Fund of Funds are individual investment partnerships that are made up of investments into multiple different underlying hedge fund partnerships. A majority of the assets under management in the alternatives industry is under the management of fund of funds. Hedge Funds have traditionally been structured as private investment partnerships, where the underlying general partner or investment advisor implements a single […]

BrokerCop.com, a website for investors only, announced its beta launch with its 2012 List of “Dirty Dozen Worst Financial Advisors in America.” These bad brokers were not only murder on their clients’ portfolios, but these brokers also commit murder on their clients, literally, say the site’s creators. Even sick children are not immune from these crooks! BrokerCop.com’s member forums are […]

This month’s Eurekahedge Report reports on a somewhat flat month for the industry. Negative returns in April affected most regional hedge funds as market sentiment became more risk-averse leading to declines across global markets. After a short few months of strong growth, attention returned to European debt issues, soft US economic data and slowing Chinese growth. There were a few […]

The latest edition (Q1 2012) of the AIMA Journal can be downloaded here. This issue contains: · Address from Andrew Baker: “In defence of hedge funds: institutional investors are giving a vote of confidence” · Government & Regulatory Affairs Developments · How do the Proposed FATCA Regulations Impact Alternative Investment Managers? By Oscar Teunissen, Rebecca E. Lee, Dominick Dell’Imperio, Steve […]