November a Winner in Van Index
By Staff WriterNASHVILLE, Tenn. (HedgeWorld.com)--Hedge funds had their best month of 2004 in November by the reckoning of the Van Global Hedge Fund Index, which gained 2.8%...
January 03, 2005
Holiday Shopping: Some Hedge Funds See Value in Mall VisitsNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Retail attracted long/short managers this year because it tends to be more volatile than other sectors, presenting trade possibilities. Some who watch retail...
January 03, 2005
Economist: Social Security IOUs Are Not BondsNU Online News Service, Jan. 3, 2005, 4:22 p.m. ESTA Winter Haven, Fla., gadfly says the Social Security trust fund really is empty.[@@]AARP, Washington, ...
January 03, 2005
Blackstone Hires Distressed Debt SpecialistNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--The Blackstone Group has hired John Dionne as a senior managing director and chief investment officer of Blackstone Distressed Debt Advisors LP. His role...
January 03, 2005
Plaintiffs Ask For Conversion Distribution Tax RefundsOrganizers of a new lawsuit want to ease the tax burden on policyholders who have received cash and stock as a result of demutualizations.[@@]A ...
January 03, 2005
Former BofA Duo Starts Wealth Management PlatformSAN FRANCISCO (HedgeWorld.com)--The West Coast institutional investment bank ThinkEquity Partners LLC is branching out into private wealth management with a new group called ThinkWealth Management. Stephen...
January 03, 2005
The Credit and Legal Risks of Entering into an ISDA Master AgreementWhen a hedge fund decides to enter into derivatives, the first hurdle is a large stack of documents that must be signed with each trading...
January 03, 2005
Automatic Retirement Savings?How can the nation attempt to increase pension savings to fund a record number of baby boomers that are expected to retire? One new tool may be the ability of employers and plan sponsors to automatically increase annual tax-deferred contributions to 401(k) plans, a practice recently blessed by the Internal...