Discover the intricacies of hedge fund risk and performance evaluation. Learn how to assess these funds with proper ...
For many advisors, the question is not whether to use hedge funds, but which of the largest hedge funds belong in client portfolios. The biggest firms now manage roughly $5 trillion in assets, giving ...
Separately managed accounts are changing new launches, as 70% of multimanager funds increasingly invest in other hedge funds.
Understand what makes a qualified eligible participant (QEP) eligible to invest in complex funds, including futures and hedge funds, under the Commodity Exchange Act rules.
Traditionally pitched as a portfolio diversifier, hedge funds are now showing "historically high" correlations to the S&P 500. Markets are expected to see increased volatility in the fourth quarter ...
Funds that bet on hedge funds instead of stocks or bonds are finally in vogue again. The double whammy of the financial crisis and Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme hit the fund-of-hedge-fund business so ...
The global hedge fund industry has surged past the $5 trillion asset mark, a milestone reflecting not only strong performance but also an evolution in how hedge funds position themselves in investment ...
The $5 trillion hedge fund industry is backed by some of the biggest pools of money in the world — pensions, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds. But those big-name institutions are facing a cash ...
A Point72 team scored hundreds of millions of dollars in gains, while a smaller firm is closing after losing money on software stocks. Global authorities must step up their surveillance of lending by ...
Amazon was the stock most held by hedge fund managers in January, according to the Hazeltree Crowdedness Report. Shares of Amazon have been trading at a reasonable valuation. Microsoft and Nvidia were ...
I write from time to time about the economic structure of modern multi-strategy “pod shop” hedge funds. Stereotypically a hedge fund invests its clients’ money and gives the clients the returns, after ...