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The latest hedge funds news to help advisors understand how these alternative investments can help boost portfolio returns and reduce risk.
U.K. Pension Funds Boost Hedge Fund Searches
By Staff WriterLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Pension fund consultant Watson Wyatt LLP said that absolute return mandates among U.K. pension funds "accelerated significantly" toward the end of 2003 and through...
February 23, 2004
Threadneedle Appoints Alternatives HeadLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Lorin Gresser was named head of Threadneedle Investments' alternative investment business, a new role that developed as the firm has launched three hedge funds...
February 17, 2004
Cannell Returns 15% of Capital across All FundsSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (HedgeWorld.com)-Cannell Capital LLC, investment adviser for a stable of long/short hedge funds with a record of corporate activism, is distributing 15% of...
February 17, 2004
Schroders Hires Fund AnalystLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Schroders plc hired Stephen Greene as a new analyst covering fixed-income and global macro hedge funds. Mr. Greene previously was a senior analyst at International...
February 01, 2004
Venturing ForthThe great majority of institutional investment portfolios still consist of the tried and true: a mix of listed equities and bonds, generally in a ratio...
January 29, 2004
Economist: 10-Year Note Yield Might Hit 5%NU Online News Service, Jan. 29, 2004, 1:35 p.m. EST -- The yield on the 10-year Treasury note could reach 5% by the end ...
January 26, 2004
BISYS To Help Funds With ComplianceNU Online News Service, Jan. 26, 2004, 4:49 p.m. EST -- BISYS Group Inc., New York, has set up a regulatory services unit for ...
January 19, 2004
Dow Jones Starts Publishing Daily Hedge Fund IndexesNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Dow Jones announced that it now calculates and disseminates on a daily basis indexes for five hedge fund strategies. Previously this data was...