Alternative Investments
The latest news and developments about alternative investments and how they can help boost portfolio performance and reduce risk
Cannell Returns 15% of Capital across All Funds
By Staff WriterSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (HedgeWorld.com)-Cannell Capital LLC, investment adviser for a stable of long/short hedge funds with a record of corporate activism, is distributing 15% of...
February 01, 2004
Venturing ForthThe great majority of institutional investment portfolios still consist of the tried and true: a mix of listed equities and bonds, generally in a ratio...
January 29, 2004
Economist: 10-Year Note Yield Might Hit 5%NU Online News Service, Jan. 29, 2004, 1:35 p.m. EST -- The yield on the 10-year Treasury note could reach 5% by the end ...
January 26, 2004
BISYS To Help Funds With ComplianceNU Online News Service, Jan. 26, 2004, 4:49 p.m. EST -- BISYS Group Inc., New York, has set up a regulatory services unit for ...
January 26, 2004
Rich Worry More About Deficit Than About TaxesNU Online News Service, Jan. 26, 2004, 4:07 p.m. EST -- Many rich U.S. residents agree that the economy is improving, but some worry ...
January 19, 2004
Dow Jones Starts Publishing Daily Hedge Fund IndexesNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Dow Jones announced that it now calculates and disseminates on a daily basis indexes for five hedge fund strategies. Previously this data was...
January 19, 2004
Investigation: CIBC Too Close to Chronos?TORONTO (HedgeWorld.com)--Both New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, among other...
January 15, 2004
S&P Index Posts 11% Gain in 2003NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Hedge funds tracked by Standard & Poor's finished the year strongly with a return of 1.41% in December, bring the year's return to...