Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
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By James J. GreenIA, S&P, and Prima Capital announce winners of second annual Separately Managed Accounts Awards
March 20, 2006
Italy's Momentum ContinuesMILAN, Italy (HedgeWorld.com)--Italy's hedge fund industry continued to show robust growth in early 2006, in stark contrast to the fund management industry in general, according to research recently released by Assogestioni, the Italian fund managers' association. Hedge funds notched up a 361 million euro (US$440 million) increase in February, continuing...
March 20, 2006
FSA Places Fund Values Under Greater ScrutinyLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--A speech by a top official of the U.K.'s Financial Services Authority has targeted asset valuation practices as the core of its growing oversight of hedge funds and has publicly criticized "poor experiences" in this area in the United States. The declarations came in a speech by Dan Waters,...
March 13, 2006
CAIA Prepares for ExpansionNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Roundtables, international chapters and new member benefits are in the works at the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association. Jennifer Marcoullier was hired to aid the group in its growth and the generation of additional programs, services and management, officials said in press release. She will be heading up...
March 13, 2006
Britain's Caledonia Buys Offshore Hedge Fund OperatorLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Liberty Ermitage Jersey Limited, one of Europe's oldest and biggest offshore hedge funds, is being sold by its parent, South African insurer Liberty Group, for up to $71 million to a new joint venture 60% owned by Caledonia Investments plc, with the remainder held by Ermitage management. The deal...
March 06, 2006
Glassman Still Not Sold on RegistrationLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Cynthia A. Glassman is still lending her voice to the continued criticism of the Securities and Exchange Commission's increased hedge fund oversight. Last week in London, the Republican SEC commissioner once again questioned whether the SEC was accomplishing its mission of protecting investors through mandatory hedge fund adviser registration....
March 05, 2006
Considering AlternativesToday's insurance and financial advisors are vetting "alternatives" as the hot new thing, the exciting opportunity, or the way to go for people on the ...
March 01, 2006
Big Funds Continue GrowingNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--In 2005, funds of hedge funds with more than US$1 billion under management gained more than US$72 billion in assets, according to a survey by London-based InvestHedge. This represented a growth rate of 12% for the year. But the large fund of funds expansion in 2005 was significantly...