Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
The Benefits of Registration
By Staff WriterAs 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
Preserving the LegacyAlthough the estate tax may be repealed or significantly changed in the near future, don't expect those changes to last forever. Rising government deficits and...
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 13, 2005
Reinsurer Shareholders OK Private Equity Firm RoleNU Online News Service, April 13, 2005, 4:59 p.m. EDTInvestors have voted to permit Cypress Group L.L.C., New York, to own up to 24.9% ...
April 13, 2005
If Return Is A Boomers Destination, Experts Suggest These Map PointsSome Real Estate Hot Spots Are Hotter Than OthersByThere may be a whole wide world out there for boomers to invest in, but some points ...
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%....
April 08, 2005
Japanese Regulators Study Hedge FundsHedge fund interest in Japanese markets continues to increase, as does that of local regulators who want to know exactly what impact hedge funds are having on the investment landscape.