSE Hedge Index was down 1.5% last month and is up just 1.5% for the year through Oct. 31. Meanwhile, all the strategies in the Edhec Investable Hedge Fund...
October 31, 2005
CalPERS' Investment Chief to Join London Pension ManagerSACRAMENTO, Calif. (HedgeWorld.com)--The man behind the largest U.S. pension fund's adoption of "absolute return" strategies is leaving the California Public Employees' Retirement System to make his mark at a leading U.K. pension fund manager. Mark J. P. Anson will succeed Tony Watson as chief executive at Hermes Pensions Management Ltd....
October 18, 2005
Emerging Markets Emerge on Top for SeptemberHedge funds in the CSFB/Tremont index had a good September in general, posting an overall return of 1.63%. For the year, the index is up 5.9%.
October 04, 2005
Hedge Fund Strategies in Mutual FundsRydex funds sport low correlation to traditional investments
October 01, 2005
Portable Alpha InvestingInstitutions seeking better risk-adjusted returns are increasingly employing a portable alpha approach, in some cases using this method to invest with multistrategy hedge fund managers...
September 23, 2005
More Growth for Hedge FundsCombined hedge fund assets--including single-strategy hedge funds and funds of funds--will increase at a compound growth rate of 15% between 2005 and 2008, resulting in overall growth of 75% during this period, according to new research by TowerGroup.
September 14, 2005
Long-Time Growth Manager Fears Downturn in U.S. HousingMaking the case that growth stocks are coming out of their five-year doldrums relative to value stocks, Richard Driehaus pointed to the U.S. housing boom as the riskiest part of the economic landscape.
September 14, 2005
NASD Fines 3 Firms For Market Timing TransactionsWashingtonThe National Association of Securities Dealers, in a new disciplinary effort, has fined three firms and a broker at each of them for market ...