Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
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...
November 02, 2005
Forget The Bubble BuzzFinancial planners are saying that both advisors and their boomer clients need to minimize the buzz over bubbles and rising building costs and heed ...
November 01, 2005
LPL Sells Majority of Firm to Private Equity GroupsFinancial planning not only for people; firms do it too
November 01, 2005
The Roles of Alpha and BetaYou know what alpha and beta is in investing: Beta is the primary source, and often the exclusive source, of returns in the traditional long-only,...
November 01, 2005
Is Real Estate Going Ka-Boom?As the debate over the housing market heats up, you can't help but see the similarities to the tech bubble of 2000. I base this...
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