Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Investing in the American Dream
By Staff WriterMy uncle, a dyed-in-the-wool apartment-renting Brooklynite, was arguing with my parents, suggesting they were fools for having bought a house and paying all that money...
March 29, 2005
Volatility Up, Leverage Down; Barclays Economists Expect Turning PointNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Plenty of liquidity with no threat of inflation, a circumstance that was useful to some hedge funds in the past two years, can no longer be expected. But changes in the economy may be beneficial to other strategies. Consumer price index data released today confirmed that prices are...
March 23, 2005
Currency Trading Fueled by Hedge Funds, Says FX ProviderDaily trading volumes for foreign exchange trading have exceeded US$35 billion for the first time, according to FXall, an electronic trading platform.
March 23, 2005
Dedicated Short Bias Leads CSFB/Tremont in FebruaryNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index showed a positive return of 1.43% for February, with the dedicated-short category leading all strategies with a return of 3.4%. It was the second straight strong month for short-biased managers, who turned in a 6.9% performance in January and who now stand at...
March 23, 2005
Hedge Funds Still OK For Variable Policiesby Norse N. Blazzard and Judith A. HasenauerThe financial and insurance trade press has been publishing articles in the past few weeks regarding final regulations ...
March 21, 2005
Van Indexes Show Gains in FebruaryNASHVILLE, Tenn. (HedgeWorld.com)--After opening 2005 on a down note, hedge funds tracked by the Van Global Hedge Fund Index posted positive returns in February. Preliminary results showed gains in all strategies, Van officials said in a news release. For the month, hedge funds earned 1.7%, putting them at 1.6% for...
March 21, 2005
Charlemagne East European Fund Closes to InvestmentEmerging markets specialist Charlemagne Capital, London, stopped taking subscriptions for its long/short OCCO Eastern Europe Fund, in recognition of the liquidity constraints on the short side in those markets.
March 21, 2005
S&P Index Recovers from Slow StartNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Standard & Poor's added its February hedge fund index returns to the growing collection of evidence that January's slow start may not be a sign of a backslide in hedge fund returns. The S&P Hedge Fund Index gained 0.83% in February, bringing its total return for the first...