May 17, 2013 | News, Regulation
The term hedged fund was coined by Alfred Winslow Jones in 1949 and gained traction in the financial community largely because Jones was a financial journalist. Although Jones founded a private investment company, he was hardly the father of the hedge fund industry....
Apr 6, 2013 | Basics, News, Strategies
As the quinquennial of the financial crisis approaches, the intrinsic value of the hedge fund industry is being questioned by growing numbers of institutional investors. After nearly a decade of underperformance as compared to major equity indices, this should come as...
Mar 28, 2013 | Basics, News, Strategies
In the never-ending quest for alpha, hedge fund managers and private equity firms are turning once again to real estate. Bank REO Is the Target According to a recent article in Reuters, Blackstone Group LP has embarked on an innovative strategy which involves the...
Mar 19, 2013 | Basics, Jobs
In an industry routinely associated with unsavory headlines as exemplified by this recent headline in Forbes: “A Spider Web of Hedge Fund and Forex Ponzi Fraud,” it is important to remember that no barrel lacks the occasional rotten apple. The hedge fund industry is...
Feb 23, 2013 | Basics, Jobs
Recent reports show that hedge fund assets have risen to an estimated $2.25 trillion in 2012. Add to this unprecedented growth in the demand for compliance and support staff created by Dodd-Frank, and the elimination of the general solicitation ban mandated by the...
