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Hedge Funds Seek to Secure a Future in Retail Alternatives

Jul 1, 2013 | Basics

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?

Jun 17, 2013 | Basics

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

Jun 7, 2013 | Basics

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...

Are Hedge Funds Becoming Irrelevant

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...

Hedge Funds and Private Equity Segue to Real Estate

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...

Hedge Fund Jobs for Angels

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...