Changes Are a Result of a Regular Review of the Indexes BEIJING, December 22, 2005 – Dow Jones Indexes today announced changes in the composition of the Dow Jones China Index Series (Dow-China Indexes). The component changes in the Dow […]

CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Is Up 1.48% in November NEW YORK, NY, Dec. 15, 2005 — The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index is up 1.48% for November 2005, according to Oliver Schupp, President of Credit Suisse First Boston Tremont Index LLC […]

NEW YORK (December 14, 2005)— Dow Jones Newswires, the leading provider of real-time news and information solutions for financial professionals, will adopt the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB)as its classification standard for identifying industry groups in its news content starting on […]

Vienna, – 7th of December, 2005, – Salus Alpha – a secure alternative One knows it from aviation – you do not board an airplane without doubts, since not every operator considers safety the top priority instead of profits. This […]

Recognizing that the ongoing institutionalization of the hedge fund industry coincides with enhanced regulation, Harcourt is pleased to announce the listing of several of its funds on the IrishStock Exchange (http://www.ise.ie/). These listings have taken place at the end of […]

CHICAGO, December 5, 2005 – Horizon Cash Management LLC, a leading cashmanager to alternative asset investment funds, today announced thatMichael O’Phelan has been appointed as Senior Director of Sales, a newlycreated position. Mr. O’Phelan, 40, will oversee sales efforts globally […]

NEW YORK (Dec. 5, 2005)— Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the launch of the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index, which tracks the top 100 yielding stocks in Europe, Pacific, Asia and Canada, and the […]

NEW YORK (Nov. 30, 2005)—Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, and Wilshire Associates Incorporated, a leading investment consulting, management and technology firm, today announced the release of the Dow Jones Wilshire U.S. Industry Indexes. The Dow Jones Wilshire […]

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, announced new target weightings for commodity futures in the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity IndexSM that will become effective in early January 2006. The new target weights, which were determined, approved and previously announced […]

Editor’s Note: Given the importance of pension investors to the hedge fund market, we invite readers to learn more about the challenges faced by fiduciaries. In a newly released article, Dr. Susan M. Mangiero talks about the Six L’s and […]

(Francis Akpata) In 1997, after the devastation of his country’s currency and stock exchange, the Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed described hedge funds as the “highwaymen of the global economy”. This is because they usually have fewer than 100 investors […]

GREENWICH, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 15, 2005–The Van Global Hedge Fund Index (“VGHFI” or the “Index”) lost -1.2% in October while the Van Composite Investable Index (“Investable Index”) fell-0.9%, according to hedge fund index provider Greenwich-VAN Advisors, LLC (VAN). “Hedge funds struggled […]