Greenspan Steps Up Anti-Hedge Fund Registration Rhetoric
By Staff WriterHONG KONG (HedgeWorld.com)--Japanese long/short equity fund performance remains dismal, dragging down the performance of pan-Asian hedge fund indexes. According to the Bank of Bermuda AsiaHedge index,...
August 30, 2004
Man Launches New Structured ProductLONDON (HedgeWorld.com)--Man Investments Ltd. has launched a new capital guaranteed structured product, the Man RMF Multi-Style Series 2 Ltd. The new fund will invest in five hedge fund styles that Man officials said would complement each other. The fund will target annualized returns of between 13% and 15% with volatility...
August 30, 2004
U.S. Regulators Eye International Accounting StandardsU.S. insurance regulators are still deciding what to say about an international accounting standards project.[@@]The International Accounting Standards Board, London, is working on a ...
August 30, 2004
Single-Stock Futures: Looking Back on Unrealistic ExpectationsNEEDHAM, Mass. (HedgeWorld.com)--Fixed-return options may fulfill some of the promises once optimistically attributed to single-stock futures, according to a recent research report from TowerGroup. Senior analyst Matthew B. Bienfang began his report with the observation that the American Stock Exchange has proposed the listing of fixed-return options, products that already...
August 30, 2004
Chris Bonavico of Transamerica Premier Growth Opportunities FundQuick Take: Chris Bonavico, co-manager of Transamerica Premier Growth Opportunities/A (TGOAX), likes high-quality companies with lots of free cash flow. Since they aren't easy to...
August 27, 2004
Total VA Sales Increase 1.5%NU Online News Service, Aug. 27, 2004, 5:48 p.m. EDTTotal variable annuity premium flow flattened out in the second quarter.[@@]Total flow, or total sales, ...
August 27, 2004
Cash Flows To International FundsNU Online News Service, Aug. 27, 2004, 5:12 p.m. EDTInternational and global mutual funds warmed up in July.[@@]The international funds attracted $5.7 billion more ...
August 27, 2004
AAA Life To Use G2X SystemNU Online News Service, Aug. 27, 2004, 11:17 a.m. EDTAAA Life Insurance Company, Livonia, Mich., has agreed to use a Web-based relationship management system ...