Alternative Investments
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Managers' Income Varies Widely over Time
By Staff WriterNEW 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 01, 2005
Investing in the American DreamMy 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 30, 2005
AIG Announces Second 10-K DelayNU Online News Service, March 30, 2005, 10:17 a.m. ESTAmerican International Group Inc., New York, says its shareholders' equity may fall as much as ...
March 30, 2005
Efforts To Shape Producer Fiduciary Model ContinueEfforts To Shape Producer Fiduciary Model ContinuebyA producers fiduciary responsibility continues to get attention as state insurance regulators develop a model law that would offer ...
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 ...