Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Some FX Funds Ride Up on Volatile Exchange Rates
By Staff WriterNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Currency trading programs that exploited volatility in the euro/U.S. dollar exchange rate raked in top returns in January, according to data from the...
March 05, 2004
Vanguard Closes Two FundsMarch 4, 2004 -- Two of Vanguard Group's top performing funds last year were closed to new investors today to keep them from getting too...
March 01, 2004
Due Diligence on Valuation: IAFE Comment Period ClosingNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The public comment period for the International Association of Financial Engineers' white paper on valuation concepts expires Feb. 27. The IAFE released the working...
March 01, 2004
U.K. Pension Funds Boost Hedge Fund SearchesLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Pension fund consultant Watson Wyatt LLP said that absolute return mandates among U.K. pension funds "accelerated significantly" toward the end of 2003 and through...
March 01, 2004
A Safer Ride?Providing consistent returns on client portfolios has been a challenge for investment advisors over the past few years. While consistent, risk-averse performance is available, few...
February 23, 2004
S&P Hedge Fund Index Assets Broach US$1 Billion, Leveraged Product IntroducedNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The S&P Hedge Fund Index, launched in October 2002, now has approximately US$1 billion in assets. This total investment comes from about two dozen...
February 23, 2004
Threadneedle Appoints Alternatives HeadLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Lorin Gresser was named head of Threadneedle Investments' alternative investment business, a new role that developed as the firm has launched three hedge funds...
February 19, 2004
Insurers Might Be Hiring AccountantsNU Online News Service, Feb. 19, 2004, 1:07 p.m. EST -- Insurers may be hiring more accountants and finance professionals in the second quarter.[@@]When ...