Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Magnum Launches New Fund of Funds, Ibbotson to ConsultCSFB Hires FX Exec Chapin
By Staff WriterNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Credit Suisse First Boston hired Tim Chapin as a director and senior coverage officer in foreign exchange hedge fund sales. Mr. Chapin previously was...
May 04, 2004
UBS Beefs Up Securities Lending OperationSTAMFORD, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--UBS AG hired former Soci?t? G?n?rale Group veteran Chris Hagstrom to manage sales of equity swaps to hedge funds in the United States...
May 04, 2004
Real Estate Firm Praedium Hires Managers for Long/Short PortfolioNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The Praedium Group LLC appointed Christopher Pappas and Brian O' Flanagan as portfolio managers for a long/short hedged strategy in real estate securities. Mr....
May 04, 2004
Magnum Launches New Fund of Funds, Ibbotson to ConsultNASSAU (HedgeWorld.com)--Magnum Fund Management Ltd. has launched Magnum Optimized Portfolio Fund, a fund of funds that will screen more than 5,000 hedge funds globally to...
May 04, 2004
Donaldson Says Commission's Hedge Fund Knowledge 'Woefully Inadequate'PALM BEACH, Fla. (HedgeWorld.com)--Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman William H. Donaldson told an audience of registered investment advisers that the commission's knowledge of hedge funds...
May 01, 2004
A Matter of PrinciplesRemember the old saw that timing is everything? In looking back at my personal journey of investing and advising clients on investing, I can testify...
April 23, 2004
Wells Fargo Loses Two Sector Fund ManagersApril 22, 2004 -- Stock pickers Douglas Pratt and Michael Dauchot, who managed two Wells Fargo mutual funds focused on the financial services and health...
April 19, 2004
CSFB/Tremont Investable Index Rebalances, Adds Nine FundsNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The first rebalancing of the CSFB/Tremont* Investable Hedge Fund Index since its Aug. 1, 2003, launch has been completed, according to officials. The rebalancing...