Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
SEI Plans Two Public, SEC-Registered Hedge Funds
By Staff WriterOAKS, Pa., (HedgeWorld.com)--SEI Investments Management Corp. began the process for selling at least two registered hedge funds of funds by registering with the Securities and...
May 19, 2003
Schroders Aims Higher with Blue MountainLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Schroders plc launched its third hedge fund of funds, an aggressive multi-strategy fund called Schroders' Alternative Investment Fund Blue Mountain. The managers of the fund...
May 19, 2003
Advent President and CEO Steps DownSAN FRANCISCO (HedgeWorld.com)--Peter Caswell, president and chief executive at Advent Software Inc., has resigned from the company to pursue other interests, according to the firm. Mr....
May 19, 2003
Long/Short Managers ReboundNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Hedge funds returned a strong 2% in April, boosted by a rebound in the performance of long/short equity managers, according to preliminary data...
May 19, 2003
BofNY Subsidiary Makes Ivy and Tremont Funds AvailNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Lockwood Advisors Inc., a subsidiary of the Bank of New York, is adding several choices to the product menu it offers independent financial...
May 19, 2003
CSFB/Tremont Index Up 1.96% in AprilNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--April was a good month for emerging markets managers and for hedge funds on the whole in the CSFB/Tremont* Hedge Fund Index, which...
May 14, 2003
Hartford Launches Capital-Raising EffortNU Online News Service, May 14, 2003, 3:59 p.m. EDT -- Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Hartford, has officially announced plans to raise $1.85 ...
May 12, 2003
New Hedge Fund of Funds Launched at OptimaNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Optima Fund Management unveiled a multi-strategy offshore hedge fund of funds, the Optima Absolute Return Fund Ltd. The fund was launched with US$10 million...