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Alternative Industry Takes Aim At Pension Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) In a recent paper produced by the Alternative Investment Management Association, the association states that hedge funds have made investors about $1.5 trillion over the last 10 years and that is net of management fees. AIMA also […]
Total Assets In Alternative Investments Approaches $7-Trillion
New York (HedgeCo.Net) According to Preqin’s 2015 Global Alternatives Report, the global alternative assets industry is closing in on $7 Trillion in total assets. This total includes hedge funds, private equity, private debt, real estate and infrastructure funds, but it […]
What Can The European Central Bank Learn From The Fed?
When the European Central Bank announced that it was launching a bond purchasing program on January 22, the world stock markets took off. Indices across the globe shot higher as the ECB entered its own version of Quantitative Easing, much […]
With Volatility Comes Opportunity
Maybe that isn’t exactly how the quote goes, but when you are talking about investing, you would rather talk about volatility than adversity. Adversity is usually associated with a setback and investment managers don’t like to think about setbacks, they […]
Hedge Funds Gain $117 Billion In 2014
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds are up 4.62% year-to-date, and based on preliminary returns reported by funds with daily liquidity, Eurekahedge expects the index to be broadly flat in December and finish in the 4% to 5% range for […]
Goldman Sachs Launches A Retail Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Goldman Sachs has said that it is launching the Goldman Sachs Long Short Fund (GSAM), a hedge fund strategy that is structured under a regular mutual fund, 24/7 Wall St. reports today. The hedge fund is […]
Hedge Funds Are Still Finding Love, Just Not at Calpers
NYT – I am here to defend the hedge funds, because, well, somebody has to. You could sense the glee in the air last week, when the enormous California state pension plan known as Calpers announced that it would eliminate […]
Hedge Fund Bands To Rock Out For Charity
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A Leg To Stand On (ALTSO) will hold its third annual Rocktoberfest-Chicago on Wednesday, October 8 at City Winery at 1200 W. Randolph Street in Chicago. Financial industry professionals will perform rock and roll music to […]
Blackstone Hiring Hedge Fund Veterans For New Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund investor Blackstone is now hiring top hedge fund talent for the launch of Blackstone Senfina Advisors LLC, a new hedge fund that will will have to up to 30 teams of seasoned investors with $100 […]
Hedge Fund Myriad Increased Herbalife Stake in Second Quarter
Bloomberg – Myriad Asset Management Ltd., the Hong Kong-based hedge fund led by a former Asia head of Highbridge Capital Management LLC, raised its stake in Herbalife Ltd. (HLF) in the second quarter, according to a filing. Myriad bought 17,200 […]
