Hedge Fund Assets Under Management Reach New High
Having suffered five straight months of net outflows, the hedge fund industry turned a corner in February and posted net inflows of $7.9 billion, a number sufficiently robust to overcome January’s net outflows of $5.2 billion and put the industry in black ink for...Who Survives the Crash at the Crossroads?
Not since Alfred Winslow Jones conceived the hedge fund, have negative sentiments with regard to the industry run so high. There is blood in the water and hedge funds are the wellspring. It’s True Many of the industry’s woes are self-inflicted. One could argue that...What Does Buffett’s Hedge Fund Wager Prove?
Warren Buffett, a.k.a. the Oracle of Omaha, has long been a critic of the hedge fund industry. In 2005, his Berkshire-Hathaway shareholder letter included a challenge to the hedge fund industry in the form of a $500,000 wager, payable to the charity of the winner’s...Hedge Funds Face Multiple Uncertainties in 2017
As 2017 unfolds, hedge funds face not only the ever-present reality of uncertain markets, but also the tentative future of the regulations under which they operate. Donald J. Trump’s ascendancy to the Presidency will almost certainly differentiate itself from his...Hedge Funds Should Recognize the Other Elephant in the Room
Much has been written on the topic of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and, under Janet Yellen’s guidance, the course it has pursued with regard to interest rates. Rates, as history shows, have been instrumental in shaping monetary policy for decades. However,...Are You Paid What You Are Worth? Find Out.
