There Is No Market for Good News

Headlines are designed to attract the interest of readers. In the past, when print media was king, headlines sold newspapers (and of course they still do). Now, in a news world dominated increasingly by the Internet, headlines are still the best means of encouraging...

No Billboards—Not Yet!

Hedge funds will soon be venturing into uncharted territory—marketing sophisticated investments, once the purview of the über-wealthy and institutional investors, to the broader retail market. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), pursuant to a mandate put...

Hedge Funds Seek to Secure a Future in Retail Alternatives

Hedge fund managers are casting a jealous eye upon the lucrative retail market as institutional investors hammer hedge fund fee structures in the ongoing quest for improved value in their investments. Small Pool—Vast Ocean Hedge funds managers are beginning to...

Are Exceptional Hedge Fund Results Becoming Exceptional?

Hedge funds pursuing an equity strategy demonstrated year-to-date average returns of around 5.38 percent, comparing rather unfavorably with the S&P 500 year-to-date returns, which boasted gains of almost double this number. Given this fact, why do investors...

Investors React to SAC’s Battle with Regulators

Just days after SAC Capital Advisers announced a claw-back policy designed to monetarily punish those in the firm found complicit in insider trading, Cohen announced to clients he would no longer offer unconditional cooperation with government investigators. Some have...
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