Hedge Funds
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Indexes Indicate Turnaround in Hedge Fund Returns; Convert Arb Remains in Doldrums
By Staff WriterData from several index suppliers suggest that a stock market resurgence and increasing merger activity buoyed some hedge fund strategies in May. According to a preliminary release, the Van Global hedge fund index gained 1.2% for the month. That was in line with rebounds seen in the FTSE hedge fund...
May 18, 2005
Citi Forms Hedge VentureTwo Citigroup units have formed a joint venture with a hedge fund firm to provide custom hedge fund-of-funds portfolio management services for high net ...
May 01, 2005
The Benefits of RegistrationAs hedge fund managers prepare to register themselves as investment advisors with the Securities & Exchange Commission, a number of tantalizing options for raising assets...
May 01, 2005
Road Less TraveledThe world of alternative investments has become more important to a number of advisors for one simple reason--traditional investments don't provide the desired return or...
April 19, 2005
Magnum Sponsors Special Situations FundCapitalizing on stocks trading at deep discounts is part of the latest investment strategy managed by GP Asset Management.
April 19, 2005
Acquisitions May Not Change Fundamentals of Fund Administration BusinessMainstream companies have been buying hedge fund administrators, but the latter continue to function much as they did before. "Consolidation is not the same as acquisition," said Dermot Butler, chairman of Custom House in Dublin, an administrator that has remained freestanding. "What's happening is that large administrators are adding on...
April 08, 2005
Managers' Income Varies Widely over TimeNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Total fee earnings as a percentage of assets under management by hedge funds ranged from a high of 9.8% in 1991 to a low of 1.9% in 2002, according to estimates by Alexander Ineichen of UBS AG. For 2004, managers' profitability was middle of the range, at 5.5%....