Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Hedgestock Vibes Make Business a Pleasure
By Staff WriterHedgestock is an industry event unlike any other. Not only is it a racing certainty that the hedge fund industry has never seen anything like it, it is a fair bet that no other business group has ever organized a conference of such originality. And even the English weather cooperated!...
June 05, 2006
Year's Returns Dented, Not Reversed, by Tough MonthNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Major hedge fund sectors across the board lost heavily in the past month but not as much as market indexes, according to Merrill Lynch research. Year-to-date hedge fund returns remain significantly positive despite the down month. The average of several diversified hedge fund indexes lost about 1% for...
June 05, 2006
HSBC Launches Placings for Two Funds of FundsLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--HSBC Republic Investments has launched placings to raise additional capital for two exchange-listed funds of funds, the HSBC European Absolute and HSBC Global Absolute funds. The placing will close on June 23, with dealings to commence on June 29. "Fund of hedge funds products such as European and Global...
June 05, 2006
Italy Funds Damaged by Tax AnomaliesMILAN, Italy (HedgeWorld.com)--Italy's investors began to withdraw en masse from Italian-domiciled investment funds in the first quarter of 2006, according to the latest data from Assogestioni, the Italian fund managers' association. This was in spite of a robust 1.24% rise in total funds under management. While total funds under management...
June 05, 2006
Impath Boss's Sentence Enlivens DebateNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--A federal judge sentenced the former president of Impath Inc., New York, a provider of cancer-related laboratory services, to more than three years in prison May 30 [Tuesday] on charges of conspiracy, securities fraud, and the filing of false statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission--a sentence...
June 01, 2006
Saving Grace for Hedge FundsConcerns over inflation and economic growth resulted in significantly lower equity prices in May. But it wasn't just stocks that got pounded. Virtually every type of asst class ended the month lower, including commodities, the U.S. Dollar Index, high-yield bonds, gold, and the energy complex.
June 01, 2006
Big Apple BoomIn looking at the most promising real estate markets around the country in which he can invest, CGM Realty Fund's Ken Heebner is in a...
June 01, 2006
DON DEWAAYCEO/Owner DeWaay Capital Management 1415 Grand Avenue, West Des Moines, Iowa 50265 Phone: (515) 224-9861 Fax: (515) 224-0305 [email protected] www.theprofitzone.com Year firm started: 1987 Number of advisors in firm: 4 AUM: $500 million-plus Compensation method: Fee-based...