Equity Funds
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Tremont Index Up in November
By Staff WriterNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--More proof that October's poor returns were a blip on the hedge fund radar arrived [on December 15] when Credit Suisse First Boston/Tremont released figures showing its hedge fund index was up 1.48% in November, totally reversing October's 1.46% loss. Emerging markets and long/short equity managers led the...
October 18, 2005
Fidelity Debuts Low-Cost Shares for Five Index FundsNew share class available to current investors
October 05, 2005
VA Industry Needs To Do The Right ThingNew YorkThe variable annuity industry kicked off its annual meeting with a call to "do the right thing." During the course of the annual ...
September 28, 2005
Home Equity Lines Of CreditBoomer Beware?As the Fed reacts to the threat of inflation by ratcheting up the prime rate, providers of home equity lines of credit also are ...
June 27, 2005
Van Index Back in Positive TerritoryGREENWICH, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--Hedge funds in the Van Global Hedge Fund Index staged a rally in May, rising 0.9% collectively and giving the broad index a 0.2% return year-to-date through May 31. Falling long-term interest rates, rising equity markets and a strengthening dollar all helped managers in the Van index enjoy...
June 13, 2005
Vanguard Bond Fund Joins Admiral RanksVanguard Group on June 10, 2005, introduced a low-cost version of the $9-billion Vanguard Inflation Protected Securities (VIPSX), and a new fund that invests in...